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2016StatewideResults:AnExcellencewithEquityReport

November2016

ThisreportshinesalightonKentucky’sprogresstowardexcellencewithequity–wherestudentsfromallbackgroundslearnatmuchhigherlevelsandwherestudentswhohavehadtheleastopportunitytoexcelcatchupwiththeirpeers.TheevidenceusedherecomesfromKentucky’s2016schoolreportcards,whichhasbeenanalyzedtorevealareasofprogressandareasofconcern,including:

■ GoodnewsforKentucky’sstudentswithidentifieddisabilities,includingimprovementinmathematics,reading,andcollege/careerreadygraduates,alongwithnarrowinggapsonmostindicators.

■ MostlygoodnewsforKentucky’sstudentseligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemeals,withgrowthinmathematics,reading,andcollege/careerreadygraduatesandwithallgapsshrinkingbetweenthosestudentsandtheirclassmateswithhigherfamilyincomes.

■ MixednewsforKentucky’sAfricanAmericanstudentsandstudentsoftwoormoreraces,withimprovementsinmathematics,reading,andcollege/careerreadygraduates,butmanygapsgettingwidercomparedtotheirwhite(non-Hispanic)classmates.

■ TroublingnewsforKentucky’sHispanicstudents,withmathematicsastheonlyimprovingsubjectandmostgapsgettingwidercomparedtotheirwhite(non-Hispanic)classmates.

■ TroublingnewsforKentucky’sEnglishlearners,withapatternofdecliningscoresandwideninggapscomparedtostudentswhoarenotEnglishlearners.

Thesummaryonthenextpageprovidesavisualapproachtothoseresults.Positivedevelopmentsareshownwithcheckmarksandgreenbackgrounds,withdoublecheckmarksandboldergreenforimprovementsoftwopointsormore.Aflatlineagainstaredbackgroundidentifiescaseswherescoreswentdownorgapsgotwider.Tobeclear,nooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardsmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,thesestatewideresultsprovideoneimportantsnapshotofKentucky’srecentprogressandtheimportantworkstillahead.


STUDENTSWITHIDENTIFIEDDISABILITIES

AFRICANAMERICANSTUDENTS

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Writing –– ✔

LanguageMechanics ✔ ✔✔

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Science –– ✔

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ReadyGraduates ✔✔ ✔✔

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STUDENTSELIGIBLEFORF/RMEALS

HISPANICSTUDENTS

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Writing –– ✔

Writing –– ✔LanguageMechanics –– ✔

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ReadyGraduates ✔✔ ✔ ReadyGraduates –– ––

STUDENTSWHOAREENGLISHLEARNERS

STUDENTSOFTWOORMORERACES

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ReadyGraduates ✔✔ ✔Note:ResultsforeachtestedsubjectreflectthepercentofstudentswhoreachedtheproficientordistinguishedlevelonKPREPassessments.ReadyGraduatesreflectsthegraduationratemultipliedbythecollegeand/orcareerreadinessrate.

–– 2016resultsthatareworsethan2015✔ 2016resultsthatarebetterthan2015✔✔ 2016resultsthatarebetterthan2015bytwopointsormore


Wherethereisgoodnewshere,itisgoodnewsaboutmakingoneworthwhilestepinalongjourney.Weneedsustainedimprovementatarobustpace,yearafteryear,toequipallofKentucky’sstudentsforsuccessfulfutures.Forexample,someofourmostexcitingnewsthisyeariscomingfrommathematics.Theprogressisworthcelebratingbriefly,andyetthereishugeaddedworktobedone.Threeexamplescanmakethispointveryclearly:■ Forelementarystudentswithidentifieddisabilities,3.4percentgrowthinmathproficiencyisgoodnewsand

stillmeansonly28.2percentofthosechildrenareproficient.

■ Formiddleschoolstudentseligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemeals,a4.4pointstepupinmathematicsisimportantandonlymovesthatgroupto35.6percentproficient.

■ ForhighschoolAfricanAmericanstudents,a4.5pointincreaseisexcitingandnotnearlyenoughwhenonly

27.3percentofthosestudentshavereachedproficiency.Inthelaterpagesofthisreport,eachgroupofstudentsreceivestwopagesoffurtheranalysis,withanarrativeofbrightspotsandreasonsforconcernandafullpageshowingscoresateachlevelforthatgroupandthegroupitwascomparedtoinordertoanalyzeachievementgaps.Theappendixattheendofthereportprovidesadditionalinformationondatasourcesandmethodsusedtodevelopthesereports.Kentucky’sfuturedependsonbigstepsforwardforthesestudentsandforalltheirclassmates.ThePrichardCommitteerecentlyreleasedExcellencewithEquity:It’sEverybody’sBusiness,conveyingthefindingsandrecommendationsoftheAchievementGapStudyGroup.Thereportcarriesaclearcalltoaction:

ItistimeforKentuckianstoembraceandactonanewcommitmenttoexcellencewithequity.Achievingexcellencewithequitywillmean:Excellence.Kentuckystudentsofallbackgroundswilllearnatmuchhigherlevels.Evidenceofthisprogresswillbevisibleonmeaningfulindicatorsofacademicachievementandeducationalattainment.Equity.Studentsinthegroupsthathavehistoricallyhadlessopportunitytoexcel–studentswithlowfamilyincomes,AfricanAmericanstudents,HispanicandLatinostudents,NativeAmericanstudents,studentswithlearningdifferences,andstudentslearningEnglish–willcatchupwiththeirpeers.

