Two-Thirds of APS Schools Increase on State CCRPI Scores

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2017 Two-thirds of APS Schools Increase on State CCRPI Scores

56 schools improve their Georgia accountability scores – 23 more than 2016 ATLANTA –Fifty-six schools in Atlanta Public Schools (APS) – about two-thirds of schools in the district and 23 more than in 2016 – showed gains on the state’s latest College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) results released today by the Georgia Department of Education. The 10 schools that achieved the highest improvements are Crim High School (23.9 points), Centennial Academy (21.6), Thomasville Heights Elementary (19.5), Hollis Innovation Academy (18.9), Beecher Hills Elementary (17.9), Charles Drew Junior/Senior Academy (17.4), Hutchinson Elementary (15.4), Washington High (14.9), Douglass High (14.2) and Towns Elementary (13). A complete list of schools showing gains is attached in the appendix. As a district, APS attained an increase of 3.1 points to 68.3 points, more than doubling the state’s gain of 1.4 points. The state CCRPI score was 75.0 points. APS has increased its score by 8.5 points in the five years since the introduction of CCRPI by the state in 2012. CCRPI is the statewide education accountability system that measures schools and districts on a 100-point scale based largely on the Georgia Milestones assessment through a combination of three main components: 1) achievement (50 points), 2) progress (40 points) and 3) closing the achievement gap (10 points), with the possibility of 10 additional challenge points. See Appendix for explanation. The state index is intended to help parents and the public better understand how schools are performing compared to others in the district and state.

The scores also serve as the basis for the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) lists of schools that are “Beating the Odds” or perform higher than schools with similar characteristics. Those reports are expected to be released next month.

On the CCRPI, APS achieved increases on both the achievement and progress components across all three grade bands between 2016 and 2017. In the achievement gaps component, both elementary and high school grade bands achieved gains while the middle school grade band slightly decreased. See graph below.

For 2017, 15 APS schools scored at or above 80 on the CCRPI overall.

2017 APS CCRPI Scores by Grade Band At the elementary level, these schools include Jackson (100.7), Morris Brandon (98.8), Mary Lin (97.8), Springdale Park (95.8), Morningside (94.7), Charles Drew Charter (87.9), West Manor (83.5), Centennial Academy (82.7), Burgess Peterson Academy (82.1) and Sarah Smith (80.8). At the middle school level, the schools include Inman (89.9), Charles Drew Junior/Senior Academy (86.8) and Centennial Academy (80.8). At the high school level, the schools include Carver Early College (91.9), Charles Drew Junior/Senior Academy (91.5), Grady (83.6) and North Atlanta (81.7) As a component of the 100-point score, schools achieving at least 37 out of 40 progress points include Beecher Hills Elementary 16 Targeted Intervention Schools Results (40), Centennial Academy (40), Crim High (40), Jackson Elementary (40), Coretta Scott King (39.7), Inman Middle (39.5), Morris Brandon Elementary (39.1), Towns Elementary (38.4), Cleveland Avenue Elementary (38.3), KIPP STRIVE Academy (38.3), Mary Lin Elementary (38.3), KIPP Vision Academy (37.7), Dunbar Elementary (37.6), E. Rivers Elementary (37.6), BEST Academy (37.2), Charles Drew Charter (37.2), Thomasville Heights Elementary (37.2) and Carver Early College (37.1). The scores also show that the district has made considerable strides over the past two years as part of its Turnaround Strategy. Nearly all of the 16 district

schools receiving targeted interventions with additional resources saw gains in their CCRPI scores.

