[MHS Parent4Life]

No they are not. Middlesboro is classified as a focus school. ACT scores is just 1 small piece of the puzzle of school achivement and does not reflect the entire district.

M'boro was 50 22nd percentile

Bell Co. was 57 60th percentile

Whitley was 61 86th percentile (which is excellent)

Corbin was 67 98th percentile (Corbin is highest in region)

No. You're incorrect.

Middlesboro Independent as a school district is a focus district but Middlesboro High School is not a focus school. They are a progressing school, just like Bell County High School.

Taking all factors into account, Bell County high school scored a 67% percentile last year compared to Middlesboro High School's 62%. The year before that however, Bell County scored a 29% compared to MHS's 67%.

Bell's average ACT last year was 18.4.
MHS's was 17.9.

Whitley County did have great scores last year but the year before that, even they were below Middlesboro at 34%.