Category Archives: Michael Thurmond

Michael Thurmond is the Interim Superintendent for DeKalb County School District.

2014 DeKalb Elementary School CRCT Rankings

CRCT tests in Reading, English/Language Arts and Mathematics are administered annually to elementary students in 1st through 5th grade. Due to budgetary constraints, the CRCT in 1st and 2nd grade were not administered in the 2013-2014 school year.
In each subject and in each grade, the state established a grade level threshold that determines whether a student met the state’s standard. This table averages the percentage of students that performed at or above grade level in each subject area. (Math Shown Here)

Rank School 3rd 4th 5th Combined Avg
1 Wadsworth 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
2 Kittredge 99.9% 100.0% 99.9%
3 Vanderlyn 98.6% 98.4% 100.0% 99.0%
4 Austin 96.6% 97.7% 97.4% 97.2%
5 Museum School 96.3% 94.4% 100.0% 96.9%
6 Fernbank 97.3% 96.8% 96.5% 96.9%
7 Oak Grove 95.1% 94.7% 96.9% 95.6%
8 Dunwoody 96.0% 93.6% 96.3% 95.3%
9 Montgomery 94.1% 94.7% 95.3% 94.7%
10 Robert Shaw 89.9% 92.5% 94.3% 92.3%
11 Ashford Park 96.9% 93.3% 86.3% 92.1%
12 Wynbrooke 91.9% 90.5% 93.5% 91.9%
13 The Globe Academy 90.5% 90.5%
14 Livsey 93.5% 85.3% 92.1% 90.3%
15 Sagamore Hill 88.1% 94.6% 88.1% 90.3%
16 Laurel Ridge 88.0% 89.9% 92.0% 90.0%
17 Leadership Prep 92.4% 87.3% 90.0% 89.9%
18 Briarlake 95.3% 86.2% 87.2% 89.6%
19 Chesnut 91.2% 83.2% 93.2% 89.2%
21 Dekalb Academy 87.0% 88.7% 88.5% 88.1%
22 Hawthorne 85.8% 88.0% 88.0% 87.3%
23 Huntley Hills 90.0% 80.9% 90.0% 87.0%
24 Narvie Harris 85.5% 86.5% 87.1% 86.4%
25 Henderson Mill 87.6% 81.7% 89.4% 86.2%
26 Marbut 87.2% 82.9% 86.8% 85.7%
27 Midvale 85.0% 82.9% 89.0% 85.6%
28 Evansdale 83.9% 84.9% 86.3% 85.0%
29 Brockett 77.4% 85.0% 92.7% 85.0%
30 Edward Bouie 83.6% 86.6% 83.3% 84.5%
31 Oakcliff 86.5% 84.5% 81.7% 84.3%
32 Pleasantdale 86.4% 81.1% 82.6% 83.3%
33 Kingsley 86.8% 89.4% 72.8% 83.0%
34 Briar Vista 78.2% 81.1% 87.6% 82.3%
35 Intl Comm School 79.5% 82.3% 79.4% 80.4%
36 Woodridge 76.0% 75.3% 82.7% 78.0%
37 Hightower 81.7% 72.0% 77.3% 77.0%
38 Smoke Rise 72.1% 72.0% 83.1% 75.7%
39 Rock Chapel 72.1% 69.2% 84.4% 75.2%
40 Rockbridge 66.3% 75.8% 81.8% 74.7%
41 Mclendon 77.3% 71.8% 72.3% 73.8%
42 Avondale 70.5% 74.7% 75.0% 73.4%
43 Princeton 72.1% 72.1% 75.3% 73.2%
44 Dresden 77.2% 77.1% 65.2% 73.2%
45 Kelley Lake 65.8% 73.7% 79.2% 72.9%
46 Rainbow 70.5% 73.1% 73.5% 72.4%
47 Pine Ridge 69.7% 66.7% 80.3% 72.2%
48 Cary Reynolds 65.6% 73.7% 76.6% 72.0%
49 Browns Mill 71.2% 69.4% 73.9% 71.5%
50 Dekalb Pa Char 70.8% 63.3% 76.7% 70.3%
51 Allgood 70.7% 70.6% 68.6% 70.0%
52 Hambrick 72.4% 67.2% 69.5% 69.7%
53 Bob Mathis 68.8% 67.8% 70.0% 68.9%
54 Shadow Rock 67.7% 64.1% 74.6% 68.8%
55 Fairington 65.8% 66.9% 71.5% 68.1%
56 Flat Rock 66.7% 68.2% 68.7% 67.8%
57 Murphy Candler 66.5% 62.7% 73.7% 67.7%
58 Stone Mill 66.4% 55.3% 81.0% 67.5%
59 Rowland 66.3% 61.2% 71.9% 66.5%
60 Stone Mountain 66.6% 65.7% 66.9% 66.4%
61 Cedar Grove 57.4% 57.9% 83.2% 66.2%
62 Columbia 53.7% 74.6% 68.0% 65.4%
63 Chapel Hill 69.3% 61.6% 64.6% 65.2%
64 Oakview 66.2% 59.8% 68.4% 64.8%
65 Canby Lane 64.1% 62.3% 67.2% 64.5%
66 Idlewood 58.3% 68.4% 65.6% 64.1%
67 Montclair 66.5% 68.3% 57.4% 64.1%
68 Jolly 67.1% 63.4% 60.0% 63.5%
69 Eldridge Miller 61.9% 62.3% 66.1% 63.4%
70 Woodward 63.7% 55.9% 65.7% 61.8%
71 Toney 63.6% 55.3% 66.1% 61.7%
72 Redan 59.9% 62.6% 60.1% 60.9%
73 Indian Creek 58.6% 61.4% 62.6% 60.8%
74 Panola Way 57.0% 61.8% 62.4% 60.4%
75 Dunaire 59.8% 59.1% 62.2% 60.4%
76 Snapfinger 54.4% 55.2% 70.3% 60.0%
77 Clifton 52.5% 58.1% 69.2% 59.9%
78 Meadowview 60.6% 60.4% 56.2% 59.1%
79 Knollwood 51.6% 64.5% 60.7% 58.9%
80 Flat Shoals 57.3% 53.2% 66.1% 58.9%
81 Midway 48.7% 48.9% 64.6% 54.1%
82 Stoneview 49.8% 50.4% 62.0% 54.1%
83 Ronald Mcnair 48.8% 52.3% 56.7% 52.6%

Georgia law says no 3rd grade student will be promoted to the 4th grade if the student does not achieve grade level performance on the third grade CRCT in Reading and no 5th grade student will be promoted to the 6th grade if the student does not achieve grade level performance on the CRCT in Reading and Mathematics.
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DeKalb Schools in the AJC


This weekend an entire page in the AJC, Opinion – A23, was dedicated to various editorials regarding DeKalb Schools.
Maureen Downey pointed out DeKalb’s reputation is still a problem with parents, and despite the convictions of a recent school administration, leadership is still a “protectorate of the status quo”.
While I agree with Ms. Downey’s observation, I also observe that a majority of DeKalb’s citizens often vote to support that status quo. State Representative Tom Taylor noted out of 23 members of the DeKalb Delegation, only 6 stood with the Governor in the removal of the DeKalb School Board. The Druid Hills Cluster vote, cityhood movements, and HR 486 (referendum to form new school districts) are evidence that a number of local communities are left with no other alternatives given the effects of the tyranny of the majority. Continue reading