For the APS data report, click here. To view detailed score reports for the state and every public school district in Georgia, visit the GADOE CCRPI page. “We are so proud that more and more of our schools saw gains on their CCRPI scores over the past year,” said APS Superintendent Meria Carstarphen. “Our students, teachers, administrators and staff have leaned into the hard work for higher achievement. The CCRPI scores are indicative of the progress they’ve made on our Journey of Transformation.” The transformation framework for APS synchronizes the district’s mission, vision, strategic plan and other transformation elements, including the conversion to a charter system operating model, adoption of standards-based units of study for all grades, implementation of district-wide instructional practices, the launch of benchmark assessments and a focus on literacy and early childhood education. “As we continue this Journey of Transformation using an established framework, we expect to see continued gains and progress,” Carstarphen said. “Following that strategy, I believe we position the district well for improved student achievement.” Additionally, the APS Turnaround Strategy that focuses on the district’s lowest- performing schools includes education partnerships, operating-model changes, high- impact tutoring, math and reading specialists to directly support students, recruitment of respected turnaround school leaders, targeted professional learning for teachers and an accelerated roll-out of social emotional learning in schools. More information is available at www.atlantapublicschools.us/turnaround.

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Appendix:

Atlanta Public Schools with Gains over 2016 scores:

School 2016 2017 Change

Crim High School 31.8 55.7 23.9

Centennial Academy 60.7 82.3 21.6

Thomasville Heights 40.3 59.8 19.5

Hollis Innovation Academy 39.7 58.6 18.9

Beecher Hills Elementary 61.8 79.7 17.9

Drew Charter JA/SA 71.7 89.1 17.4

Hutchinson Elementary 46.3 61.7 15.4

Washington High School 53.5 68.4 14.9

Douglass High School 47.0 61.2 14.2

Towns Elementary 55.3 68.3 13.0

B.E.S.T Academy 52.8 65.2 12.4

Forrest Hill Academy 24.4 36.8 12.4

Dunbar Elementary 57.6 68.9 11.3

Grady High School 72.4 83.6 11.2

Boyd Elementary 45.2 56.3 11.1

Kimberly Elementary 46.4 57.0 10.6

Peyton Forest Elementary 50.5 60.4 9.9

Westside Atlanta Charter 61.1 70.6 9.5

Fain Elementary 39.8 48.5 8.7

M. Agnes Jones Elementary 56.3 64.5 8.2

Barack & Michelle Obama 49.7 57.7 8.0 Academy

Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership 62.8 70.8 8.0 Academy