Inthe2016datareportedhere,therearesomeimportantexamplesofmovinginthatdirection,withstudentsofallbackgroundsgaininggroundandgroupsthathavenotbeenservedwellinthepastmovingclosertotheirclassmates.Forexample,studentswithidentifieddisabilitieshadhigherscoresandnarrowergapsinreading,socialstudies,writing,andlanguagemechanics,andAfricanAmericanstudentshadhigherscoresandnarrowergapsinsocialstudies.Still,therearenotenoughexamplesofthatkindofprogress.Foreverygroup,scoresdeclinedinatleastonesubject,movingKentuckyawayfromtheexcellencewemustbuild.Foreverygroupexceptstudentseligibleforfreeorereduced-pricemeals,gapswidenedinatleastonesubject,movingusawayfromequityinthatpartofstudentachievement.Andevenwhenbothscoresandgapsmovedintherightdirection,Kentuckystillhasfartogo:TheresultssharedhereshowallgroupsfarfromKentucky’sgoalofgraduatingallstudentswiththeproficiencyandreadinesstheywillneedtosucceedasindividualsandcontributetooursuccessasaCommonwealth.


Changingthesepatternsandbuildingamoreprosperousandinclusivefuturewillrequireintensiveeffortonmultiplefronts.AsidentifiedbytheAchievementGapStudyGroup,themostimportantworkwillfocusonsixoverarchingpriorities:

BoldleadershipatthestateandlocallevelsandineverycommunityAccountabilitytodrivesubstantialimprovementintheperformanceofeachstudentandstudentgroupSchoolclimateandculturethatwelcomeandsupporteachstudentandfamilyInstructionintheclassroomthatengageseachstudentindeep,effectivelearningopportunitiesCommunitiesthatbandtogethertodemandandsupportexcellencewithequitySustainabilityofreforms

ThoseprioritiesmustbecometheBASICSofasharedandmightyefforttodevelopthecapacitiesofeachandeverystudent.ThisreportoffersfurtherconfirmationthatmeetingthischallengewillclearlyrequiredeliberateandsustainedactionfromKentuckiansacrossourCommonwealth,workingtogethertocreateexcellencewithequity.


GOODNEWSFORKENTUCKY’SSTUDENTSWITHIDENTIFIEDDISABILITIES

2016statewideresultsshowimprovementinmath,reading,andreadiness,withmostgapsnarrowingForstudentswithidentifieddisabilities,recentlyreleased2016resultsshowsomeimportantprogress,including:

■ Mathematicsproficiencyincreasedatallthreelevels,growing3.4pointsattheelementarylevel,2.5pointsinmiddleschool,and0.9pointsatthehighschoollevel.

■ Proficiencyalsoincreasedinreading,socialstudies,writing,andlanguagemechanics.

■ Studentsgraduatingreadyforcollegeandcareeralsorose,witha5.7pointincreaseinthefour-yeargraduationrateanda2.7pointincreaseinthepercentofhighschoolgraduateswhohavedemonstratedreadinessforcollegeand/orcareer.

■ Achievementgapsdeclinedbetweenthesestudentsandtheirclassmateswithoutidentifieddisabilitiesalmostacrosstheboard,theexceptionbeinghighschoolmathematics.

Theseresultsforstudentswithidentifieddisabilitiesstillprovidereasonsforconcern,including:

■ Scienceproficiencydeclinedoverall.Thegapnarrowedbecausesciencescoresalsodeclined–anddeclinedfaster--forstudentswithoutidentifieddisabilities.

■ Thegapsbetweenthesestudentsandtheirclassmatesremainedunacceptablylargeineverysubjectandateverylevel,asshowninthedetailedreportingonthenextpage.

■ Proficiencyremainsadistantgoalformostofthesestudents.Forexample,justover28percentofstudentswithidentifieddisabilitieswereproficientoraboveinelementarymathematics,evenafterthisyear’sbigstepupinthoseresults.

Theratingsshownattoprightreflecteachsubject’sKPREPassessmentresults,averagingthepercentofstudentswhoreachedproficiencyoraboveattheelementary,middle,andhighschoollevels;theexceptionisscience,whichusesonlyhighschoolresults.TheReadyGraduatesratecombinesthefour-yeargraduationrateandthecollegeandcareerreadinessrateforgraduates.NooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,theseresultssuggestgenerallypositivemovementforKentucky’sstudentswithidentifieddisabilities.Wemustsustainandbuildonthatimprovement,providingthesupports,challenges,andopportunitiesthesestudentsandallstudentsneedtoreachmuchhigherlevelsofachievement.


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Reading ✔ ✔Mathematics ✔✔ ––

SocialStudies ✔ ✔Writing ✔ ✔✔

LanguageMechanics ✔ ✔✔Science –– ✔

ReadyGraduates ✔✔ ✔✔


READING 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 ChangeElementary 32.1 35.4 3.3 A 57.8 59.4 1.6 C -25.7 -24.0 1.7 CMiddle 21.1 23.7 2.6 A 58.1 59.4 1.3 C -37.0 -35.7 1.3 CHigh 16.1 14.4 -1.7 F 61.3 61.1 -0.2 F -45.2 -46.7 -1.5 FAverage 23.1 24.5 1.4 C 59.1 60.0 0.9 C -36.0 -35.5 0.5 C

MATHEMATICSElementary 24.8 28.2 3.4 A 52.7 55.7 3.0 A -27.9 -27.5 0.4 CMiddle 15.5 18.0 2.5 A 46.4 50.8 4.4 A -30.9 -32.8 -1.9 FHigh 13.7 14.6 0.9 C 40.4 44.7 4.3 A -26.7 -30.1 -3.4 FAverage 18.0 20.3 2.3 A 46.5 50.4 3.9 A -28.5 -30.1 -1.6 F

SOCIALSTUDIESElementary 31.9 31.0 -0.9 F 64.9 61.8 -3.1 F -33.0 -30.8 2.2 AMiddle 22.4 23.5 1.1 C 63.1 64.1 1.0 C -40.7 -40.6 0.1 CHigh 22.8 23.7 0.9 C 60.1 62.4 2.3 A -37.3 -38.7 -1.4 FAverage 25.7 26.1 0.4 C 62.7 62.8 0.1 C -37.0 -36.7 0.3 C

