Kentucky: Comparing schools and districts based on student proficiency
The information below reflects the most recent data available to us; please contact us with questions or to request additional analyses.
Analysis: Comparing schools and districts on third grade proficiency in reading and math
The charts linked below allow you to compare schools and districts in Kentucky with their peers. The Y (vertical) axis shows the percentage of proficient 3rd graders in a subject; the X (horizontal) axis shows the percentage of students who qualify for the free or reduced rate lunch program, a common indicator of poverty in schools.
Available charts:
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2023)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2022)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2021)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2019)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2018)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2017)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2016)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2015)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2014)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2012)
- Poverty versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2011)
- Percentage of minority students versus 3rd grade reading proficiency (2011)
- Percentage of minority students versus 3rd grade reading proficiency among African American students (2011)
Note: Due to privacy restrictions, not all schools display performance information for all student subgroups; a subgroup must contain 10 or more students per grade and 60 students in the school overall. See here for more information.
Comparing Kentucky’s Proficiency Standards to the National “Gold Standard” (NAEP)
Each state defines for itself what “proficient” means; some states have a rigorous definition, while others are less strict in their standards. To see how states compare, ECF has published charts showing the percentage of students deemed proficient in various subjects and grade levels and compared them to percentages reported for each state by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP, or “The Nation’s Report Card”), considered to be the gold standard.