Finch Elementary School 44.3 52.0 7.7

Cascade Elementary School 57.8 65.2 7.4

KIPP Vision Academy 57.7 65.0 7.3

Gideons Elementary School 51.2 58.4 7.2

Whitefoord Elementary 62.0 69.1 7.1 School

Slater Elementary School 54.3 60.9 6.6

Scott Elementary School 47.1 53.5 6.4

Atlanta Neighborhood 71.7 78.1 6.4 Charter Middle

Therrell High School 62.1 68.2 6.1

Atlanta Classical Academy 69.6 75.5 5.9

Long Middle School 51.3 57.2 5.9

Continental Colony 55.4 61.1 5.7 Elementary School

W.T. Jackson Elementary 95.4 100.7 5.3

Humphries Elementary 62.4 67.5 5.1

Tuskegee Airman Global 55.5 60.4 5.0 Academy

Drew Charter Elementary 83.8 87.9 4.1

Deerwood Academy 60.5 64.6 4.1

Young Middle School 50.2 53.7 3.5

North Atlanta High School 78.9 81.7 2.8

Carver High School 49.8 52.4 2.7

Sutton Middle School 74.2 76.6 2.4

Usher- Collier Heights 61.8 64.0 2.2 Elementary School

E Rivers Elementary School 77.4 79.4 2.0

Morris Brandon Elementary 97.0 98.8 1.8 School

Harper-Archer Middle 42.8 44.4 1.6 School

Burgess-Peterson Academy 80.5 82.1 1.6

West Manor Elementary 82.1 83.5 1.4 School

Sylvan Hills Middle School 57.8 58.8 1.0

Woodson Park Academy 51.0 52.0 1.0

King Middle School 57.4 58.2 0.8

Benteen Elementary School 56.9 57.6 0.7

FL Stanton Elementary 51.1 51.6 0.5 School

F.A. Toomer Elementary 58.3 58.6 0.3 School

Springdale Park Elementary 95.6 95.8 0.2 School

Mays High School 62.1 62.1 0.0

Price Middle School 52.1 51.9 -0.2

Hope-Hill Elementary School 60.8 60.5 -0.3

Maynard H. Jackson High 76.0 75.6 -0.4 School

Perkerson Elementary 57.6 56.9 -0.7 School

Heritage Academy 61.3 60.3 -1.0

Mary Lin Elementary School 98.9 97.8 -1.1

Inman Middle School 91.6 89.9 -1.7

Morningside Elementary 96.5 94.7 -1.8 School

Bunche Middle School 57.0 54.6 -2.4

Dobbs Elementary School 63.6 60.8 -2.8

Bolton Academy 64.8 61.9 -2.9

Carver Tech High School 56.5 53.6 -2.9

Sarah Smith Elementary 83.8 80.8 -3.0 School

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 76.0 72.9 -3.1

Wesley International 69.9 66.0 -3.9 Academy

Cleveland Avenue 80.8 76.0 -4.8

Kindezi 77.2 72.4 -4.8

Atlanta Neighborhood 84.5 79.6 -4.9 Charter Elementary

Carver Early College 97.3 91.9 -5.4

Fickett Elementary School 63.5 58.0 -5.5

Miles Elementary School 63.4 57.7 -5.7

KIPP STRIVE Academy 79.8 74.1 -5.7

Brown Middle School 58.9 53.0 -5.9

Garden Hills Elementary 82.0 75.2 -6.8 School

KIPP WAYS Academy 79.8 70.3 -9.5

South Atlanta High School 68.0 55.6 -12.4

Parkside Elementary School 68.7 54.8 -13.9

KIPP STRIVE Primary 54.2

Progress Points:

