Scroll through our blog for detailed analysis on different data releases.
The visual below shows enrollment trends at APS for the past 27 years. Use the drop-down options to select a school or grade, or the tabs at the top to pick a different view. Mouse-over the visual to get exact numbers. The graph shows that total enrollment has fallen by about 2,400 students over the Read more about APS Enrollment Data 1994-2021[…]
The graph below shows graduation rates by school for 2021 and 2020. The four-year graduation rate for Atlanta Public Schools was 83.1% in 2021, an increase of 2.8 percentage points from 2020. Use the “Cohort Year” filter to see graduation rates from other school years, and the “Subgroup” filter to see graduation rates for different Read more about 2021 Graduation Rates[…]
The Georgia Department of Education released 2021 Milestones results on Monday, August 16. As Dr. Herring described in her blog, the test results measure student achievement after an unusual and challenging period of learning. APS students were remote for the last 2.5 months of spring 2020 and all of fall 2020. Families then had a Read more about Milestones Achievement, 2021[…]
The visual below shows average 2020 SAT scores for graduating seniors by school. Atlanta Classical’s average score of 1151 was the highest in the district. Grady and KIPP Collegiate also scored above the national average. Use the exam filter on the right to switch to the ACT or a different subject. Note that the percentage Read more about 2020 ACT and SAT Scores[…]
The visual below shows enrollment trends at APS for the past 27 years. Use the drop-down options to select a school or grade, or the tabs at the top to pick a different view. Mouse-over the visual to get exact numbers. The graph shows that total enrollment fell by about 1,300 students since last year, Read more about APS Enrollment Data 1994-2020[…]
The graph below shows graduation rates by school for 2020 and 2019. The four-year graduation rate for Atlanta Public Schools was 80.3% in 2020, an increase of 2.4 percentage points from 2019. Use the “Cohort Year” filter to see graduation rates from other school years, and the “Subgroup” filter to see graduation rates for different Read more about 2020 Graduation Rates[…]
The Georgia Department of Education administers the annual Georgia Student Health Survey, which includes both questions about school climate and student health behaviors. Elementary students in grades 3-5 take a 15 question survey, and middle and high school students take a 91 question survey. Schools are required to have at least a 75% response rate. Read more about Climate Survey 2019[…]
The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) publishes mobility rates for Georgia public schools. The GOSA mobility rate, also known as the churn rate, counts the total number of student moves in or out of a school between October 1 and May 1, and divides by the total number of students enrolled on the first Read more about Mobility Rates 2019[…]
The Georgia Department of Education uses the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) to measure school effectiveness. However, we see that CCRPI results are correlated with factors outside of a school’s control, like the percentage of economically disadvantaged students. To measure how schools perform compared to those serving similar students, the Governor’s Office of Read more about Beating the Odds 2019[…]
Atlanta Public Schools has one of the largest racial achievement gaps in the country, which reflects one of the largest racial income gaps in the country. The Education Opportunity Project shows this relationship at the district level for both the black-white gap and the Hispanic-white gap. However, the district-level relationship can hide large variation at Read more about Student Achievement by School, Poverty, and Race[…]