OPS, DCPS score in middle category of performance data; results in line with rest of state

Owensboro and Daviess County public school districts received their “report cards” that reflect performance in state assessment results, postsecondary readiness and more. While there were a small handful of areas indicating either high or low performance, the results for both districts overwhelmingly were in the middle category — in line with the state average.

OPS Superintendent Matthew Constant and DCPS Superintendent Matt Robbins both generally said after the last two years where instruction was affected by COVID, they expected their schools to have some areas to work on. Both said their districts have measures in place to closely monitor students and work toward bring up their performance across the board.

Data was compiled at the end of the 2021-22 school year, when Kentucky administered new assessments, implemented a new accountability system and introduced a new School Report Card dashboard.

The full results — which can be viewed by district or by individual school — can be found at kyschoolreportcard.com.

Colors on dials indicate the overall performance rating of the school, district, and state. Overall

performance ratings are reported with five color levels: Red (Very Low), Orange (Low), Yellow (Middle), Green (High), Blue (Very High).

Additionally, schools may have a federal classification of Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI). That classification is given when one or more of the same subgroups (such as English Language learners, Latino population, students with disabilities) performs as poorly as all students in any of the lowest performing 5% of schools by level (elementary, middle, or high school) based on the 2021-22 data only.

Upon identification, TSI schools must revise their Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) to include components of turnaround leadership development and support, the identification of critical resource inequities, evidence-based interventions, and any additional actions that address the causes of consistently underperforming subgroups of students.

The overview of local schools’ performance is summarized below. To see more detailed information and results, visit kyschoolreportcard.com.

OWENSBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

District-wide, OPS performance results by level are as follows:

• Reading & Mathematics
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Orange
  • High: Orange
• Science, Social Studies, & Combined Writing
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Orange
  • High: Orange
• Progress on English Language Proficiency
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Red
  • High: Yellow
• Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Yellow
  • High: Yellow
• Graduation Rate
  • High: Orange
• Postsecondary Readiness
  • High: Green

Broken down by school, OPS performance results and TSI designations are as follows (Owensboro Innovation Academy, Emerson Academy and Hager Preschool not included in data):

• Elementary schools overall: Yellow
  • Cravens: Orange
    • TSI: Student Group Racial and Ethnic Group – Hispanic or Latino
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • Estes: Orange
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • Foust: Yellow
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • Newton Parrish: Yellow
  • Sutton: Yellow
• Middle schools overall: Orange
  • Owensboro Innovation: Yellow
  • Owensboro Middle: Orange
    • TSI: Student Group Racial and Ethnic Group – African American
    • TSI: Student Group – English Learners Monitoring
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
• High schools overall: Yellow
  • Owensboro: Yellow
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability

DAVIESS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

District-wide, DCPS performance results by level are as follows:

• Reading & Mathematics
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Yellow
  • High: Yellow
• Science, Social Studies, & Combined Writing
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Yellow
  • High: Yellow
• Progress on English Language Proficiency
  • Elementary: Orange
  • Middle: Yellow
  • High: Red
• Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey
  • Elementary: Yellow
  • Middle: Orange
  • High: Yellow
• Graduation Rate
  • High: Orange
• Postsecondary Readiness
  • High: Orange

Broken down by school, DCPS performance results and TSI designations are as follows (Heritage Park not included):

• Elementary schools overall: Yellow
  • Audubon: Yellow
  • Burns: Yellow
  • Country Heights: Yellow
  • Deer Park: Yellow
  • East View: Yellow
  • Highland: Yellow
  • Meadow Lands: Yellow
  • Sorgho: Yellow
  • Southern Oaks: Yellow
    • TSI: Student Group – English Learners Monitoring
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • West Louisville: Yellow
  • Whitesville: Yellow
• Middle schools overall: Yellow
  • College View: Yellow
    • TSI: Student Group – English Learners Monitoring
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • Burns: Yellow
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • Daviess County: Green
  • Tamarack: Yellow
• High: Yellow
  • Apollo: Orange
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability
  • Daviess County: Green
    • TSI: Student Group – Students with Disability