The Kentucky Department of Education released results of the Unbridled College/Career Preparedness for the All Accountability System test score report cards for each school district last Thursday, October 1.

Even though the Clinton County school district overall, as well as individual schools, still have work to do in some areas, overall the district showed some vast improvement over where it ranked among other school districts just a year ago.

In 2014, the Clinton school district overall was ranked 132nd among 173 total districts statewide. This year, the local district ranks 106th among all the districts in the state, rising up some 26 spots and showing overall improvement over the past year.

The district also did comparatively well and held its own with most area counties in the south central Kentucky region.

Assistant Superintendent and Instructional Supervisor Paula Little was pleased with the overall results while reviewing the accountability ratings in each of the individual schools earlier this week, noting Clinton County is ranked as a “proficient” district.

“This means the district reached the threshold the state has set for our achievement,” she said.

Both Albany Elementary and Clinton County High School achieved the proficient status, and even though Clinton County Middle School is listed under the “still needs improvement” category, Little noted the school had made tremendous growth from the previous year and due to that improvement, the state has designated CCMS as a “high progress school” this year.

Little said that one of the strongest components of the district’s overall accountability score was the college and career readiness levels at the high school. The results show CCHS students are ahead of the state average in the number of students that graduate college or career ready.

Accountability results from the local School Report Card revealed that math and writing were the strongest subjects at Albany Elementary, while at the middle school, fifth grade math and eighth grade Social Studies were strong suits, while English II, course exam assessment were above the state average and writing was also a strong point.

Little said the district needed to work on novice reduction and improving math at both the middle and high school levels.

“I’m very pleased. We met our goal from last year and we continued to improve this year,” she added.

Little also attributed the improvements seen as the result of hard work by teachers and students. “The hard work teachers and students are putting into the instructional process is paying off,” she said, adding, “We’re proud to be a proficient district and look forward to future growth and progress.”

“I’m really happy with the results this year,” Little concluded.

Anyone interested in seeing specific numbers pertaining to local scores, or scores of any district in the state can visit: http://application.education.ky.gov/frc/AssessmentByDistrict.asppx.