Kentucky Teacher

The Kentucky public high school graduation rate for the 2010-11 school year improved slightly over the rate for the previous year.

The statewide Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR) for the 2010-11 school year was 78 percent, an increase from 2009-10’s 76.7 percent. (Graduation rate data is lagged by one year for accountability purposes.)

  Graduation rates for males, females and all but one ethnic group also improved.

  Four high schools had 100 percent AFGRs for the 2010-11 school year:

• Augusta Independent School
• Beechwood High (Beechwood Ind.)
• Burgin High (Burgin Ind.)
• Fairview High (Fairview Ind.)

 Graduates rate data for individual schools and districts can be found here. Read the full story

When looking at the most recent college/career readiness (CCR) rates and graduation rates, it is clear that some districts are making significant strides toward student success.

In an effort to better understand how districts are effectively reaching their goals and how the state might work to spread these practices, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will conduct targeted site visits. The site visits will focus on topics related to:

• school/district culture
• tools/resources for improving teaching and learning
• programs/strategies
• leadership
• school-wide practices
• Common Core implementation Read the full story