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Top 100 Elementary Schools In Georgia – Milestones

Posted on July 29, 2016 by | 1 comment

Where does your elementary school rank in the state on the Spring 2016 Georgia Milestone results?

Georgia Milestones

Background of Georgia Milestones
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment program that spans grades three through high school. Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in English language arts(ELA), mathematics, science, and social studies.
Mean Scale Score
The mean is the arithmetic average of a set of scale scores. The mean scale score is found by adding all the scale scores in a given distribution and dividing that sum by the total number of scale scores.
Score Ranking
The Mean Scale Score for ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies were averaged for grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The final average of the mean scale scores for each grades for each school was calculated and ranked for every elementary school in Georgia.
Grade Size – Grade size is determined by the average number of students that take each exam in that grade level.
NOTE: DeKalb County School District puts out a Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) report. While Kittredge elementary in DeKalb may have the best scores in the state, I would also like to note that out of roughly 150 buildings in the school district, only 9 of them are in worse shape than Kittredge. More windows in a school won’t improve academics. You wouldn’t believe how many times community leaders FROM areas at the bottom of this list say one of the reasons their schools are AT the bottom of the list is because they need more windows.
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Georgia Elementary School Rankings Georgia Milestones – Mean Scale Scores
3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
County School Grade
Size		 ELA Math Science History ELA Math Science History ELA Math Science History AVG
1 Dekalb Kittredge Magnet Sch 158 571 596 589 595 581 581 599 562 584.22
2 Muscogee Britt David ES 97 579 587 556 570 566 591 569 571 580 601 594 576 578.36
3 Forsyth Daves Creek ES 199 585 594 556 563 572 594 565 573 571 591 571 558 574.40
4 Forsyth Big Creek ES 177 574 580 552 574 551 584 562 571 570 584 582 563 570.60
5 Marietta City Marietta Center For 107 585 579 566 556 567 574 566 563 571 571 581 552 569.26
6 Forsyth Johns Creek ES 186 568 582 539 548 569 587 560 570 580 597 565 564 569.06
7 Forsyth Sharon ES 184 577 575 559 569 560 586 563 559 563 575 580 561 568.96
8 Dekalb Wadsworth Magnet Sch 67 565 562 557 555 580 566 599 553 566.99
9 Forsyth Brookwood ES 170 560 573 545 558 556 594 559 553 573 587 571 547 564.71
10 Fayette Kedron ES 94 566 568 560 562 542 576 561 549 570 572 581 548 562.96
11 Fulton Wilson Creek ES 153 571 569 555 550 571 575 551 555 564 580 562 543 562.25
12 Fulton Lake Windward ES 118 553 568 551 555 571 581 560 556 564 575 566 547 562.12
13 Fulton Findley Oaks ES 119 570 566 559 549 558 557 538 541 570 579 584 553 560.43
14 Forsyth Settles Bridge ES 196 555 565 540 538 556 580 554 554 566 583 562 546 558.33
15 APS Morningside ES 125 549 556 551 553 544 560 555 553 570 552 596 552 557.55
16 Fulton Shakerag ES 145 564 570 555 542 550 566 554 548 563 570 565 534 556.85
17 Fulton Heards Ferry ES 104 570 573 551 545 554 566 551 558 559 562 556 531 556.31
18 APS Jackson ES 139 572 557 541 542 549 560 554 560 565 556 560 550 555.47
19 APS Springdale Park ES 102 559 557 547 545 565 565 550 537 566 555 578 537 554.94
20 Dekalb Vanderlyn ES 110 562 555 548 550 562 583 549 550 554 557 545 543 554.91
21 Dekalb Austin ES 90 569 560 550 548 563 562 550 540 543 553 571 546 554.59
22 Gwinnett Riverside ES 189 547 558 545 546 548 569 549 553 563 571 554 547 554.09
23 Oconee Malcom Bridge ES 102 554 553 546 539 545 563 567 547 554 555 579 547 554.08
24 Gwinnett Level Creek ES 162 548 557 541 547 553 575 556 557 550 564 553 534 553.06
25 Cobb Timber Ridge ES 109 556 542 539 537 553 578 568 555 565 551 562 528 552.78
26 Gwinnett Simpson ES 145 553 544 533 525 557 575 561 567 565 559 550 542 552.60
27 APS Brandon ES 175 562 553 549 553 556 555 543 545 560 558 555 540 552.39
28 Cobb Tritt ES 161 577 560 545 550 563 557 540 542 565 545 552 529 551.89
29 Fulton Crabapple Crossing E 143 559 558 556 548 551 561 546 539 560 555 552 535 551.57
30 Cobb Mount Bethel ES 187 555 557 543 534 557 567 547 549 570 554 555 531 551.45
31 Cobb Sope Creek ES 189 555 561 544 540 544 558 541 559 559 558 555 539 551.15
32 APS Lin ES 101 564 552 539 536 552 555 548 541 554 566 564 539 550.81
33 Gwinnett Parsons ES 135 551 557 541 541 551 568 550 551 553 558 554 532 550.61
34 Fulton Abbotts Hill ES 122 552 560 550 546 548 561 548 544 559 553 551 527 549.92
35 Cobb Murdock ES 160 559 558 542 542 554 558 544 542 548 552 560 537 549.77
36 Gwinnett Suwanee ES 122 541 558 545 539 543 563 551 553 552 559 545 542 549.18
