Fulton County’s elementary schools saw declines on the state’s report card for progress, according to state data released this morning.
The district’s average scores on the CCRPI — a 110-point school report card that grades schools on several factors, including student performance on standardized state tests — mostly outpaced the state. The district scored 74.7 overall, above the state’s average of 73.6. Elementary schools scored 73.3, against 72.8 for the state. The district scored 70.8 for middle schools, lower than the state’s 72.1, and 79.5 for high schools, 3.4 points above the state average of 76.1.
According to the state, 60 or below on the test is considered failing.
VIEW GEORGIA'S 2016 CCRPI SCORES
The test has been a guide the last few years for school districts as Gov. Nathan Deal sought to to establish a state-operated school district using schools with CCRPI scores below 60 at some point in the previous three years. Voters in November did not approve the resolution seeking what Deal called the Opportunity School District. The plan would have allowed the state to take up to 20 schools from that list of schools each year and close them, run them itself or convert them to charter schools.
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The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s education team will be analyzing the scores released today. Check later for updates.
The AJC has created the The Ultimate Atlanta School Guide that lets you look at and compare critical data for every school in Georgia. You can find it at http://schools.myajc.com/#/schools.
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