Trigg County Public Schools officials joined in with the rest of the Commonwealth Friday, opening the floor to discuss areas of growth needed, as well as points of excellence, regarding this week’s release of Kentucky Summative Assessment data.
Recognizing a need for improvement, expect the district to continue addressing deficiencies in science, social studies and writing skills, and for key reasons.
+ Like many across the state, Trigg County High School saw an increase in the percentage of students scoring novice in both science and social studies. More specifically, 56% of juniors last year fell into the novice category for science, and 45% of junior were found to be novice in social studies.
+ Now freshmen, last year’s eighth graders also saw novices rise in social studies from 40% to 50%.
+ Novice rates in writing also increased for last year’s juniors, up from 9% to 33%, and fifth graders experienced a decrease in proficient/distinguished rates from 39% to 27%.
+ Fourth grade science managed only 5% distinguished, while seventh grade science had 32% novice and 2% distinguished.
The good news:
+ In the elementary schools, third through fifth grade maintained a “yellow” status for reading and mathematics indicators. Third graders, specifically, were 64% proficient/distinguished in reading, and above 45% proficient/distinguished in math.
Fifth graders were 41% proficient/distinguished in reading, and above 48% proficient/distinguished in editing and mechanics.
+ In the middle school, sixth graders increased their reading proficiency three points to 41% proficient/distinguished, while seventh graders increased six points to 40%.
Furthermore, eighth graders were 52% proficient/distinguished in writing.
+ Trigg County High School was ranked 92nd out of 178 districts, and sophomores saw a large increase in reading and mathematics scores, up from 46.4 to 60.
More than 50% of 10th graders had proficient/distinguished in reading, too, and the campus managed a 92.3 graduation score — signifying at least average, or better, preparation for post-secondary options.
+ Elementary and high school students also reported a “green” rating for the Quality School Climate and Safety survey, which were both improvements from the previous academic year. “Green” is just below an excelling “blue” rating.
In order to get full analysis of a district’s overall diagnostics, the Kentucky Summative Assessment annually tests students third through eighth grade, as well as sophomore and juniors. Reading and math is measured in third through eighth, as well as sophomore year, while science is reviewed in fourth, seventh and junior year.
On-demand writing and editing/mechanics are observed in fifth, eighth and junior year.
In a written statement from Director of Curriculum and Instruction Lacey Schrock, she noted the district’s main focus for this academic year and beyond will be personalized learning for students, ongoing professional development for educators, and an increase of support systems for students.
Questions, comments, concerns and/or commendations can be directed to the district’s board office by phone at (270) 522-6075.
