HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) –On Oct. 2, Christian County Public Schools received state accountability data, including comparative data to other districts and state averages for the 2023-24 school year. Across the board, schools made improvement or maintained their scores from the previous years. CCPS officials also shared areas that still need work.
Crofton Elementary has the highest overall index in the district with 78.2, and Sinking Fork showed the most improvement in overall index. For the second year in a row the district had no CSI (Comprehensive School Improvement) schools and reduced TSI (Targeted School Improvement schools.
“Overall, as a district, we saw improvement in the reading and math indicator of the assessment system, with Hopkinsville High School having a significant increase,” said CCPS Superintendent Chris Bentzel. “When digging into the data, there are many positive points to celebrate in our schools as well as areas for improvement.”
The scores are based on several indicators that measure a school’s performance including:
- State assessment results in reading and math.
- State assessment results in science, social studies and writing.
- English learner progress.
- Quality of school climate and safety.
- Postsecondary readiness. (high school only)
- Graduation rate. (high school only)
The accountability system also provides an overall color performance rating for each Kentucky public school. Assigned colors are red indicating very low, orange, yellow, green or blue, indicating very high. Overall, the Christian County Public School district received a yellow rating for elementary, an orange rating for middle, and a yellow rating at the high school levels, maintaining the ratings from fall 2023.
Although Freedom Elementary fell into the red category this year, Bentzel says there’s work need to be done and is already addressing what the district can do.
Other highlights from the data include:
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African American and Hispanic students in CCPS earned higher rates of proficiency at all levels in reading and math when compared to their peers across the state.
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Both high schools maintained a very high (blue) rating in post-secondary readiness.