More than 70 public schools in Georgia need more classroom support for some students, according to a list released by state education officials.
The schools were included in the Georgia Department of Education’s Targeted Support & Improvement list, which was released last week. Schools on the list have one or more consistently underperforming student groups. Federal law requires each state to release a list of such schools.
About half the schools on the list are located in metro Atlanta. Atlanta Public Schools had 10 schools on the list, more than any school district in Georgia. The Clayton and DeKalb school systems each had nine schools on the list.
The state plans to provide professional learning and targeted technical assistance to those schools.
“The identification of Targeted Support & Improvement Schools allows us to ensure we’re working with school districts to provide resources and support where they are needed,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a statement. “Our Office of School & District Improvement has had demonstrable success helping identified schools improve as we work together to provide the best possible education to every student. We look forward to working in partnership with these districts and schools on behalf of the children we all serve.”
Georgia Department of Education officials earlier this month released a separate list of 52 schools that are making strong academic progress. The Comprehensive Support & Improvement recognizes schools that showed a 5% increase in the state’s CCRPI Content Mastery component score from 2023 to 2024, and have a score of 80 or higher on one of the other components (Progress, Closing Gaps or Readiness). Atlanta Public Schools had seven schools on the list, which was second statewide to the Richmond County school district.
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