Murray, Ky., Nov 1---Murray Independent School District is proud to celebrate MISD students, staff, and school community in the latest release of Kentucky School Report Card/Accountability data for the 2022-2023 school year.
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Senate Bill 158 (2020), Kentucky Schools are held accountable for a combination of academic and school quality indicators and measures known as “state indicators”. The state indicators include: state assessment results in Reading & Math, state assessment results in Science, Social Studies and Writing, English Learner Progress, Quality of School Climate and Safety, Postsecondary Readiness (high school only), and Graduation Rate (high school only). For each state indicator there are five Status Ratings ranging from very high to very low and five Change Ratings from increased significantly to declined significantly. New to the accountability system for 2022-2023 is the implementation of “Change” which measures school performance in the indicator areas using the difference in performance from the previous year. In addition an Overall Performance Rating is determined by combining performance in the state indicators based on both Status and Change.
Murray Independent is proud of each school for their performance on the state assessments and other indicators in this year's accountability system. Murray Elementary and Murray Middle 6-8 received the top rating, Blue for the second year in a row, Murray Middle 4-5 also received the top rating, Blue, improving from Green in 21-22; while Murray High received the overall rating of Green. In multiple areas/indicators Murray Independent Schools rank at the top of the list for student performance and success. Notably, Murray Independent’s District Elementary School Score, 90.5 (Murray Elementary, 3rd Grade & Murray Middle 4th-5th Grades) was the 5th highest elementary score in Kentucky while the District Middle School Score, 82.3 (Murray Middle 6th-8th grades), was the 7th highest in the state. Also of note, Murray High School’s ACT composite average for the 2023 Junior Class was 20.6, the 15th highest among all Kentucky high schools.
Murray High School (grades 9-12) Overall Score: 78.9 - Green
Reading & Math - 90.6
Science, Social Studies & Writing - 29.8
Postsecondary Readiness - 98.9
Graduation Rate - 97.5
Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey - 67.3
Murray Middle School (grades 6-8) Overall Score: 82.3 - Blue
Reading & Math - 83.2
Science, Social Studies, & Writing - 82.7
Quality of School Climate & Safety Survey - 68.6
Murray Middle School (grades 4-5) - Overall Score: 90.1 - Blue
Reading & Math - 93.0
Science, Social Studies, & Writing - 88.5
Quality of School Climate & Safety Survey - 85.5
Murray Elementary School (grade 3) - Overall Score: 91.8 - Blue
Reading & Math - 92.3
Quality of School Climate & Safety Survey - 85.5
Coy Samons, Murray Independent School District Superintendent, stated “On behalf of the Murray Board of Education, we appreciate the hard work demonstrated by students, teachers, and staff on the latest state accountability results. The results confirm the district's focus on every student, every day.”
”We are very proud of our students and their high academic accomplishments. Our entire staff believes in every child and is dedicated to assist every child learn and grow,” said Denise Whitaker, MES principal. Whitaker credits teamwork as a huge part of Murray Elementary School’s success. “Our teachers and staff collaborate with our families and community to enhance and provide an engaging learning environment.”
Bob Horne, Murray Middle School principal, acknowledged the hard work of the students and staff of MMS. “MMS teachers and students work incredibly hard each and every day. Our school is determined to provide quality instruction to every student, every day.” He also stated, “It takes a team of people to have a successful school. We could not do it without the help of our school board members, board office staff, community members, and our Tiger families. We are so grateful that together, everyone can work towards helping provide students at Murray Middle School and all of the MISD schools with the very best education possible.”
Tony Jarvis, Murray High School principal, said the staff of Murray High School is again proud of the growth and performance of our students on the KSA assessments for the 2022-23 school year. “The effort shown by all the stakeholders, including our students, wonderful faculty and staff, supportive district leadership and school board, proves the type of culture that exists in MISD. Our goals include continuing to foster an environment that allows students to thrive in any academic situation, while also preparing them for their future,” he said. “With the collaboration of our other school staff at both Murray Middle and Murray Elementary along with our community, Murray High School will continue to be one of the top schools in the state. We salute all those who work to ensure that our students are prepared and equipped to perform at a high level.”