Rockcastle County High School
1545 Hwy 461
Mount Vernon KY, 40456, Rockcastle County
Phone: 606-256-4816
Ranking: (98 out of 223, top 44%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rockcastle County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 49 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 46 | 56 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 799 | 832 | 830 | 835 | 869 | 870 | 917 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 207 | 25.9% | 202 | 24.3% | 222 | 26.7% | 215 | 25.7% | 244 | 28.1% | 213 | 24.5% | 250 | 27.3% |
Grade 10: | 198 | 24.8% | 224 | 26.9% | 200 | 24.1% | 237 | 28.4% | 206 | 23.7% | 231 | 26.6% | 250 | 27.3% |
Grade 11: | 216 | 27.0% | 196 | 23.6% | 224 | 27.0% | 191 | 22.9% | 209 | 24.1% | 215 | 24.7% | 213 | 23.2% |
Grade 12: | 177 | 22.2% | 208 | 25.0% | 183 | 22.0% | 191 | 22.9% | 210 | 24.2% | 211 | 24.3% | 204 | 22.2% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 402 | 50.3% | 419 | 50.4% | 433 | 52.2% | 449 | 53.8% | 439 | 50.5% | 449 | 51.6% | 477 | 52.0% |
Female: | 397 | 49.7% | 413 | 49.6% | 397 | 47.8% | 386 | 46.2% | 417 | 48.0% | 408 | 46.9% | 431 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 783 | 98.0% | 816 | 98.1% | 813 | 98.0% | 821 | 98.3% | 854 | 98.3% | 860 | 98.9% | 908 | 99.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 432 | 54.1% | 445 | 53.5% | 432 | 52.0% | 412 | 49.3% | 422 | 48.6% | 400 | 46.0% | 419 | 45.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.8% | 77 | 9.3% | 85 | 10.2% | 105 | 12.6% | 104 | 12.0% | 101 | 11.6% | 119 | 13.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.31 | 15.70 | 15.66 | 15.46 | 18.89 | 15.70 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 41.1% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47.5% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43.1% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.1% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 65.4% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 33.5% | 32.4% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 28.1% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 22.5% | 21.8% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 25.4% | 25.6% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 56.4% | 55% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | 48.8% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 42.2% | 41.1% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 46.4% | 44.6% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.37% | 30.37% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.41% | 30.41% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.24% | 45.24% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.84% | 36.84% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.75% | 43.75% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.3% | 61.21% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 60.68% | 60.68% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 73.3% | 73.3% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 63.18% | 63.18% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.55% | 65.55% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.58% | 34.58% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.63% | 39.63% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.67% | 46.67% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.8% | 37.8% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.08% | 52.08% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.46% | 43.46% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.26% | 32.26% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.57% | 38.57% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.67% | 51.67% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.04% | 51.04% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.67% | 21.57% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.53% | 31.53% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.04% | 33.04% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.16% | 38.16% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.46% | 36.46% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,622.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,524.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,896.0 |
* Rockcastle County High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.