WRITINGElementary 17.6 19.1 1.5 C 47.7 44.4 -3.3 F -30.1 -25.3 4.8 AMiddle 12.0 14.4 2.4 A 42.8 48.3 5.5 A -30.8 -33.9 -3.1 FHigh 12.5 10.8 -1.7 F 54.0 47.0 -7.0 F -41.5 -36.2 5.3 AAverage 14.0 14.8 0.8 C 48.2 46.6 -1.6 F -34.2 -31.8 2.4 A

LANGUAGEMECHANICSElementary 25.1 25.8 0.7 C 60.6 56.2 -4.4 F -35.5 -30.4 5.1 AMiddle 13.2 13.8 0.6 C 50.7 45.0 -5.7 F -37.5 -31.2 6.3 AHigh 12.7 13.9 1.2 C 56.0 58.5 2.5 A -43.3 -44.6 -1.3 FAverage 17.0 17.8 0.8 C 55.8 53.2 -2.6 F -38.8 -35.4 3.4 A

SCIENCEHigh 8.5 7.0 -1.5 F 42.5 40.1 -2.4 F -34.0 -33.1 0.9 C

READYGRADUATESGraduationRate 66.0 71.7 5.7 C 89.6 90.0 0.4 C -23.6 -18.3 5.3 CCollege/CareerReadinessRate 25.8 28.5 2.7 A 69.3 70.5 1.2 C -43.5 -42.0 1.5 CReadyGraduates* 17.0 20.4 3.4 C 62.1 63.5 1.4 C -45.1 -43.0 2.1 C

CollegeReady 15.1 16.0 0.9 C 61.1 62.3 1.2 C -46.0 -46.3 -0.3 FCareerReady 8.7 10.5 1.8 C 21.6 22.6 1.0 C -12.9 -12.1 0.8 C

Note:TheReadyGraduatesrateiscalculatedbymultiplyingGraduationbyCollege/CareerReadiness.TheratesshownforotherareasidentifythepercentofstudentswhoreachedtheproficientordistinguishedlevelonstateKPREPassessments.

F 2016resultsthatareworsethan2015

C 2016resultsthatarebetterthan2015

A 2016resultsthatarebetterthan2015bytwopointsormore


STUDENTSWITHOUTIDENTIFIEDDISABILITIES

GAPBETWEENTHETWOGROUPS


MOSTLYGOODNEWSFORKENTUCKY’SSTUDENTSELIGIBLEFORFREEORREDUCED-PRICEMEALS

2016statewideresultsshowallgapsnarrowing,ledbymathandreadinessgrowthForstudentswhoareeligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemeals,recentlyreleased2016resultsshowsomeimportantprogress,including:

■ Achievementgapsnarrowedinallsubjectsbetweenthesestudentsandtheirclassmateswithhigherfamilyincomes.

■ Mathematicsproficiencyincreasedatallthreelevels,growing3.5pointsattheelementarylevel,4.4pointsatthemiddleschoollevel,and4.0pointsatthehighschoollevel.

■ Readingandsocialstudiesproficiencyalsoshowedimprovement.

■ Studentsgraduatingreadyforcollegeandcareeralsorose,witha0.7pointincreaseinthefour-yeargraduationrateanda2.3pointincreaseinthepercentofhighschoolgraduateswhohavedemonstratedreadinessforcollegeand/orcareer.

Thisyear’sresultsstillprovidereasonsforconcern,including:

■ Proficiencydeclinedinwriting,languagemechanics,andscience.Inthesesubjects,proficiencydeclinedbothforstudentseligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemealsandfortheirineligibleclassmates,andgapsgotsmallerbecausetheineligiblegroupdeclinedmore.

■ Thegapsbetweenthesestudentsandtheirclassmateswithhigherfamilyincomesremainedunacceptablylargeineverysubjectandateverylevel,asshowninthedetailedreportingonthenextpage.

■ Proficiencyremainsadistantgoalformostofthesestudents.Forexample,justover31percentofstudentseligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemealswereproficientoraboveinhighschoolmathematics,evenafterthisyear’sbigstepupinthoseresults.

Theratingsshownattoprightreflecteachsubject’sKPREPassessmentresults,averagingthepercentofstudentswhoreachedproficiencyoraboveattheelementary,middle,andhighschoollevels;theexceptionisscience,whichusesonlyhighschoolresults.TheReadyGraduatesratecombinesthefour-yeargraduationrateandthecollegeandcareerreadinessrateforgraduates.NooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardsmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,theseresultssuggestsomeimportantpositivemovementforKentucky’sstudentswhoareeligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemeals.Wemustsustainandbuildonthatimprovement,providingthesupports,challenges,andopportunitiesthesestudentsandallstudentsneedtoreachmuchhigherlevelsofachievement.


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Reading ✔ ✔Mathematics ✔✔ ✔SocialStudies ✔ ✔


Science –– ✔ReadyGraduates ✔✔ ✔


READING 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 ChangeElementary 44.1 46.5 2.4 A 71.1 72.8 1.7 C -27.0 -26.3 0.7 CMiddle 42.9 44.6 1.7 C 70.1 71.4 1.3 C -27.2 -26.8 0.4 CHigh 44.3 44.7 0.4 C 72.0 71.0 -1.0 F -27.7 -26.3 1.4 CAverage 43.8 45.3 1.5 C 71.1 71.7 0.6 C -27.3 -26.4 0.9 C

MATHEMATICSElementary 38.6 42.1 3.5 A 65.9 69.0 3.1 A -27.3 -26.9 0.4 CMiddle 31.2 35.6 4.4 A 60.2 64.4 4.2 A -29.0 -28.8 0.2 CHigh 27.4 31.4 4.0 A 49.8 54.2 4.4 A -22.4 -22.8 -0.4 FAverage 32.4 36.4 4.0 A 58.6 62.5 3.9 A -26.2 -26.1 0.1 C