37 Fayette Peeples ES 121 544 558 544 548 536 562 543 541 541 556 573 537 548.66
38 Walker Fairyland ES 34 549 550 544 548 545 561 558 555 526 564 553 530 548.55
39 Fayette Braelinn ES 98 549 554 539 540 551 569 552 546 542 546 562 533 548.54
40 Fulton Ocee ES 135 545 558 542 529 537 555 537 528 556 576 568 550 548.45
41 Forsyth Shiloh Point ES 227 545 559 532 534 546 571 539 536 555 569 553 539 548.12
42 Oconee Oconee County ES 148 561 569 553 553 550 555 537 532 545 550 542 531 548.06
43 Fulton Sweet Apple ES 121 551 545 542 522 542 557 557 541 554 564 555 547 548.02
44 Fulton State Bridge Crossin 149 559 553 553 538 546 554 543 532 552 558 552 533 547.79
45 Forsyth Mashburn ES 94 548 564 544 539 551 575 550 556 539 542 542 522 547.60
46 Fulton Creek View ES 173 558 558 546 541 543 566 544 536 548 554 547 531 547.57
47 Fayette Peachtree City ES 85 550 557 542 545 539 558 541 536 547 565 546 542 547.39
48 Greene Lake Oconee Charter 65 556 561 532 530 549 566 548 543 551 547 553 528 546.98
49 Gwinnett Roberts ES 143 538 541 545 534 533 558 549 545 551 565 561 545 546.96
50 Marietta City West Side ES 71 539 545 549 544 543 557 539 536 554 551 570 536 546.88
Georgia Elementary School Rankings Mean Scale Score
3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
County School Grade
Size		 ELA Math Science History ELA Math Science History ELA Math Science History AVG
51 Dekalb Dunwoody ES 128 552 555 544 547 539 545 536 524 552 541 571 546 546.11
52 Columbia River Ridge ES 125 543 543 542 541 539 548 533 536 557 557 559 554 545.96
53 Fulton Summit Hill ES 135 557 556 543 539 552 563 550 545 548 536 538 520 545.63
54 Cobb East Side ES 214 549 554 538 531 547 564 542 538 556 549 545 533 545.56
55 Fulton Dolvin ES 156 547 551 540 536 541 559 537 531 562 560 552 530 545.50
56 Decatur City Westchester ES 70 550 543 542 548 545.49
57 Glynn Oglethorpe Point ES 94 542 557 536 533 539 563 555 555 550 547 540 530 545.47
58 Dekalb Oak Grove ES 87 563 553 543 546 542 546 549 542 553 545 539 522 545.45
59 Fulton Medlock Bridge ES 112 557 551 543 523 549 567 538 543 553 555 541 524 545.41
60 Gwinnett Camp Creek ES 177 548 541 545 545 530 546 540 545 549 550 560 541 545.20
61 Gwinnett Head ES 95 542 548 535 527 541 553 548 533 554 552 562 541 544.75
62 Forsyth Kelly Mill ES 208 546 562 538 536 535 546 533 534 554 560 554 539 544.67
63 Fulton Cogburn Woods ES 163 548 552 552 553 539 562 544 525 547 546 540 527 544.54
64 Gwinnett Puckett’S Mill ES 167 547 548 533 536 543 558 535 538 550 557 547 533 543.82
65 Richmond Walker Traditional E 104 552 546 541 537 538 553 538 543 549 553 548 528 543.81
66 Decatur City Winnona Park ES 97 546 552 544 533 543.62
67 Forsyth Haw Creek ES 185 548 542 530 533 548 571 535 534 557 556 540 529 543.50
68 Oconee Rocky Branch ES 128 555 550 546 545 538 555 539 536 542 534 547 535 543.43
69 Cherokee Bascomb ES 186 534 543 542 544 526 547 524 531 549 565 570 546 543.35
70 Cobb Garrison Mill ES 120 540 534 526 521 545 556 536 539 558 555 563 545 543.20
71 Columbia Stevens Creek ES 139 541 557 549 538 540 559 541 537 545 551 538 521 543.16
72 Clarke Chase Street ES 60 551 560 540 541 524 549 541 533 544 554 552 530 543.12
73 Cobb Shallowford Falls ES 105 556 558 542 530 546 562 544 532 543 536 546 522 543.10
74 Fulton New Prospect ES 92 534 561 531 522 530 553 527 527 562 557 575 536 542.89
75 Cobb Mountain View ES 146 554 552 544 544 541 563 539 536 547 540 531 522 542.83
76 Forsyth Vickery Creek ES 214 543 549 528 528 542 562 542 548 542 553 539 532 542.42
77 Oconee High Shoals ES 83 530 532 535 521 546 553 552 545 551 554 558 532 542.39
78 Decatur City Fifth Avenue ES 386 543 548 539 537 550 548 544 529 542.25
79 Heard Ephesus ES 17 529 529 511 497 539 553 551 551 548 570 574 544 541.39
80 Gwinnett Brookwood ES 225 537 541 534 541 540 558 542 546 538 554 538 528 541.38
81 Fulton Barnwell ES 132 551 550 538 515 549 562 542 534 547 548 543 516 541.34
82 Forsyth George W. Whitlow El 175 532 544 526 526 549 560 538 550 541 559 538 531 541.10
83 Fayette Crabapple Lane ES 107 536 545 542 543 538 531 544 535 541 527 568 541 540.94
84 Decatur City New Glennwood ES 61 541 542 541 539 540.66
85 Dekalb Ashford Park ES 69 566 546 551 567 528 541 532 532 532 522 536 530 540.15
86 Bryan Mcallister ES 138 544 551 542 533 525 542 531 532 539 556 550 536 540.02
87 Gwinnett Ivy Creek ES 155 534 545 531 531 535 547 536 537 545 555 543 539 539.90
88 Dekalb Museum School Avonda 63 547 530 533 537 539 545 530 538 551 542 552 535 539.89
89 Muscogee Mathews ES 97 551 539 550 554 521 538 532 535 531 547 558 519 539.67
90 Cobb Ford ES 135 541 545 529 526 541 564 539 537 545 552 533 523 539.53
91 Fulton Alpharetta ES 86 543 548 535 515 546 553 541 534 547 547 536 529 539.53
92 Carroll Roopville ES 60 539 551 554 559 511 541 534 522 529 545 567 518 539.26
93 Gwinnett Gwin Oaks ES 186 532 554 542 533 526 552 533 533 539 554 540 530 539.02

