Scroll through our blog for detailed analysis on different data releases.
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[…]
The visual below shows 2019 English language arts (ELA) proficiency rates by school for black, Hispanic, and white students. The visual is sorted by the performance of black students and shows that Morningside Elementary had the highest ELA proficiency rate for black students at 63%. The graph also shows that many schools have large differences Read more about 2019 Milestones Results by Subgroup[…]
The visual below shows average 2019 SAT scores for graduating seniors by school. Atlanta Classical’s average score of 1250 was the highest in the district. Grady and Drew 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 tested Read more about 2019 ACT and SAT Scores[…]
The visual below shows enrollment trends at APS for the past 26 years. Use the filters on the right 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 the number of total students in APS has Read more about APS Enrollment Data 1994-2019[…]
The map below shows the percentage of students who had typical or high growth in English Language Arts (ELA) over the past three years. Mouse-over or tap the map to view school names and percentages, or use the filters to change to math, grade levels, or to a specific year. Student growth percentiles are calculated Read more about 2019 Student Growth[…]
Understanding subgroup level performance can often involve several comparisons- performance relative to other subgroups in a school, performance relative to other students in the state, and performance on an absolute scale. The visuals below attempt to combine those comparisons into a single visual. The first visual shows the distribution of mathematics performance by subgroup for Read more about CCRPI Performance by Subgroup 2019[…]
The Georgia Department of Education released 2019 CCRPI scores today. The CCRPI is a formula of mostly test scores and test score growth that rates schools on a 0-100 scale. This year’s scores use the same formula as 2018, but the formula was different in prior years. So, to better understand school CCRPI performance over Read more about 2019 CCRPI Results[…]
The graph below shows graduation rates by school for 2019 and 2018. The four-year graduation rate for Atlanta Public Schools was 77.9% in 2019, a drop of 2.0 percentage points from 2018. Use the “Cohort Year” filter in the upper left-hand corner to see graduation rates from other school years, and the “Subgroup” filter to Read more about 2019 Graduation Rates[…]
Atlanta Public Schools has the most diverse portfolio of schools in the state. We have schools in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Georgia and schools in some of the poorest. The graph below shows that these schools have very different math achievement levels: Use the filters on the left to select different grades, subjects, Read more about Relationship between School Performance and Poverty, 2019[…]