Proficient Reading:
41% (gr. 4-5); 35% (gr. 6-8)
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Distinguished Reading:
37%; 48%
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Proficient Math:
41%; 41%
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Distinguished Math:
26%; 37%
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SCAPA at Bluegrass Ranks as No. 1 Middle School
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SCAPA at Bluegrass Ranks as No. 1 Middle School
SCAPA at Bluegrass topped the list of Kentucky middle schools in 2026 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Edythe J. Hayes came in ninth, and Morton was at No. 21.
U.S. News & World Report is a popular resource for education analysis and ratings. Its methodology focuses on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in mathematics and reading/language arts, while accounting for student background and achievement in core subjects.
SCAPA at Bluegrass, a gifted and talented program that serves grades 4-8, was categorized as an elementary and a middle school in the rankings. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, SCAPA placed fifth, Athens-Chilesburg Elementary was seventh, and Rosa Parks Elementary was 16th.
The report includes about 47,000 public elementary schools and more than 23,000 middle schools ranked at the state and district levels. The 2026 rankings are based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education.
