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Proficient Reading:
Elementary 24%
Middle 21%
High 23%
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Distinguished Reading:
Elementary 12%
Middle 11%
High 12%
Proficient Math:
Elementary 22%
Middle 18%
High 17%
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Distinguished Math:
Elementary 9%
Middle 7%
High 9%
👟 FRESH KICKS | Every student at Hazelwood Elementary received free shoes, socks, and a tote bag today courtesy of Truist and Samaritan's Feet International! Thank you to these generous partners for supporting our students and to First Lady Britainy Beshear for coming out to help! #WeAreJCPS
✅ APPLICATION ALERT | It’s time to apply for the JCPS 2025-26 school year. All incoming kindergartners, students who are new to JCPS, students who have had a change of address, and any student who wants to be considered for a magnet school or program should apply.
See application period frequently asked questions in the flyer below, and download translated versions of the flyer here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMLyZX7jB3o2mxSBnL39XhUralCT9n3a
Apply online by Dec. 20: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26.
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🎭 GOOD LUCK | Ballard High School and DuPont Manual High School Youth Performing Arts School theater programs will participate in the inaugural Kentucky Performing Arts Bradley Awards. Through this showcase, two students will be selected to represent the region at the national Jimmy Awards! ⭐️
Learn more: https://bit.ly/KPABradleyAwards
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🔥 PATHWAY TO SUCCESS | Two recent Fairdale High School Fire pathway graduates are using what they learned in the Academies of Louisville at their new job working for the Anchorage-Middletown Fire Department! The grads are currently in the department’s Fire Academy.
🌞 MORNINGS WITH MOMS | Mornings with Moms brought the energy and smiles when they surprised students at Fern Creek Elementary School this morning! A big thanks to all of the volunteers who came out to cheer on students, including Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville First Lady Rachel Greenberg!
❄️ SNOW COOL | Check out the amazing student artwork on these Louisville Metro Public Works snowplows! Students from Fairdale Elementary, Foster Traditional Academy, and Watterson Elementary showed off their artistic creations yesterday during Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg's Snow Ready news conference!
❤️ JCPS GIVES | The JCPS Gives employee and community giving campaign supporting Evolve502, Fund for the Arts, Metro United Way, Minor Daniels Scholarship Fund, and WHAS Crusade for Children is underway and runs through Nov. 29!
Learn more and give now: https://jcps.me/jcpsgives
THANK YOU for your support!
✅ APPLICATION PERIOD | The 2025-26 school year application period is officially open to families through Dec. 20. If your student is entering kindergarten (those who will be 5 on or before Aug. 1, 2025) or has never attended a JCPS school, you must register online first to get your access key. If you need assistance, call 502-485-6250 during business hours.
Apply online: https://bit.ly/JCPSapplication2025-26
👟 IT'S THE SHOES | Every student at Minors Lane Elementary School is now stylin’ in new sneakers. Thanks to Zappos for providing the shoes, gloves, and hats for our kids!
💻 CYBERSECURITY BOOT CAMP | Fairdale High School students got an interactive crash course in cybersecurity from two experts. The founders of KC7 did cyber defense at Microsoft. They’re impressed with Fairdale’s cybersecurity pathway and say it’s unlike any other school’s—preparing students well for a future in the industry!
⚡️ FLASH DADS | The JCPS Flash Dads surprised students at Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts School this morning, helping the school kick off its day with lots of energy and fun!
🎉 CONGRATULATIONS | Two JCPS educators have been named to the Kentucky Department of Education 2025 GoTeachKY class of ambassadors! Congratulations to Zach Fisher (Churchill Park School) and Ashley Smith (Stopher Elementary School)!
The mission of GoTeachKY is to ensure that all students across the Commonwealth have equitable access to effective educators. GoTeachKY seeks to recruit the next generation of teachers in Kentucky, helping remedy the critical teacher shortage that affects every state in the U.S.
Learn more: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYDE/bulletins/3bedbe4?fbclid=IwY2xjawGVw9BleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXjxZCknMmrcOJQbKk3Jqnlv0N48FTxC55HIH0Hkiw_rbdC_NT7vv3hqtA_aem_w_sj0AZ_c3frpJX-R5KYvw
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SEE YOU TOMORROW | We can't wait to see you at the 2024 Showcase of Schools on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Norton Sports & Learning Center. Don't forget to bring your Choices Books with you!
This year, attendees can park their cars hassle-free and hop on one of our free shuttles to and from the event. See the shuttle schedule below.
✅ SHOWCASE OF SCHOOLS | We are just two days away from our annual Showcase of Schools! Join us on Nov. 2 at the Norton Sports & Learning Center to learn more about what your options are before the JCPS application period opens on Nov. 11. Don’t forget to bring your Choices Books with you to the event!
🍲 LUNCH & LEARN | Nineteen student leaders from Indian Trail Elementary School got a treat today—a free, fancy lunch at Bonefish Grill. Students got a lesson with their meal from restaurant proprietor David Jenkins, who talked about leadership, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and needing math skills to figure costs and measurements for recipes. What an awesome real-world experience for these students!
🚍 LEARN & EARN | Earn while you learn! If you apply to be a JCPS bus driver, we’ll pay you while you get your CDL! Take advantage of this great opportunity; apply today at JCPSbusdriver.com.
ONE DAY ONLY | We want to see you this Saturday at the 2024 JCPS Showcase of Schools! Don’t miss your only chance to talk with officials from every JCPS school before the application period opens in two weeks. Families, please bring your Choices Books with you to reference during the event!
🚍 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE | If you want to earn an average of $55,000 a year and make a difference in the lives of children, we want to hear from you! Apply to join our team of dedicated drivers at JCPSbusdriver.com. *We offer flexible schedules.*
🌞 MORNINGS WITH MOMS | Mornings with Moms surprised students at
Jacob Elementary this morning with an impressive turnout of women excited to cheer on students! We love to see those smiles! 😃
🚁 BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER | The Kentucky Army National Guard landed a Black Hawk helicopter at The Academy @ Shawnee this morning. Academies of Louisville students in aviation, patient care tech, and JROTC pathways got a chance to explore the chopper and talk to the crew about opportunities and skills needed to pursue careers in related fields!