Concluding our series on how Russell County Schools performed in last year’s state assessments, today we take a look at Russell Springs Elementary.
Russell Springs Elementary finished among the top 12 percent of elementary schools in Kentucky in last year’s state assessments.
Russell Springs Elementary earned a blue rating in last year’s assessments, the highest color rating a school can receive.
Russell Springs Elementary saw a slight dip in its reading and math scores from the year prior by a little more than 1 point, but saw its social studies, science and writing score increase by nearly 5 points.
Russell Springs Elementary greatly exceeded state averages in the number of students scoring proficient or distinguished in each scoring area. Russell Springs exceeded state average in reading by 22 percent, math by 11 percent, science by 18 percent, social studies by 32 percent, and combined writing by 38 percent.
81 percent of Russell Springs Elementary students tested in combined writing scored proficient or distinguished, 71 percent did so in social studies, and 70 percent in reading.
Russell Springs Elementary also received a blue rating for english proficiency for the students in its english language learner program. Russell Springs Elementary was the only school in the district with a population of english learner students large enough to count toward the state’s accountability.
