HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – On Oct. 31, Christian County Public Schools received state accountability data, including comparative data to other districts and state averages for the 2022-23 school year. Across the board, improvements were made in several schools.
Freedom Elementary exited Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) status and saw the largest increase in overall improvement. They increased from a 27.8 to 50.8. Indian Hills Elementary had the highest overall index in the district with 75.4.
“I am very proud of our students and our teachers because they have worked very hard, it’s a huge accomplishment,” said Indian Hills Principal Sara Johnson.
“Overall as a district, we are pleased with the direction we are heading and the work we see being done in our schools,” said CCPS Superintendent Chris Bentzel.
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.
- Graduation rate.
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. Christian County elementary schools improved from an orange rating to a yellow rating, with a 3- to 5-point gap from a green rating. CCPS high schools also improved from an orange to a yellow rating. The middle schools remained in the orange rating. Four elementary schools – Indian Hills, Crofton, South Christian, and Pembroke – received a green rating, indicating a high performing school.
“We saw several wins across the district this year. Seventy-five percent of our schools improved their overall index rating,” said Bentzel. “These gains speak highly of the quality of teachers and staff we have in our schools and the work they are doing with our students; however, we remain focused on continuous improvement in all areas.”
Several schools in the district are no longer identified for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI). A TSI label is no longer assigned to any school in the district for African American students. Three schools also exited TSI for students with disabilities.