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Milestones – The Aftermath of Widespread State Outages

Posted on May 13, 2016 by | 7 comments

Across Georgia this testing season, schools reported technology-related interruptions of online testing, especially Fulton County where widespread outages marred testing. On April 20th, the state experienced widespread issues causing 10 out of 108 DeKalb elementary and middle schools to have to stop and resume online testing the next day.
DeKalb has had no other widespread online testing issues – all DeKalb students who tested online have successfully been able to complete all of their assessments. High School End-of-Course assessments began on May 2nd with no school-wide outages. All DeKalb high school students have been able to complete their online assessments, as scheduled.
Earlier this month the State Board of Education granted a waiver for the second year in a row of promotion, placement, and retention requirements tied to the 2016 administration of the Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) tests.
State law requires that 3rd grade students earn an At/Above Grade Level designation in reading to be promoted to 4th grade. In 5th and 8th grade, state law requires that students earn an At/Above Grade Level designation in reading, as well as score in the Developing Learner achievement level or above in mathematics to be promoted to the next grade. These are the promotion, placement, and retention requirements being waived for the 2016 EOG administration. Some local school systems have additional promotion criteria, and this waiver will not preclude school districts from applying local policies and protocols for promotion and retention decisions for individual students.
Pending the approval of the Educator Effectiveness Committee, student growth will be held harmless for the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES)/Leader Keys Effectiveness System (LKES) this year, and will not count next year with the revised evaluation system. The Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) component of the TKES and the Leader Assessment on Performance Standards (LAPS) component of the LKES will continue to be the sole measure used to determine the performance rating of teachers of record and leaders reported by employing school systems and charter schools to the GaPSC for certification purposes.

Related Posts and Docs
 2015 Milestones Results – School Rankings
  Opting Out of the Georgia Milestones Tests (Apr 2016) – Last year was the first year for the new state standardized test, the Georgia Milestones.  On Tuesday DeKalb elementary and middle school students will begin 3 weeks of Georgia Milestones testing.
  Student Promotion – Whose Decision Is It? (Sept 2014) – Who should decide which students will be promoted and which students will be held back? The state, county, school council, principal, teacher, parent … what do you think?

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