Laurel County Students Excel Once Again on State Assessment

The Kentucky Department of Education released the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) and accountability results, and Laurel County is once again a high-performing district. The KSA was administered in the spring of 2023 in grades 3 through 8, 10, and 11. The rated scores place Laurel County as the 2nd highest county school district in the state in the Overall Elementary rating, and 7th in all elementary district schools (top 4% out of 172 districts). The district middle school rankings placed Laurel County as the 11th highest county school district, and 19th in all middle district schools (top 11% out of 172 districts), while Laurel County high schools landed 19th highest county school district, and 32nd in all high district schools (top 20% out of 168 districts). Denise Griebel, Laurel County Schools Superintendent, said to say that she is proud of the Laurel County Schools is an understatement. After the ratings were released, The Lexington Herald-Leader ranked the top ten elementary, middle and high schools based on the report card data. You can find the data here. Among the top 10 elementary schools on the list, Sublimity was number 1, Burning Springs was 4th, Whitley County East was 8th and East Bernstadt was 9th. Among the top Middle Schools, Corbin Middle School was 10th.

Here’s how they stacked up: