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McCreary County reports mixed results: high school climbs in state rankings while middle school falls; district sets aggressive targets
Summary
District presenters told the board that McCreary Central High School moved into the top third of state rankings with double-digit gains in reading and math, while the middle school fell to the bottom 10% of the state; administrators outlined interventions and a target to raise the middle-school overall indicator to 64 within a year.
McCreary County school leaders reported divergent academic trends during the board meeting, saying McCreary Central High School recorded substantial gains while the middle school’s overall indicator slipped into the state’s bottom 10 percent.
Charlotte Barnett, introduced to the board as the presenter of the 2025–26 annual report, said McCreary Central was designated a "green school" and had moved "from the bottom third of the state into the top third." Barnett cited specific test-score gains: "19% in reading," with scores reported to have risen from 55.7 to 66.2, and a 26% increase in math, from 44.2 to 55.9. She credited corrective-reading strategies, GEAR UP tutors and…
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