SOCIALSTUDIESElementary 50.3 47.7 -2.6 F 76.8 74.4 -2.4 F -26.5 -26.7 -0.2 FMiddle 47.2 48.6 1.4 C 74.9 76.1 1.2 C -27.7 -27.5 0.2 CHigh 44.9 47.9 3.0 A 69.9 71.5 1.6 C -25.0 -23.6 1.4 CAverage 47.5 48.1 0.6 C 73.9 74.0 0.1 C -26.4 -25.9 0.5 C

WRITINGElementary 34.7 32.3 -2.4 F 58.1 55.5 -2.6 F -23.4 -23.2 0.2 CMiddle 29.6 35.0 5.4 A 53.5 58.7 5.2 A -23.9 -23.7 0.2 CHigh 38.1 32.5 -5.6 F 63.7 56.6 -7.1 F -25.6 -24.1 1.5 CAverage 34.1 33.3 -0.8 F 58.4 56.9 -1.5 F -24.3 -23.6 0.7 C

LANGUAGEMECHANICSElementary 45.3 42.6 -2.7 F 72.8 68.3 -4.5 F -27.5 -25.7 1.8 CMiddle 35.0 30.9 -4.1 F 63.3 57.3 -6.0 F -28.3 -26.4 1.9 CHigh 39.3 41.4 2.1 A 67.0 69.0 2.0 A -27.7 -27.6 0.1 CAverage 39.9 38.3 -1.6 F 67.7 64.9 -2.8 F -27.8 -26.6 1.2 C

SCIENCEHigh 27.3 25.6 -1.7 F 54.2 51.2 -3.0 F -26.9 -25.6 1.3 C

READYGRADUATESGraduationRate 84.8 85.5 0.7 C 91.4 91.8 0.4 C -6.6 -6.3 0.3 CCollege/CareerReadinessRate 55.4 57.7 2.3 A 78.2 79.4 1.2 C -22.8 -21.7 1.1 CReadyGraduates* 47.0 49.3 2.3 A 71.5 72.9 1.4 C -24.5 -23.6 0.9 C

CollegeReady 45.0 47.5 2.5 A 72.0 72.8 0.8 C -27.0 -25.3 1.6 CCareerReady 21.6 22.1 0.6 C 20.1 21.9 1.8 C 1.5 0.2 -1.3 F






STUDENTSINELIGIBLEFORF/RMEALS



MIXEDNEWSFORKENTUCKY’SAFRICANAMERICANSTUDENTS

2016stateresultsshowimprovementsinmath,reading,andreadiness,butgapshavewidenedForAfricanAmericanstudents,recentlyreleased2016resultsshowsomeimportantprogress,including:

■ Mathematicsproficiencyincreasedatalllevels,growing1.0pointattheelementarylevel,2.9pointsatthemiddleschoollevel,and4.5pointsatthehighschoollevel.

■ Readingandsocialstudiesproficiencyalsoincreased.

■ Studentsgraduatingreadyforcollegeandcareeralsorose,witha0.2increaseinthefour-yeargraduationrateanda0.6pointincreaseinthepercentofgraduateswhohavedemonstratedreadinessforcollegeand/orcareer.

TheseresultsforAfricanAmericanstudentsstillprovidereasonsforconcern,including:

■ Proficiencydeclinedinwriting,languagemechanics,andscience.

■ Gapsgotworseinmostsubjects,leavingAfricanAmericanstudentsfurtherbehindtheirwhiteclassmatesin2016thantheywerein2015.


■ Proficiencyremainsadistantgoalformostofthesestudents.Forexample,only23.9percentofAfricanAmericanstudentswereproficientoraboveinmiddleschoolmathematics,evenafterthisyear’sbigstepupinmathematicsresults.

Theratingsshownattoprightreflecteachsubject’sKPREPassessmentresults,averagingthepercentofstudentswhoreachedproficiencyoraboveattheelementary,middle,andhighschoollevels;theexceptionisscience,whichusesonlyhighschoolresults.TheReadyGraduatesratecombinesthefour-yeargraduationrateandthecollegeandcareerreadinessrateforgraduates.NooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardsmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,thisone-timesnapshotshowsusmixedandinsufficientresults.WeclearlymustaccelerateourworktodevelopthetalentsofKentucky’sAfricanAmericanstudents,providingthesupports,challenges,andopportunitiesthesestudentsandallstudentsneedtoreachmuchhigherlevelsofachievement.


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Reading ✔ ––Mathematics ✔✔ ––

SocialStudies ✔ ✔Writing –– ✔





READING 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 ChangeElementary 32.7 33.7 1.0 C 57.8 60.0 2.2 A -25.1 -26.3 -1.2 FMiddle 31.4 31.7 0.3 C 57.4 59.2 1.8 C -26.0 -27.5 -1.5 FHigh 34.2 33.3 -0.9 F 60.4 60.4 0.0 F -26.2 -27.1 -0.9 FAverage 32.8 32.9 0.1 C 58.5 59.9 1.4 C -25.7 -27.0 -1.3 F

MATHEMATICSElementary 30.5 31.5 1.0 C 51.7 55.2 3.5 A -21.2 -23.7 -2.5 FMiddle 21.0 23.9 2.9 A 46.1 50.7 4.6 A -25.1 -26.8 -1.7 FHigh 22.8 27.3 4.5 A 40.2 44.1 3.9 A -17.4 -16.8 0.6 CAverage 24.8 27.6 2.8 A 46.0 50.0 4.0 A -21.2 -22.4 -1.2 F

SOCIALSTUDIESElementary 37.6 36.8 -0.8 F 64.1 61.3 -2.8 F -26.5 -24.5 2.0 AMiddle 35.6 34.8 -0.8 F 62.1 63.8 1.7 C -26.5 -29.0 -2.5 FHigh 37.0 41.6 4.6 A 59.7 61.6 1.9 C -22.7 -20.0 2.7 AAverage 36.7 37.7 1.0 C 62.0 62.2 0.2 C -25.3 -24.5 0.8 C

