ES & MS Milestones Results for Metro Atlanta Districts

Posted on November 16, 2015 by | 8 Comments

State scores from the 2014-15 administration of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System were released today.
Milestones Results – Distinguished Learners
Milestones Results – Georgia Elementary School Rankings – Distinguished Learners
Milestones Results – Proficient Learners
Milestones Results – Georgia Elementary School Rankings – Proficient Learners
Milestones Results – Georgia Middle School Rankings – Proficient Learners
 Milestones Results – Georgia High School Rankings – Proficient Learners
Milestones Results – DeKalb Elementary Schools – Proficient Learners
Milestones Results – DeKalb Middle Schools – Proficient Learners
 Milestones Results – Metro Atlanta School Districts – Proficient Learners  (Elementary and Middle School)
How did DeKalb elementary and middle schools stack up against the other big 8 metro school districts?  Well … at least we’re not Clayton.
Marlon Walker is reporting, “The scores for Georgia’s first-ever Milestones tests are out, and many DeKalb County School District students struggled to pass.”
Spring 2015 EOG School.zipSpring 2015 EOG School.zip (Elementary and Middle School)
Spring 2015 EOG System.zipSpring 2015 EOG System.zip (Elementary and Middle School)​
Percentage of students prepared for the next grade level
The following graphs illustrate the percentage of students that demonstrate at least proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level and are prepared for the next grade level course.






Beginning Learners do not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students need substantial academic support to be prepared for the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.
Developing Learners demonstrate partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified by Georgia’s content standards. The students need additional academic support to ensure success in the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.
Proficient Learners demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students are prepared for the next grade level or course and are on track for college and career readiness.
Distinguished Learners demonstrate advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards. The students are well prepared for the next grade level or course and are well prepared for college and career readiness.

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8 responses to “ES & MS Milestones Results for Metro Atlanta Districts”

  1. Cere | November 16, 2015 at 6:22 PM |

    Curious. How is it that we can know that only 20-30% of students in grades 1-8 are considered proficient enough to move on, yet according to your recent post, graduation rates countywide have jumped from 57% to 71%. What kind of magic are we pulling off in our high schools? Or do we have a much more serious dropout rate than we care to admit?

  2. Stan Jester | November 16, 2015 at 6:43 PM |

    The Georgia Milestones are considered a tougher, more rigorous test than the CRCT and EOCT. I talked about Student Promotion last year when the State education department spokesman Matt Cardoza said, “Students who failed those tests in the past could appeal to local panels, which often approved the students’ promotion”.
    So, generally speaking, students in Georgia are promoted to the next grade whether they are proficient or not. The jump in the graduation rate can be attributed to the elimination of the GHSGT (Georgia High School Graduation Test).

  3. H.A.Hurley | November 16, 2015 at 8:01 PM |

    Once Again, the testing correlates directly with the income level of the parents.
    Wow, how informative!
    Testing is a HUGE INDUSTRY and billionaires are raking it in.
    We continue to talk about the rigor of content, only to push most children to fail from Kindergarten on with developmentally inappropriate content. The set scores are often decided before the tests are developed, or set after all children complete the tests. We have non-educators running public education with mass funding from Gates, Broad, Walton & Co. to ramrod their agenda. Children must fail to continue this profit sucking exploitation of our test prep factories (schools).
    Read up on why over 200,000 parents Opted-Out children from such high stakes testing for which months are waisted in test prep. There will be more across the US this school year.
    Manipulating scores up and down have serious consequences with eligibility criteria for children with disabilities and TAG kids. But, non-educators corpProfiteers could care less. They earn $M on children in poverty, failing schools, more tests, syphoning confidential student data for sale & test prep materials, etc…
    Please wake up and smell the coffee. I have been a career educator who has spent much time researching the corp profit exploitation of our children. GA is still snoozing and few are aware. Take time to educate yourself.

  4. Stan Jester | November 16, 2015 at 8:14 PM |

    H.A.Hurley, Please post the “income level of the parents” you are referring to.

  5. H.A.Hurley | November 17, 2015 at 12:06 AM |

    Income levels correlate strongly to high or low test scores. This cannot possibly be news to you. High income areas = high test scores, children in poverty = low test scores. DC has high concentrations of children in poverty vs. significantly high income areas in Dunwoody, Oak Grove, Austin, etc.
    Across GA, same outcome. DCS is at the bottom of the Metro areas – surprised? No one is.
    DCS had years of dysfunction, fraud, dumb and unethical leaders, golden parachutes for superintendents & inept leadership.
    We keep testing, spend $$ on tests, valuable instructional time for test prep and endless weeks/mos of testing…to conclude the above statistics. Guess what? It’s not about educating kids, it’s about the privatization industry surrounding children in poverty and their billionaire corp profiteers.
    Poor kids are worth $M.
    Stan, I know that you know this very well.

  6. Stan Jester | November 17, 2015 at 7:21 AM |

    H.A. Hurley, The data reveals many things. For example, APS is the most property rich district in the metro area and is usually at the bottom of the testing results. Let’s try to stick to “Just the Facts, Ma’am”.

  7. Stan Jester | November 17, 2015 at 7:37 AM |

    Correlation is not causality (Freakonomics).
    Stop Nicolas Cage Before He Kills Again!
    The number of Nicholas Cage films and the number of swimming pool drownings in each year is highly correlated.

  8. H.A.Hurley | November 17, 2015 at 9:05 AM |

    If you and others are so smart in DCS – How’s it working for us?
    Ask the poor teachers who have been mistreated and exploited for years – oh, many are now gone to better systems. Ask folks who are moving as we speak.
    You have much work to do, and paying attention to the national education issues is critical to what is happening in DCS. Ignorance is no excuse…remember?