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Elementary School Assessment Scores
Middle School Assessment Scores
High School Assessment Scores
Major System Initiatives
Professional Learning



System Student Achievement : Elementary School

 

Criterion-Reference Competency Test (CRCT) Scores -English/Language Arts

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 1

71

85

82

N/A

Grade 2

79 

87

82

N/A

Grade 3

73 

85

84

N/A

Grade 4

75 

81

83

80

Grade 5

83 

88

86

N/A

 

 


Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) Scores - Reading

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 1

83

92

90

N/A

Grade 2

86

82

82

N/A

Grade 3

74 

90

90

N/A

Grade 4

75 

85

75

N/A

Grade 5

75 

85

81

N/A

 

 


Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) Scores - Mathematics

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 1

85 

87

90

N/A

Grade 2

82 

88

85

N/A

Grade 3

88 

87

90

N/A

Grade 4

75 

72

76

82

Grade 5

81

74

80

N/A

 

 


Criterion - Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) Scores - Science

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 1

- -

- -

- -

- -

Grade 2

- -

- -

- - 

- - 

Grade 3

79 

81

84

N/A

Grade 4

86

90

88

N/A

Grade 5

89 

89

89

N/A

 

 


Criterion - Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) Scores - Social Studies

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 1

- -

- -

N/A

N/A

Grade 2

- -

- -

N/A

N/A

Grade 3

84 

89

87

N/A

Grade 4

86 

87

86

N/A

Grade 5

90

90

87

N/A


Grade 5 Writing Assessment:

 

Percent of 5th graders in each category

Categories of Scaled Scores

2006

2005

2004

2003

Stage 1: The Emerging Writer


1

1

2

Stage 2: The Developing Writer

2

2

4

Stage 3: The Focusing Writer


9

14

13

Stage 4: The Experimenting Writer

35

31

33

Stage 5: The Engaging Writer


39

38

32

Stage 6: The Extending Writer


14

14

15



System Student Achievement Data - Middle School


Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) Scores - English/Language Arts

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

*2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 6

82 

73

67

68

Grade 7

78 

80

81

N/A

Grade 8

85 

79

77

75

*NOTE: Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, some assessments and their scoring have changed as a result of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) implementation.



Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests - Reading

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

*2005 - 2006  

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 6

87

83

79

83

Grade 7

78 

86

86

N/A

Grade 8

90 

79

83

83

*NOTE: Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, some assessments and their scoring have changed as a result of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) implementation.



Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests - Mathematics

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

*2005 - 2006  

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 6

52 

70

66

70

Grade 7

75 

74

77

N/A

Grade 8

76 

65

67

66

*NOTE: Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, some assessments and their scoring have changed as a result of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) implementation.


Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests - Science

 

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

*2005 - 2006  

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 6

65 

82

87

N/A

Grade 7

63 

88

79

N/A

Grade 8

79

78

78

N/A

*NOTE: Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, some assessments and their scoring have changed as a result of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) implementation.



Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests - Social Studies

Percent of students who meet or exceed standards

Grade Level

*2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

Grade 6

84 

78

80

N/A

Grade 7

83

82

79

N/A

Grade 8

87

87

85

N/A

*NOTE: Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, some assessments and their scoring have changed as a result of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) implementation.

Middle Grades Writing Assessment


Percent of students in On Target and Exceeds Target performance levels and average scale score

MGWA

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Percentage of Students

87

84

80

77

92

Average Scale Score


358

357






System Student Achievement - High School

 

Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT)

Percent of 11th graders passing on first administration

Subject

2005-2006

2004 - 2005

2003 - 2004

2002 - 2003

English

94

91

91

95

Mathematics

92

88

89

92

Social Studies

83

77

80

78

Science

75

68

77

70

Writing

93

88

87

85



End of Course Test Results
 

Spring 2006

 

Spring 2005

 

Spring 2004

 

Subject

Number Tested

System % passing

Number Tested

System % passing

Number Tested

System % passing

Algebra I

734

70

374

74

327

67

Geometry

377

66

157

67

161

66

9th Grade Lit/Comp

537

65

253

80

217

81

American Lit/Comp

384

76

138

94

137

93

Biology

347

79

201

90

167

81

Physical Science

38

45

41

63

21

24

US History

340

67

184

76

149

60

Economics

288

70

152

71

110

48


Graduation Data : Number of students and percent of student population

Diplomas

2005 - 2006

2004 - 2005

2003- 2004

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

College Prep and
Tech/Career Prep Seal

71

 

60

25

74 34

College Prep Seal

104

 

97

40

77 36

Tech/Career Prep Seal

89

 

86 

35

64 30

Special Education*

17

13

22

Total All Diplomas

281

256 

237

Certificates of Attendance*

15

13

32

Total graduates

264

243

215

*Does not count towards graduation rate for AYP


Completion Rate: Percent of 9th grade enrollment in graduating class by year
 

2005-2006

(2002 9th grade enrollment in Class of 2006)

2004 - 2005
(2001 9th grade enrollment in
Class of 2005)

2003 - 2004

(2000 9th grade enrollment in class of 2004)

2002 -2003

(1999 9th grade enrollment in class of 2003)

Completion
Rate

62

58.6

50.5

 

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT):

 

Use students' highest verbal and highest math scores

Year

# Taking Test

Average Verbal

Average Math

Total

2005-2006 When Available

 

 

 

2004-2005

114

501

489

990

2003-2004

118

501 489

990

2002-2003

112

495 496 991


 

American College Testing (ACT)

Year

# Taking Tests

English

Math

Reading

Science

Composite Score

2005-2006  When Available          

2004 -2005

23

19

19.6

19.5

19.1

19.5

2003 - 2004

28

19.9

20.2

21.1

21.4

20.8

2002 - 2003

24

21.6

20

21.3

20.7

21


 

Advanced Placement Exams (AP)

 

Year

# of Students Taking Tests

# of

Tests Taken

% of Scores 3 or Higher

2005-2006  When Available    

2004 - 2005

24

27

74.1

2003 - 2004

31

32

21

2002 - 2003

N/A

N/A

N/A




Major System Initiatives:
Major system initiatives or reform efforts that have been implemented in the last three years

Initiative or Reform Effort

Federal Reading First - Elementary K-3

Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI)

Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) Implementation

Learning Focused Schools





  System Professional Learning

Professional learning activities in the past three years that were focused on system improvement


Professional Learning Activity

Year(s) Offered

Georgia Performance Standards Training

2004 - Ongoing

Reading First Training

2004- On-going

Learning Focused Schools Strategies

2002- Present

Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) - Principals, Superintendent, and SI Director

2004

Closing the Achievement Gap - Gerald Anderson

2004

Inclusion Training for Regular and Special Ed Teachers

2004 - 2005

Co-teaching for Regular and Special Ed teacher teams

2004 - 2005

SST and 504 Training

2004 - 2005

Professional Learning Communities - Study Groups

2004- Ongoing

School and System Improvement/SACSCASI Training

2004- Ongoing

Instructional Technology Training

2004 - Ongoing

America's Choice Math strategies for Middle Schools

2004-2005