WRITINGElementary 28.6 25.7 -2.9 F 46.1 43.5 -2.6 F -17.5 -17.8 -0.3 FMiddle 21.3 25.7 4.4 A 41.7 47.2 5.5 A -20.4 -21.5 -1.1 FHigh 31.9 27.1 -4.8 F 52.7 46.0 -6.7 F -20.8 -18.9 1.9 CAverage 27.3 26.2 -1.1 F 46.8 45.6 -1.2 F -19.5 -19.4 0.1 C

LANGUAGEMECHANICSElementary 36.5 32.2 -4.3 F 58.8 55.2 -3.6 F -22.3 -23.0 -0.7 FMiddle 26.7 20.9 -5.8 F 49.1 44.6 -4.5 F -22.4 -23.7 -1.3 FHigh 27.3 31.5 4.2 A 55.8 57.9 2.1 A -28.5 -26.4 2.1 AAverage 30.2 28.2 -2.0 F 54.6 52.6 -2.0 F -24.4 -24.4 0.0 F

SCIENCEHigh 19.4 15.4 -4.0 F 42.5 40.4 -2.1 F -23.1 -25.0 -1.9 F

READYGRADUATESGraduationRate 80.3 80.9 0.6 C 89.3 90.0 0.7 C -9.0 -9.1 -0.1 FCollege/CareerReadinessRate 43.0 43.2 0.2 C 70.4 72.4 2.0 A -27.4 -29.2 -1.8 FReadyGraduates* 34.5 34.9 0.4 C 62.9 65.2 2.3 A -28.4 -30.3 -1.9 F

CollegeReady 37.9 37.9 0.0 F 61.5 63.3 1.8 C -23.6 -25.4 -1.8 FCareerReady 8.8 9.2 0.4 C 23.0 24.5 1.5 C -14.2 -15.3 -1.1 F






WHITE(NON-HISPANIC)STUDENTS



MIXEDNEWSFORKENTUCKY’SSTUDENTSOFTWOORMORERACES

2016statewideresultsshowimprovementsinmath,reading,andreadiness,butwideninggapsForstudentsoftwoormoreraces,recentlyreleased2016resultsshowprogressinafewimportantareas:

■ Mathematicsproficiencyincreasedateverylevel,growing1.4pointsattheelementarylevel,5.0pointsatthemiddleschoollevel,and8.4pointsatthehighschoollevel.

■ Readingproficiencyalsoimproved.

■ Studentsgraduatingreadyforcollegeandcareeralsorose,witha2.2pointincreaseinthefour-yeargraduationrateanda2.0pointincreaseinthepercentofgraduateswhohavedemonstratedreadinessforcollegeand/orcareer.

However,resultsforstudentsoftwoormoreracesprovidemanyreasonsforconcern,including:

■ Socialstudies,writing,languagemechanics,andscienceproficiencydeclined.

■ Gapsincreasedinmostsubjects,leavingstudentsoftwoormoreracesfurtherbehindtheirwhiteclassmatesin2016thantheywerein2015.


■ Proficiencyremainsadistantgoalformostofthesestudents.Forexample,only38.5percentofstudentsoftwoormoreraceswereproficientoraboveinhighschoolmathematics,evenafterthisyear’sbigstepupinthoseresults.

Theratingsshownattoprightreflecteachsubject’sKPREPresults,averagingthepercentofstudentswhoreachedproficiencyoraboveattheelementary,middle,andhighschoollevels;theexceptionisscience,whichusesonlyhighschooltestresults.TheReadyGraduatesratecombinesthefour-yeargraduationrateandthecollegeandcareerreadinessrateforgraduates.NooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardsmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,thisone-timesnapshotshowsusmixedandinsufficientresults.WeclearlymustaccelerateourworktodevelopthetalentsofKentuckystudentsoftwoormoreraces,providingthesupports,challenges,andopportunitiesthesestudentsandallstudentsneedtoreachmuchhigherlevelsofachievement.


DidScoreImprove?

DidGapImprove?

Reading ✔ ––Mathematics ✔✔ ✔SocialStudies –– ––

Writing –– ––



ReadyGraduates ✔✔ ✔


READING 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 ChangeElementary 50.5 50.8 0.3 C 57.8 60.0 2.2 A -7.3 -9.2 -1.9 FMiddle 48.2 49.1 0.9 C 57.4 59.2 1.8 C -9.2 -10.1 -0.9 FHigh 54.1 53.6 -0.5 F 60.4 60.4 0.0 F -6.3 -6.8 -0.5 FAverage 50.9 51.2 0.3 C 58.5 59.9 1.4 C -7.6 -8.7 -1.1 F

MATHEMATICSElementary 44.4 45.8 1.4 C 51.7 55.2 3.5 A -7.3 -9.4 -2.1 FMiddle 35.2 40.2 5.0 A 46.1 50.7 4.6 A -10.9 -10.5 0.4 CHigh 30.1 38.5 8.4 A 40.2 44.1 3.9 A -10.1 -5.6 4.5 AAverage 36.6 41.5 4.9 A 46.0 50.0 4.0 A -9.4 -8.5 0.9 C

SOCIALSTUDIESElementary 57.8 52.1 -5.7 F 64.1 61.3 -2.8 F -6.3 -9.2 -2.9 FMiddle 52.8 50.5 -2.3 F 62.1 63.8 1.7 C -9.3 -13.3 -4.0 FHigh 51.7 55.7 4.0 A 59.7 61.6 1.9 C -8.0 -5.9 2.1 AAverage 54.1 52.8 -1.3 F 62.0 62.2 0.2 C -7.9 -9.4 -1.5 F

