Newport School of Innovation registered 6% of students as college-ready based on math performance on 2023-24 ACT

At Newport School of Innovation, students achieved a college readiness rate of 6% on the math portion of the ACT for the 2023-24 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

On average, students scored 14 in math during the 2023-24 school year, compared to 13.8 in the previous year.

Math proficiency in the school rose 6% compared to the previous school year, when 0% of students were considered ready for post-secondary education.

For comparison, 30% of students across Kentucky met or exceeded ACT benchmarks in math during 2023-24 school year.

Beyond math, 22% of students Newport School of Innovation met the reading college readiness benchmarks in the 2023-24 school year. Additionally, 11% were considered college-ready in English.

Newport School of Innovation is located within Newport Independent School District, in which Newport High School stood out with the highest ACT performance in math in the 2023-24 school year.

In 2024, Kentucky ranked third among states testing 100% of their students on the ACT, with an average score of 18.6. However, NAEP scores indicate that Kentucky students have performed slightly worse in core subjects since 2019, particularly in math, where proficiency has dropped by nearly 10%.