The view below converts average test scores for each school into a state percentile rank. This view is helpful for comparing performance over time, across grades and subjects, and to the rest of the state. The percentiles show a school’s relative position among all Georgia schools. For example, Burgess-Peterson’s 2022 average 3rd grade English score Read more about Milestones State Percentile Ranks, 2022[…]
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 right to select different grades, subjects, Read more about Relationship between School Performance and Poverty, 2022[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The view below converts average test scores for each school into a state percentile rank. This view is helpful for comparing performance over time, across grades and subjects, and to the rest of the state. The percentiles show a school’s relative position among all Georgia schools. For example, Burgess-Peterson’s 2019 average 3rd grade English score Read more about Milestones State Percentile Ranks 2019[…]
The map below shows the percentage of elementary students scoring proficient in math on the 2019 Georgia Milestones. The map shows that Morningside and Jackson Elementary schools had the highest math proficiency at 82.7%, and that Brandon, Lin, and Springdale also had scores above 80%. Mouse-over or tap the map to view school names and Read more about Milestones Achievement, 2019[…]
The visual below shows math proficiency rates for all students, Black students, and White students at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (ANCS) and Drew Charter. Notice that differences in overall performance do not necessarily correspond to similar differences in subgroup performance. Drew’s overall middle school math proficiency of 57% is eight points higher than ANCS’s rate of Read more about 2018 Milestones Results by Subgroup[…]
We’re highlighting a few schools that showed improved achievement in 2018. Each post will include an interview with the principal and a review of their data. Today we’ll look at Gideons Elementary. Gideons started a partnership with The Kindezi Schools in 2018, which was also Danielle Washington’s first year as the principal. We can see Read more about Milestones Spotlight: Gideons[…]