WRITINGElementary 42.8 35.4 -7.4 F 46.1 43.5 -2.6 F -3.3 -8.1 -4.8 FMiddle 36.3 40.0 3.7 A 41.7 47.2 5.5 A -5.4 -7.2 -1.8 FHigh 45.7 40.1 -5.6 F 52.7 46.0 -6.7 F -7.0 -5.9 1.1 CAverage 41.6 38.5 -3.1 F 46.8 45.6 -1.2 F -5.2 -7.1 -1.9 F

LANGUAGEMECHANICSElementary 51.4 49.3 -2.1 F 58.8 55.2 -3.6 F -7.4 -5.9 1.5 CMiddle 42.6 35.4 -7.2 F 49.1 44.6 -4.5 F -6.5 -9.2 -2.7 FHigh 49.8 50.9 1.1 C 55.8 57.9 2.1 A -6.0 -7.0 -1.0 FAverage 47.9 45.2 -2.7 F 54.6 52.6 -2.0 F -6.7 -7.4 -0.7 F

SCIENCEHigh 34.6 32.3 -2.3 F 42.5 40.4 -2.1 F -7.9 -8.1 -0.2 F

READYGRADUATESGraduationRate 84.4 86.4 2.0 A 89.3 90.0 0.7 C -4.9 -3.6 1.3 CCollege/CareerReadinessRate 59.7 61.9 2.2 A 70.4 72.4 2.0 A -10.7 -10.5 0.2 CReadyGraduates* 50.4 53.5 3.1 A 62.9 65.2 2.3 A -12.5 -11.7 0.8 C

CollegeReady 54.8 56.4 1.6 C 61.5 63.3 1.8 C -6.7 -6.9 -0.2 FCareerReady 13.1 14.3 1.3 C 23.0 24.5 1.5 C -9.9 -10.2 -0.3 F









TROUBLINGNEWSFORKENTUCKY’SHISPANICSTUDENTS

2016statewideresultsshowmathasonlyimprovingsubject,andmostgapshavegottenwiderForHispanicstudents,recentlyreleased2016resultsshowonebrightspotoftrulygoodnews:

■ Mathematicsproficiencyincreasedatalllevels,growing2.9pointsforelementarystudents,2.2pointsformiddleschooland2.2pointsforhighschoolstudents.

Thisyear’sresultsalsoshowprogressonachievementgapsinwritingandlanguagemechanicscomparedtowhitestudents.Thatisgoodnewsinonesensebuttroublinginanother,becausetheimprovementreflectslossesforbothgroups,withwhitestudentsshowingdeeperaveragedeclines.Morebroadly,resultsforHispanicstudentsshowdisturbingtrends,including:

■ Proficiencydeclinedinallsubjectsotherthanmathematics.Thedetailednumbersonthenextpageshowisolatedimprovementsinelementaryreading,middleschoolsocialstudiesandwriting,andhighschoollanguagemechanics,butthosechangeswerenotstrongenoughtoaltertheaveragesacrossthegrades.

■ Studentsgraduatingreadyforcollegeandcareeralsodeclined,witha1.2pointdeclineinthefour-yeargraduationrateanda0.4pointdecreaseinthepercentofgraduateswhohavedemonstratedreadinessforcollegeand/orcareer.

■ Gapsexpandedinmostsubjects,leavingHispanicstudentsfurtherbehindtheirwhite(non-Hispanic)classmatesin2016thantheywerein2015.


■ Proficiencyremainsadistantgoalformostofthesestudents.Forexample,justover35percentofHispanicstudentswereproficientoraboveinhighschoolmathematics,evenafterthisyear’sstepupinthoseresults.

Theratingsshownattoprightreflecteachsubject’sKPREPassessmentresults,averagingthepercentofstudentswhoreachedproficiencyoraboveattheelementary,middle,andhighschoollevels;theexceptionisscience,whichusesonlyhighschoolresults.TheReadyGraduatesratecombinesthefour-yeargraduationrateandthecollegeandcareerreadinessrateforgraduates.NooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardsmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,thisone-timesnapshotshowsustroublingresults.WeclearlymustaccelerateourworktodevelopthetalentsofKentucky’sHispanicstudents,providingthesupports,challenges,andopportunitiesthesestudentsandallstudentsneedtoreachmuchhigherlevelsofachievement.

HISPANICSTUDENTS

DidScoreImprove?

DidGapImprove?

Reading –– ––Mathematics ✔✔ ––




ReadyGraduates –– ––


READING 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 ChangeElementary 41.2 43.3 2.1 A 57.8 60.0 2.2 A -16.6 -16.7 -0.1 FMiddle 43.6 42.9 -0.7 F 57.4 59.2 1.8 C -13.8 -16.3 -2.5 FHigh 43.9 40.6 -3.3 F 60.4 60.4 0.0 F -16.5 -19.8 -3.3 FAverage 42.9 42.3 -0.6 F 58.5 59.9 1.4 C -15.6 -17.6 -2.0 F

MATHEMATICSElementary 37.8 40.7 2.9 A 51.7 55.2 3.5 A -13.9 -14.5 -0.6 FMiddle 33.0 35.2 2.2 A 46.1 50.7 4.6 A -13.1 -15.5 -2.4 FHigh 32.9 35.1 2.2 A 40.2 44.1 3.9 A -7.3 -9.0 -1.7 FAverage 34.6 37.0 2.4 A 46.0 50.0 4.0 A -11.4 -13.0 -1.6 F

SOCIALSTUDIESElementary 50.4 45.0 -5.4 F 64.1 61.3 -2.8 F -13.7 -16.3 -2.6 FMiddle 48.9 49.3 0.4 C 62.1 63.8 1.7 C -13.2 -14.5 -1.3 FHigh 50.6 50.5 -0.1 F 59.7 61.6 1.9 C -9.1 -11.1 -2.0 FAverage 50.0 48.3 -1.7 F 62.0 62.2 0.2 C -12.0 -13.9 -1.9 F

