THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS STILL NOT MET ALL OF ITS “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” GOALS, BUT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AT A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS—INCLUDING CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

            THE KENTUCKY CORE CONTENT TEST DATA WAS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT EDUCATION TODAY AND SHOWS EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXCEPT INDIAN HILLS MET ALL OF ITS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND GOALS LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

            COUNTY HIGH MADE 14 OF ITS 16 GOALS AND HOPTOWN HIGH HIT 9 OUT OF 13. AN ACADEMIC GAUGE CALLED THE “PRICHARD INDEX” USES TEST SCORES IN FIVE ACADEMIC AREAS TO COME UP WITH AN OVERALL SCORE IN EACH SCHOOL.

            THAT TOOL SHOWS EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT INDIAN HILLS AND MARTIN LUTHER KING WERE ABOVE STATE AVERAGE LAST YEAR IN TESTING AND THAT HOPKINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALSO PASSED THE STATE AVERAGE. HOPTOWN HIGH WAS JUST SIX TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BEHIND THE AVERAGE.

            SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK SAYS THERE’S PLENTY OF WORK TO DO, BUT HE’S PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS MADE THUS FAR.

            SOUTH CHRISTIAN AND SINKING FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE THE TOP TWO PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.

            CHRISTIAN TIED WITH DAVIESS COUNTY FOR MOST GOALS MET AMONG SCHOOLS HAVING AT LEAST 19 STANDARDS TO SHOOT FOR—ACHIEVING 13 OF 19 QUESTS SET FORTH BY THE FEDERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

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