By Abigail Roberts
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has released assessment and accountability data for the 2025-2026 school year, as required by state statute and the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
“Kentucky students should be commended for their performance on Kentucky’s assessments,” Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher said. “There is still plenty of room for growth, but students in the Commonwealth have worked hard to master the content they have been learning, and there are many areas to be proud of.
The 2025-2026 assessment and accountability data can be found on the Kentucky School Report Card Dashboard and data files can be found on KDE’s Open House webpage.
Results are shared through a color-coded dashboard with five colors: blue, green, yellow, orange and red, in order from highest to lowest ranking.
Lincoln County Schools results overview
Hustonville Elementary was recognized in the top 5% of the state for overall index and for reading and math, earning the highest rating of blue. Highland Elementary also earned a blue rating. The overall elementary color rating remained green for the district.
Hustonville Elementary showed increases in nearly every area of results.
Highland Elementary showed increases in reading, math, science, social studies and writing. The school increased from a green rating to a blue rating.
Stanford Elementary maintained a yellow rating, showing increases in science and social studies. The school also officially excited TSI (targeted support and improvement) status.
Waynesburg Elementary decreased from a green to yellow rating, but showed increase in the quality of school climate and safety survey.
Crab Orchard Elementary maintained a yellow rating and showed increases in science, social studies and the quality of school climate and safety survey. Crab Orchard Elementary also exited TSI status.
Lincoln County Middle School’s color rating decreased from yellow to orange, but showed improvement in reading, social studies, writing and the quality of school climate and safety survey. The middle school remained in a TSI status.
Lincoln County High School’s color rating remained yellow and showed increase in several areas including the quality of school climate and safety survey, four-year graduation rate and post-secondary readiness.
You can view the individual school results and data here: https://reportcard.kyschools.us/
