Results of the latest Kentucky student testing released last week gave Clinton County parents, teachers and the students themselves, an idea of where they stand in terms of achievement.
Results of the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) and Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) were released last week by the Kentucky Department of Education.
The testing results are from assessments that were completed by students in the spring of 2023 (last school year).
The results are summarized by placing each school in Kentucky on one of five different classification levels, ranging from red, the lowest, to blue, the highest.  Classifications in between are noted as orange, yellow and green, low to high, in that order.
Clinton County’s three school student bodies landed on three different classification levels, with Clinton County High School hitting the highest of the three schools, the Blue Classification, second highest of the five, just behind the highest possible blue rating.
In a press release from the Clinton County office of Superintendent to the Clinton County News, it was noted by Interim Superintendent Boyd L. Randolph, that with its rating, Clinton County High school was in the top 100 high schools for the state and increased in the Overall Combined Indicator Rate.
Clinton County Middle School placed in the center-most ranking on the five level scale, with a Yellow assessment level.
The Clinton County Interim Superintendent noted that with these latest figures, Clinton County Middle School had increased in the Overall Combined Indicator rate from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023.
Albany Elementary School received the lowest of the three local schools, with an Orange classification.
“Albany Elementary School maintained their overall scoring average from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023,” Randolph said in highlighting the data for the Clinton County school district.
The KSA tests are administered annually in grades three through eight, as well as grades 10 and 11, to students in all Kentucky public schools.
The testing data areas include reading, mathematics, science, on-demand writing and editing, mechanics and social studies.  Not all of the areas are included in testing for all of the aforementioned grades.
According to the results released last week, a breakdown of each school’s results showed Albany Elementary and Clinton County Middle School with identical ratings of Yellow (middle rating) in the areas of reading, math, science, social studies and combined writing, and an Orange rating (second lowest) in the area of Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey.
Clinton County High School scored Green (second highest) levels in three of the five areas, including Reading and Mathematics, Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey.
The high school’s lowest areas of assessment were an Orange rating in the areas of Science, Social Studies, and Combined Writing.
The highest area of assessment rating for the high school was in the area of Postsecondary Readiness, where the student body hit the highest possible mark, a Blue level rating.
“As a district, Clinton County Schools understands that education is the foundation for the success of our students and our community.  Numerous factors play into that success, which include parent involvement and school,” Randolph noted in Monday’s press release.  “Our children will have to compete against various challenges in an ever-changing job market and world as they grow and develop into productive members of our community.
“As a district, we embrace our obligation to be part of the community’s long-term growth and improvement.  Our students are the community’s future.  Our schools and faculties are working hard to provide them with tools, knowledge, and skills to make Clinton County the best it can possibly be for the future,” Randolph concluded.
The complete School Report Card released by the Kentucky Board of Education gives a much more in-depth overview of the test results, as well as a look at the demographics of the Clinton County students body and the faculty.
For instance, in the area of student demographics, the Clinton County overall student body is noted as being 76.7 percent economically disadvantaged, while the race makeup of the students is 90.6 percent white (1,335 students) and 7.7 percent (114 students) Hispanic or  Latino, with 25 students making up the remainder.
As for the faculty across the Clinton County District, it is 73.5 percent female, and 99.1 percent white.
A much more in-depth look at the results of the KSA performance by the Clinton County School District students can be found by scrolling through the complete report.
To view the performance and participation of the Clinton County School, visit the online School Report Card at http://www.kyschoolreportcard.com/