Understanding Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA)
The Kentucky Department of Education has released its annual assessment and accountability data for the 2024-25 school year. Kentucky public school students in grades 3 through 8, 10 and 11 are required to participate in Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) testing. KSA evaluates performance in Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Writing, and the Quality of School Climate and Safety (QSCS) survey. For high school students, accountability also includes additional factors such as postsecondary readiness and graduation rate. Kentucky’s accountability system classifies schools into performance levels based on achievement, growth, and readiness indicators, providing schools and districts with meaningful, comparable data to guide improvement and monitor long-term trends. The overall elementary color rating moved from Yellow to Green. The overall middle school color rating moved from Orange to Yellow and the overall high school color rating remained Yellow.
Elementary Schools
The overall rating of Lincoln County Elementary Schools continues to improve, moving from yellow to green overall. Highland Elementary and Waynesburg Elementary were both recognized with a Green rating. Stanford Elementary moved from an overall Orange rating to Yellow. Crab Orchard maintained a Yellow rating but saw increases in almost all areas.
Crab Orchard Elementary
Crab Orchard maintained an overall Yellow rating. Scores increased in Reading, Math, Science, Writing, and Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey.
Highland Elementary
Highland Elementary showed significant increases in Reading, Writing, and QSCS. Scores also increased in Science and Social Studies. They moved from a Yellow to Green overall rating.
Hustonville Elementary
Hustonville Elementary showed increases in Science and QSCS. Overall, they moved from a Green to Yellow rating. The decline was due to decreases in Reading, Math, Social Studies, and Writing.
Stanford Elementary
Stanford Elementary moved from an overall rating of Orange to Yellow. There were significant increases in Reading, Social Studies, and Writing. They also saw increases in Math and QSCS. Their overall score increased by an astounding 22.4 points showing that staff and students are working hard to continue their upward climb.
Waynesburg Elementary
Waynesburg Elementary moved from an overall rating of Blue to Green. There were significant increases in Writing. Scores also increased in Reading, Math, Social Studies, and Science.
Middle School
Lincoln County Middle School increased the overall rating from Orange to Yellow. There were increases in Math, Science, Social Studies, and QSCS.
High School
Lincoln County High School rating remained Yellow but saw score increase in several areas. LCHS continues on an upward climb with a big push in Post-Secondary Readiness, scoring in the top 10% in the state. There were increases in Science, Social Studies, and Graduation Rate.
