Tim Mandell
During the fall, eighth and 10th graders throughout the state were given assessment tests as a way to help identify areas of academic strength and weakness.
Students in 10th-grade took PLAN in preparation for taking the ACT during their junior year and to allow them to see in which subjects they need improvement and what careers might be of interest to them.
EXPLORE was given to students in eighth-grade to test their readiness for college, to provide information for building a high school course plan and to help them identify careers they might be interested in pursuing.
PLAN, a two-hour multiple choice test, was made up of 50 questions in English, 40 in math, 30 in science and 25 in reading.
EXPLORE, also a two-hour multiple choice test, consisted of 40 English questions, 30 in math and reading and 28 in science.
For PLAN, Model Laboratory High School had the highest scores in the county, finishing with 18.7 in English, 18.4 in math, 19.3 in reading and 19.7 in science, for a composite score of 19.2.
All five scores ranked higher than the average scores for Kentucky and the United States.
Berea Community High School finished above the state average in all areas, scoring 15.9 in English, 16.8 in math, 16.6 in reading, 18.3 in science and a composite of 17.0.
The state averages were 15.8 in English, 16.5 in math, 16.2 in reading, 17.6 in science and a composite of 16.7.
National averages were 16.9 in English, 17.4 in math, 16.9 in reading, 18.2 in science and a composite of 17.5.
Madison Central finished above the state average in English (15.9), reading (16.5), science (17.7) and equaled the state average in math (16.5), finishing with a composite of 16.8.
Madison Southern was above the state average in English (16.4), reading (16.5) and science (18.0). The school finished just under the state average in math, at 16.3, but finished above the state average in composite with a score of 16.9.
The state average in PLAN was 14.0 for English, 14.9 for math, 14.2 for reading, 16.1 for science and a composite of 14.9.
National averages consisted of 14.2 in English, 15.1 in math, 13.8 in reading, 15.9 in science and a composite of 14.9.
Model Laboratory Middle School had the highest scores in the county, finishing above state and national averages with a 17.6 in English, 17.6 in math, 17.3 in reading, 18.3 in science and a composite of 17.9.
Clark Moores Middle School finished above state and national averages and B. Michael Caudill Middle School finished above state and at or above national averages.
Clark-Moores finished with 15.1 in English, 15.1 in math, 14.9 in reading, 16.4 in science, for a composite of 15.5.
B. Michael Caudill scored 14.5 in English, 15.1 in math, 14.4 in reading, 16.4 in science and a composite of 15.2.
Foley Middle School scored 14.1 in English, 14.0 in math and reading, 15.6 in science and had a composite of 14.5.
Berea Community Middle School scored 12.8 in English, 13.5 in math, 13.9 in reading, 15.4 in science and had a composite of 14.0.
Madison Middle School scored 13.0 in English, 13.6 in math, 13.1 in reading and 14.9 in science, for a composite of 13.8.
Tim Mandell can be reached at tmandell@richmondregister.com or 623-1669 ext. 6696.
