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McCracken Well Above Average on State Assessment

McCracken Well Above Average on State Assessment
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Sep. 25, 2018 | PADUCAH
By West Kentucky Star Staff Sep. 25, 2018 | 06:20 PM | PADUCAH
The McCracken County School System has released results from the state assessment administered in the spring, and it shows a high graduation rate and a higher percentage of students performing at a proficient or distinguished level and above the state average.

Kentucky is in the process of phasing in a new accountability system, which is scheduled to be fully implemented during this school year. As a result, schools did not receive an overall numerical score or ranking, though results for individual students still use the customary labels of novice, apprentice, proficient, and distinguished. Students in McCracken County Schools continue to perform significantly above state averages.

Percent of Students Performing at Proficient/Distinguished Levels
Elementary Schools                                              State
            Reading- 68.5%                                          54.6%
            Math- 68.5%                                               48.8%
            Science- 42.8%                                          30.8%
            Social Studies- 63.3%                                 53%
            Writing on Demand- 51.5%                        40.5%

Middle Schools                                                     State
            Reading- 72%                                             60%
            Math- 71.9%                                               47%
            Science- 30.7%                                           25.9%
            Social Studies- 78%                                    60.2%
            Writing on Demand- 65.6%                        44.3%

High School                                                           State
            Reading- 56.6%                                          45.4%
            Math- 45.6%                                               37.5%
            
State assessment for high school students includes transition readiness, proficiency, and graduation rate. The four-year- graduation rate at McCracken County High School (MCHS) is 95 percent, with the state average at 90.8 percent. The high school transition readiness score is 68.4 compared to the state average at 60.9 percent. Last year, juniors in McCracken County earned an average ACT composite score of 20.6, which is above the state average of 19.3.

"ACT scores at MCHS continue to be high, and we are very proud of the percentage of McCracken students meeting proficiency in reading and math,” said Brian Harper, superintendent. 

McCracken County High School has 97 Advanced Placement Scholars, with 12 of their 21 AP courses having at least a 60% passage rate. Three AP courses had 100% passage rate: Art, Physics, and Seminar. 

Accountability is based on three indicators at each grade level. Elementary and middle schools use proficiency indicator, separate academic indicator and growth indicator. 

Proficiency Indicator (Reading and Math)
McCracken County Schools                                         State
            Elementary Schools- 84 points                         70.5 points
            Middle Schools- 84.5 points                              72.5 points
            High School- 70.5 points                                   59.3 points


Separate Academic Indicator (Science, Social Studies, and Writing)
McCracken County Schools                                         State
            Elementary Schools-74.2 points                       64.8 points
            Middle Schools-79.4 points                              66.8 points

Growth Indicator
McCracken County Schools                                         State
Elementary Schools-18.1 points                                   17.1 points
Middle Schools-14.4 points                                          12.1 points

The state assessments are one measure of student achievement used by educators in schools to guide instruction. McCracken County also uses STAR in the elementary and middle schools. STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy and STAR Math are standardized, computer-adaptive assessments created by Renaissance Learning, Inc., for use in K-12 education.

“Our ultimate goal in McCracken County Schools is to get every student to proficiency, “said Harper. “We are extremely proud of the work that is going on in all of our schools.”
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