The Grayson County School District has released K-PREP (Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress) testing results for the 2018 school year.
The following is a comparison of K-PREP testing results for Grayson County elementary schools, Grayson County Middle School and Grayson County High School from 2016, 2017 and 2018:
GRAYSON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Percentage of Third Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Reading Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 52.3)
Caneyville: 2016 – 56.5, 2017 – 69.0, 2018 – 63.5
Clarkson: 2016 – 61.8, 2017 – 55.0, 2018 – 63.2
Lawler: 2016 – 57.1, 2017 – 63.0, 2018 – 60.0
Wilkey: 2016 – 57.6, 2017 – 49.0, 2018 – 44.1
Percentage of Third Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Math Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 47.3)
Caneyville: 2016 – 43.5, 2017 – 52.0, 2018 – 43.1
Clarkson: 2016 – 52.9, 2017 – 58.0, 2018 – 44.3
Lawler: 2016 – 48.8, 2017 – 62.0, 2018 – 49.3
Wilkey: 2016 – 29.4, 2017 – 47.0, 2018 – 48.5
Percentage of Fourth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Reading Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 53.7)
Caneyville: 2016 – 57.6, 2017 – 69.0, 2018 – 63.3
Clarkson: 2016 – 60.0, 2017 – 54.0, 2018 – 64.8
Lawler: 2016 – 53.6, 2017 – 40.0, 2018 – 62.3
Wilkey: 2016 – 51.1, 2017 – 49.0, 2018 – 59.8
Percentage of Fourth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Math Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 47.2)
Caneyville: 2016 – 55.4, 2017 – 53.0, 2018 — 57.9
Clarkson: 2016 – 55.5, 2017 – 50.0, 2018 – 58.1
Lawler: 2016 – 50.0, 2017 – 34.0, 2018 – 55.7
Wilkey: 2016 – 39.8, 2017 – 52.0, 2018 – 57.3
Percentage of Fifth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Reading Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 57.9)
Caneyville: 2016 – 53.3, 2017 – 70.0, 2018 – 63.5
Clarkson: 2016 – 68.4, 2017 – 65.0, 2018 – 60.2
Lawler: 2016 – 66.3, 2017 – 77.0, 2018 – 62.4
Wilkey: 2016 – 61.3, 2017 – 58.0, 2018 – 59.3
Percentage of Fifth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Math Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 52.0)
Caneyville: 2016 – 43.3, 2017 – 50.0, 2018 – 54.0
Clarkson: 2016 – 62.2, 2017 – 56.0, 2018 – 56.6
Lawler: 2016 – 61.6, 2017 – 71.0, 2018 – 50.6
Wilkey: 2016 – 50.7, 2017 – 48.0, 2018 – 53.8
Percentage of Fifth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Writing Skills over the Last Three Years (2018 state average 40.5)
Caneyville: 2016 – 20.0, 2017 – 61.6, 2018 – 50.0
Clarkson: 2016 – 60.2, 2017 – 62.0, 2018 – 46.5
Lawler: 2016 – 64.0, 2017 – 82.1, 2018 – 75.3
Wilkey: 2016 – 22.7, 2017 – 51.2, 2018 – 36.3
GRAYSON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Percentage of Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Reading Skills over the Last Three Years
Sixth Grade: 2016 – 52.0, 2017 – 62.0, 2018 – 61.0 (2018 state average 60.0)
Seventh Grade: 2016 – 58.0, 2017 – 57.0, 2018 – 60.0 (2018 state average 58.0)
Eighth Grade: 2016 – 46.0, 2017 – 58.0, 2018 – 66.0 (2018 state average 63.0)
Percentage of Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Math Skills over the Last Three Years
Sixth Grade: 2016 – 40.0, 2017 – 55.0, 2018 – 54.0 (2018 state average 48.0)
Seventh Grade: 2016 – 45.0, 2017 – 40.0, 2018 – 50.0 (2018 state average 47.4)
Eighth Grade: 2016 – 41.0, 2017 – 55.0, 2018 – 48.0 (2018 state average 46.0)
Percentage of Eighth Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Writing Skills over the Last Three Years (sixth and seventh graders’ writing skills are not tested)
Eighth Grade: 2016 – 39.0, 2017 – 52.0, 2018 – 58.0 (2018 state average 44.0)
GRAYSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Percentage of Eleventh Graders with Proficient/Distinguished Writing Skills over the Last Three Years (ninth, tenth and twelfth graders’ writing skills are not tested)
Eleventh Grade: 2016 – 50.0, 2017 – 66.0, 2018 – 51.0 (2018 state average 52.0)
Percentage of High School Students Meeting English ACT Benchmarks over the Last Three Years
2016 – 43.2, 2017 – 51.6, 2018 – 50.5 (2018 state average 51.2)
Percentage of High School Students Meeting Math ACT Benchmarks over the Last Three Years
2016 – 36.8, 2017 – 55.1, 2018 – 46.9 (2018 state average 38.9)
Percentage of High School Students Meeting Reading ACT Benchmarks over the Last Three Years
2016 – 42.5, 2017 – 52.8, 2018 – 45.1 (2018 state average 47.1)
GCHS Graduation Rate over the Last Three Years
2016 – 88.0, 2017 – 85.2, 2018 – 93.1
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