WRITINGElementary 34.5 32.8 -1.7 F 46.1 43.5 -2.6 F -11.6 -10.7 0.9 CMiddle 31.5 36.3 4.8 A 41.7 47.2 5.5 A -10.2 -10.9 -0.7 FHigh 41.6 35.7 -5.9 F 52.7 46.0 -6.7 F -11.1 -10.3 0.8 CAverage 35.9 34.9 -1.0 F 46.8 45.6 -1.2 F -10.9 -10.7 0.2 C

LANGUAGEMECHANICSElementary 44.0 40.5 -3.5 F 58.8 55.2 -3.6 F -14.8 -14.7 0.1 CMiddle 36.1 28.9 -7.2 F 49.1 44.6 -4.5 F -13.0 -15.7 -2.7 FHigh 33.0 42.2 9.2 A 55.8 57.9 2.1 A -22.8 -15.7 7.1 CAverage 37.7 37.2 -0.5 F 54.6 52.6 -2.0 F -16.9 -15.4 1.5 C

SCIENCEHigh 29.5 27.2 -2.3 F 42.5 40.4 -2.1 F -13.0 -13.2 -0.2 F

READYGRADUATESGraduationRate 83.3 82.1 -1.2 F 89.3 90.0 0.7 C -6.0 -7.9 -1.9 FCollege/CareerReadinessRate 56.3 55.9 -0.4 F 70.4 72.4 2.0 A -14.1 -16.5 -2.4 FReadyGraduates* 46.9 45.9 -1.0 F 62.9 65.2 2.3 A -16.0 -19.3 -3.3 F

CollegeReady 49.4 49.8 0.4 C 61.5 63.3 1.8 C -12.1 -13.5 -1.4 FCareerReady 14.5 13.8 -0.7 F 23.0 24.5 1.5 C -8.5 -10.7 -2.2 F





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TROUBLINGNEWSFORKENTUCKY’SENGLISHLEARNERS

2016statewideresultsshowapatternofdecliningscores,wideningmostgapsForstudentswhoareEnglishlearners,recentlyreleased2016resultsshowonlyalittlegoodnews,including:

■ Studentsgraduatingreadyforcollegeandcareerrose,witha1.2pointincreaseinthefour-yeargraduationrateanda2.2pointincreaseinthepercentofhighschoolgraduateswhohavedemonstratedreadinessforcollegeand/orcareer.

■ Achievementgapsimprovedinwriting,languagemechanics,andscience,withthemajorcaveatthatthegapsshrankbecauseproficiencydeclinedforEnglishlearnersbutdeclinedfasterfortheirclassmates.

Morebroadly,resultsforEnglishlearnersshowdisturbingtrends,including:

■ Proficiencydeclinedinallsubjectsexceptmathematics.Thedetailednumbersonthenextpageshowisolatedimprovementsinelementaryreadingandhighschoolwritingandlanguagemechanics,butthosechangeswerenotstrongenoughtoaltertheaveragesacrossthegrades.

■ Mathematicsproficiencydidnotimproveoverall,withhighschoollossesbigenoughtooffsetelementaryandmiddleschoolgains.

■ Gapsexpandedinmostsubjects,leavingEnglishlearnersfurtherbehindtheirclassmatesin2016thantheywerein2015.


■ Proficiencyremainsadistantgoalformostofthesestudents.Forexample,thebestimprovementforEnglishlearnerswasa3.3pointincreaseinmiddleschoolwriting,butthatgrowthonlymovesthesestudentsupto13.3percentreachingproficientorabove.

Theratingsshownattoprightreflecteachsubject’sKPREPassessmentresults,averagingthepercentofstudentswhoreachedproficiencyoraboveattheelementary,middle,andhighschoollevels;theexceptionisscience,whichusesonlyhighschoolresults.TheReadyGraduatesratecombinesthefour-yeargraduationrateandthecollegeandcareerreadinessrateforgraduates.NooneassessmentcangiveacompletepictureofprogresstowardsmeetingKentucky’sambitiousgoalsforstudentlearning.Manyotherkindsofevidencecanenrichourunderstandingofhowstudents’knowledgeandskillsaredeveloping.Still,thisone-timesnapshotshowsustroublingresults.WeclearlymustaccelerateourworktodevelopthetalentsofKentucky’sstudentswhoareEnglishlearners,providingthesupports,challenges,andopportunitiestheyneedtoreachmuchhigherlevelsofachievement.


DidScoreImprove?

DidGapImprove?

Reading –– ––Mathematics –– ––



Science –– ✔ReadyGraduates ✔ ––


READING 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 Change 2015 2016 ChangeElementary 23.3 24.5 1.2 C 55.2 57.2 2.0 A -31.9 -32.7 -0.8 FMiddle 11.4 10.3 -1.1 F 54.6 56.0 1.4 C -43.2 -45.7 -2.5 FHigh 5.6 4.1 -1.5 F 57.5 57.3 -0.2 F -51.9 -53.2 -1.3 FAverage 13.4 13.0 -0.4 F 55.8 56.8 1.0 C -42.4 -43.8 -1.4 F

MATHEMATICSElementary 24.2 25.6 1.4 C 49.6 52.8 3.2 A -25.4 -27.2 -1.8 FMiddle 12.2 13.0 0.8 C 43.4 47.6 4.2 A -31.2 -34.6 -3.4 FHigh 19.8 17.6 -2.2 F 38.4 42.6 4.2 A -18.6 -25.0 -6.4 FAverage 18.7 18.7 0.0 F 43.8 47.7 3.9 A -25.1 -29.0 -3.9 F

SOCIALSTUDIESElementary 24.2 15.1 -9.1 F 61.4 58.7 -2.7 F -37.2 -43.6 -6.4 FMiddle 14.3 13.7 -0.6 F 59.5 60.6 1.1 C -45.2 -46.9 -1.7 FHigh 14.0 10.3 -3.7 F 57.4 59.7 2.3 A -43.4 -49.4 -6.0 FAverage 17.5 13.0 -4.5 F 59.4 59.7 0.3 C -41.9 -46.7 -4.8 F

