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Fort Thomas was once again ranked as the number one school district in Northern Kentucky, according to statewide test scores as the Kentucky Department of Education released school report cards for the 2015-16 school year.
Last year for the first time, Fort Thomas Independent Schools took away the top spot among Kentucky school district test results from Louisville area Anchorage Independent, after coming in second statewide for the 2013-2014 year. This year, Fort Thomas Independent was number three.
Murray Independent and Anchorage Independent checked in at the number one and two spots, respectfully this year.
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In the statewide assessment system, schools earned points on a scale of 0 to 100 for their students’ performances on subject tests. Also factored into schools’ overall scores were various other pieces of academic data, including achievement gaps, graduation rates, growth and more.
Fort Thomas Independent received an overall accountability score of 82.9. Beechwood Independent came in close behind, with a scores of 80.7.
While Fort Thomas' rank dropped slightly, the overall scores are up from 81.5 and 82.5 in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, respectfully.
While none of the schools in the district ranked in the top 10, they all performed well among the 173 districts statewide.
Rankings in parentheses among high schools, middle schools and elementary schools: Highlands High School (16), Highlands Middle School (14), Moyer Elementary (11), Woodfill Elementary (12), Johnson Elementary (41)
This year, the college/career readiness rate increased 1.6 points over last year to 68.5. The four-year graduation rate also went up - to 88.6 from 88 in 2014-15.
“Kentucky schools are to be congratulated for their continued progress on graduating more students with the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in the 21st century,” said Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt.
“The gains we are seeing are the result of a lot of hard work by our teachers, administrators and our students with the support of parents community members and our education partners.”
Here is a look at each Campbell County school district, in order of achievement and with the schools' rankings out of 173 districts, 228 high schools, 326 middle schools and 709 elementary schools noted.
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