C.A.T.S. stand for the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System which is the standards-based test given to all Kentucky school children. It is given for the purpose of determining to what extent our students are learning the Core Content-the essential components of Instruction determined by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. Specific content areas are assessed at various grade levels throughout the child's school career. The results of this test are used to measure the overall performance of a school based upon the goal of continuous and steady improvement from year to year by ALL students in All areas.

In the 9th grade, the CTBS (Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills) is given. This is a standardized test on Reading, Math, and Language. The results of these scores are converted and integrated into our total Academic Index to determine our Accountability Index.

What are the links to the left for?

They provide online practice tests, tips, strategies and more for you to use. This portion of our site will be very helpful to you as you prepare for these tests!

As a student, how can I prepare?

To start with and as they become available, visit the links found above to take actual on-line practice tests over the released items from last year which are representative of assessment items on the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) that you see each spring. Each content area and grade level has a set of multiple choice questions and open response items. Most sub-domain areas of a content area will have items that assess the sub-domain but not all.

 What can parents do to help?