WRITINGElementary 16.5 13.3 -3.2 F 44.4 41.6 -2.8 F -27.9 -28.3 -0.4 FMiddle 10.0 13.3 3.3 A 39.7 45.0 5.3 A -29.7 -31.7 -2.0 FHigh 8.7 6.2 -2.5 F 50.5 44.1 -6.4 F -41.8 -37.9 3.9 AAverage 11.7 10.9 -0.8 F 44.9 43.6 -1.3 F -33.2 -32.7 0.5 C

LANGUAGEMECHANICSElementary 19.8 18.7 -1.1 F 56.7 53.0 -3.7 F -36.9 -34.3 2.6 AMiddle 9.9 6.6 -3.3 F 46.7 41.8 -4.9 F -36.8 -35.2 1.6 CHigh 2.9 6.5 3.6 A 52.2 55.0 2.8 A -49.3 -48.5 0.8 CAverage 10.9 10.6 -0.3 F 51.9 49.9 -2.0 F -41.0 -39.3 1.7 C

SCIENCEHigh 5.3 4.8 -0.5 F 40.1 37.8 -2.3 F -34.8 -33.0 1.8 C

READYGRADUATESGraduationRate 67.2 68.4 1.2 C 88.2 88.8 0.6 C -21.0 n/a n/a FCollege/CareerReadinessRate 5.7 7.9 2.2 A 67.4 69.1 1.7 C -61.7 -61.2 0.5 C

ReadyGraduates 3.8 5.4 1.6 C 59.4 61.4 2.0 A -55.6 n/a n/a F

CollegeReady 3.8 6.3 2.5 A 59.1 60.6 1.5 C -55.3 -54.3 0.9 CCareerReady 1.9 2.3 0.4 C 21.0 22.3 1.3 C -19.1 -20.0 -0.9 F






STUDENTSWHOARENOTENGLISHLEARNERS



AppendixonSourcesAndMethodsWhatdatasourcewasusedforthesereports?AllstartingdatafilesweredownloadedonOctober5,2016,fromtheKentuckyDepartmentofEducation’sschoolreportcardportal,http://applications.education.ky.gov/SRC/DataSets.aspx.Forreading,mathematics,socialstudies,writing,andlanguagearts,howwereresultscombined?Thosefivehadaccountabilityresultsattheelementary,middleandhighschoollevel.Thepercentproficientordistinguishedforthethreelevelswereaveragedtodeterminetheoverallpaceofimprovementordecline.Howwassciencehandled?Inscience,Kentuckyisdevelopingnewassessmentstomatchnewandmoreambitioussciencestandards.Duringthattransition,highschoolstudentshavecontinuedtotakeanend-of-coursebiologyassessment,butelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavenottakenscienceassessmentsforaccountabilityuse.Thisreportusedonlythehighschoolresults.Whatisthereadygraduateindicatorusedinthereport?Formanypeopletheimportantfinalquestionaboutpubliceducationishowmanystudentswhostartninthgrademovethroughtograduatefromhighschoolreadyforcollegeand/orcareersuccess.Thereadygraduatesrateanswersthatquestionbymultiplyingthefour-yeargraduationratebythepercentofgraduateswhohavebeenidentifiedascollegeand/orcareerreadybasedonstatewidecriteria.Howweretheimprovementratingsdecided?Whatresultsgotflatlines,checkmarks,ordoublecheckmarks,alongwithred,lightgreen,andboldgreencolor-coding?Flatlinesandredcodingwereusedfordeclinesandunchangedresultsineachsubject(usingtheaverageofallavailablelevelsasdescribedabove)andinthereadygraduatesrate.Acheckmarkandalightgreenbackgroundwereusedforincreaseoflessthan2points,andtwocheckmarksandastrongershadeofgreenforgainsoftwopointsofmore.Thatcodingwasappliedbothtochangesinresultsandtochangesingaps.Whyweretwo-pointchangesidentifiedasadividinglinefordifferentratings?Itprovidedasimplewaytodistinguishsmallgainsfrombiggerandmoreimportantones.HowwereresultscalculatedforstudentswhoarenotEnglishlearners?Schoolreportcardfilesprovideenoughdatatofigureoutthoseresults.Giventhetotalnumberofstudentstestedandthepercentwhoreachedproficiencyordistinguished,multiplicationcanproducethenumberwhoscoredatthoselevels.SimilararithmeticcanbedonefortheEnglishlearnerresults.Afterthat,subtractioncanproduceboththenumberofnon-Englishlearnerstestedandthenumberofnon-Englishlearnerswhoreachedproficientordistinguished.Finally,divisioncanconvertthosetwonumberstoapercentproficientordistinguishedforstudentswhoarenotEnglishlearners.Theresultsshownherereflectthatsetofspreadsheetcalculationsforeachindicatorused.


Howwereresultscalculatedforstudentswithoutidentifieddisabilitiesandstudentswhoarenoteligibleforfreeorreduced-pricemeals?ThosecalculationsusedthesameapproachasthecalculationsforstudentswhoarenotEnglishlearners.

Howstrongwasstudentparticipationintheseassessments?InitsFederalDatafile,theKentuckyDepartmentofEducationreportsthefollowingverystrongparticipationlevelsforKentuckyassessments:

EnrolledinTestedGrades

ParticipatinginAssessments

AssessmentParticipationRate

AllStudents 382,745 381,875 99.8StudentsEligibleforF/RMeals 232,389 231,774 99.7

StudentswithIdentifiedDisabilities 42,874 42,779 99.8AfricanAmericanStudents 40,260 40,082 99.6

HispanicStudents 22,286 22,226 99.7StudentswhoareEnglishLearners 10,217 10,170 99.5

Initsfederalreportingfile,theDepartmentdoesnotreportparticipationratesforstudentsoftwoormoreraces.


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