More Than A Score

Fayette County Public Schools is committed to every student and engages in continuous improvement efforts to ensure students are on grade level (or above) and growing every year. Although the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) assigns schools a color score for accountability each year, families should also consider the following facets of the FCPS educational experience:

• Safe and inclusive school environment

• Interactive and engaging classroom learning

• Supportive and empowered leaders and teachers

• A variety of extracurricular activities to develop skills beyond the classroom

• Equitable opportunities for all students to succeed after high school

• Active involvement and dedication of families and community

Students are more than a score, and Fayette County Public Schools does more for students and their academic journey than is reflected in the accountability ratings.

Other Data Points to Inform Student Achievement

Student success cannot be captured in just one data point collected at a single time. It is best practice to reference multiple measures of data to illustrate a child’s academic progress. Beyond Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) results, families have many additional measures to judge their student’s progress. In Fayette County Public Schools, these measures include the Measures of Academic Performance (MAP), CogAT, PSAT/SAT, and AP exams along with district assessments and semester exams. Most importantly, consider the classroom assessments and feedback provided by your child’s highly qualified teachers.   

Our students themselves testify to their holistic educational journeys ...