District and schools receive KDE report cards
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Last week, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released school report cards, not for students, but for individual schools and school districts throughout the Commonwealth. According to the KDE website, Kentucky schools publish School Report Cards (SRC) every year and post them on the KDE website. School and District Report Cards provide information about each school and district, including test performance, teacher qualifications, student safety, awards, parent involvement and much more. The School and District Report Cards were established by statute KRS 158.6453 (20)and regulation 703 KAR 5:140. Additionally, the report card must incorporate the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
School Report Cards help open the lines of communication between a school, the homes of its students and its local community. They provide an opportunity for schools to highlight their strengths and explain what they are doing to improve. Parents can use School Report Cards when they visit their child’s school for conferences and other meetings.
While the KDE website is the most convenient and inexpensive way for the vast majority of Kentucky parents to receive this information, schools and districts are required upon request to print cards for parents lacking internet access. To view data for individual schools and school districts, visit https://www.kyschoolreportcard.com/home?year=2022.
Kentucky students take the Kentucky Summative Assessments (KSA) to meet federal and state testing requirements. Students are tested in grades 3-8 and 10 and 11. The testing data released last week is relevant to the 2021-22 school year and was obtained from KSA testing that occurred in the spring of 2022.
A sampling of the assessment data for the four individual schools in McCreary County is as follows.
Pine Knot Elementary
Reading (all students): 25% Novice, 28% Apprentice, 31% Proficient, 16% Distinguished
Math (all students): 22% Novice, 34% Apprentice, 35% Proficient, 9% Distinguished
State Assessments: Reading and Math Indicator Score-Medium
State Assessments: Science, Soc. Studies, Combined Writing Indicator Score-Medium
Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey: High
Overall Score: 63.2
Whitley City Elementary
Reading (all students): 31% Novice, 29% Apprentice, 30% Proficient, 10% Distinguished
Math: (all students): 42% Novice, 35% Apprentice, 19% Proficient, 3% Distinguished
State Assessments: Reading and Math Indicator Score-Low
State Assessments: Science, Social Studies and Combined Writing Indicator Score-Low
Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey: Very High
Overall Score: 48.4
McCreary County Middle School
Reading (all students): 28% Novice, 29% Apprentice, 27% Proficient, 16% Distinguished
Math (all students): 37% Novice, 31% apprentice, 26% proficient, 6% Distinguished
State Assessments: Reading and Math Indicator Score-Medium
State Assessments: Science, Social Studies, and Combined Writing Indicator Score-Medium
Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey: High
Overall Score: 52.7
Federal Classification: McCreary County Middle School is a Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)
Schools with this designation have one or more student subgroups, as defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), whose performance in the state accountability system is at or below the summative performance of all students in any of the lowest-performing five percent (5%) of all schools. McCreary County Middle School was identified as a TSI school due to the group performance of students with disabilities.
McCreary Central High School
Reading (all students): 22% Novice, 26% Apprentice, 37% Proficient, 15% Distinguished
Math (all students): 29% Novice, 35% Apprentice, 31% Proficient, 4% Distinguished
State Assessments: Reading Math Indicator Score: Medium
State Assessments: Science, Social Studies, and Combined Writing Indicator Score: Medium
Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey-Medium
Overall Score? 66.2 (highest in District)
Federal Classification: McCreary Central High School is classified as a Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) School. Schools with this designation have one or more student subgroups, as defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), whose performance in the state accountability system is at or below the summative performance of all students in any of the lowest-performing five percent (5%) of all schools. McCreary Central was identified as a TSI school due to the group performance of students with disabilities.
According to McCreary County School District Superintendent, Dr. John Gunn, the District has already reviewed the data and developed a plan to improve learning and test scores.
“We are incredibly thankful for the hard work our teachers and students do each and every day,” Superintendent Gunn observed. “Our principals and I have reviewed our scores from last year, and we have developed a very research- based plan to improve in all areas. We are particularly going to focus on our reading and math skills in all grade levels and with particular attention to our highest- need students. We are confident that by sustained attention in these areas, our scores and our overall learning will improve.”