Three Year School 2015 2016 2017 Average

Beecher Hills Elementary School 38.0 28.7 40.0 35.6

Centennial Academy (K-5) 26.6 28.5 40.0 31.7

Centennial Academy (6-8) 30.1 40.0 40.0 36.7

Crim High School 26.3 22.4 40.0 29.6

W.T. Jackson Elementary School 40.0 35.5 40.0 38.5

Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (6-8) 33.7 34.4 39.7 35.9

Inman Middle School 40.0 39.5 39.5 39.7

Morris Brandon Elementary School 37.5 38.0 39.1 38.2

Towns Elementary School 31.0 33.3 38.4 34.2

Cleveland Avenue Elementary School 39.2 40.0 38.3 39.2

KIPP STRIVE Academy (5) 39.2 38.2 38.3 38.6

Mary Lin Elementary School 37.2 39.5 38.3 38.3

KIPP Vision Academy (6-8) 37.6 28.0 37.7 34.4

Dunbar Elementary School 28.4 32.0 37.6 32.7

E Rivers Elementary School 37.7 34.7 37.6 36.7

B.E.S.T Academy (9-12) 30.5 29.7 37.2 32.5

Drew Charter JA/SA (6-8) 31.7 24.4 37.2 31.1

Thomasville Heights Elementary School 27.5 25.1 37.2 29.9

Carver Early College 40.0 37.2 37.1 38.1

Drew Charter JA/SA (9-12) 32.0 35.1 36.9 34.7

Humphries Elementary 36.9 31.5 36.9 35.1

Drew Charter (K-5) 34.8 35.9 36.8 35.8

Cascade Elementary 32.8 31.1 36.7 33.5

Springdale Park Elementary 35.4 36.6 36.7 36.2

Whitefoord Elementary 25.8 33.9 36.7 32.1

Kindezi (6-8) 40.0 32.7 36.6 36.4

North Atlanta High School 36.0 34.9 36.3 35.7

West Manor Elementary 37.4 35.5 36.3 36.4

Washington High School 36.2 27.8 36.2 33.4

Jackson High School 37.7 37.4 35.9 37.0

KIPP STRIVE Academy (6-8) 40.0 34.3 35.9 36.7

Burgess-Peterson Elementary 39.4 37.0 35.8 37.4

Usher- Collier Elementary 40.0 36.2 35.7 37.3

Morningside Elementary 38.8 35.9 35.6 36.8

Grady High School 30.8 28.9 35.1 31.6

Hutchinson Elementary 30.2 25.5 35.0 30.2

Kindezi (K-5) 36.6 36.2 35.0 35.9

Therrell High School 36.8 32.1 35.0 34.6

B.E.S.T Academy (6-8) 30.5 28.0 34.8 31.1

Hollis Innovation Academy 26.1 22.2 34.6 27.6

Garden Hills Elementary 38.2 37.7 34.5 36.8

Sutton Middle School 37.0 33.4 34.5 35.0

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (6-8) 32.1 31.0 34.4 32.5

Atlanta Classical (6-8) 22.1 22.9 34.4 26.5

Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (9-12) 36.2 31.4 34.4 34.0

Barack & Michelle Obama Academy 32.3 29.1 34.2 31.9

Boyd Elementary School 28.9 26.7 34.1 29.9

King Middle School 34.5 31.5 34.0 33.3

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (K-5) 37.4 36.7 33.9 36.0

Gideons Elementary School 29.0 29.2 33.9 30.7

Douglass High School 33.2 25.0 33.8 30.7

KIPP WAYS Academy (6-8) 40.0 38.1 33.7 37.3

Perkerson Elementary 27.7 34.2 33.5 31.8

Westside Atlanta Charter 24.3 33.2 28.8

Sarah Smith Elementary 37.9 33.8 33.0 34.9

M. Agnes Jones Elementary 32.2 27.3 32.7 30.7

Deerwood Academy 29.7 29.7 32.6 30.7

Dobbs Elementary 35.6 34.6 32.6 34.3

Continental Colony 28.6 29.9 32.5 30.3

Long Elementary 30.7 30.0 32.3 31.0

Slater Elementary 32.2 31.0 32.3 31.8

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 36.0 30.9 32.2 33.0

Tuskegee Airman Global Academy 32.2 32.0 32.2 32.1

Peyton Forest Elementary 32.9 26.4 32.0 30.4

Sylvan Hills Middle School 36.4 32.2 32.0 33.5

Benteen Elementary School 39.4 32.1 31.8 34.4

Fickett Elementary School 38.8 35.0 31.5 35.1

Hope-Hill Elementary School 38.9 34.6 31.4 35.0

Miles Elementary School 28.5 33.1 31.4 31.0

Finch Elementary School 34.2 26.3 31.2 30.6

Kimberly Elementary School 29.8 26.1 31.2 29.0

Mays High School 34.7 29.6 31.1 31.8

KIPP WAYS Academy (5) 40.0 39.9 30.9 36.9

Young Middle School 32.2 27.3 30.7 30.1

Price Middle School 32.5 30.3 30.5 31.1

Wesley International Academy (K-5) 34.8 30.3 30.2 31.8

Brown Middle School 32.6 33.3 30.1 32.0

Heritage Academy 35.8 32.8 30.0 32.9

KIPP Vision Academy (5) 38.1 39.1 29.9 35.7

Fain Elementary School 30.3 23.7 29.8 27.9

Woodson Park Academy 29.2 29.4 29.8 29.5

Wesley International Academy (6-8) 33.5 31.2 29.4 31.4

Carver High School 33.5 24.2 29.1 28.9

South Atlanta High School 36.5 34.4 29.1 33.3

Atlanta Classical (9-10) 31.2 29.0 30.1

Bolton Academy 34.5 31.9 28.8 31.7

Bunche Middle School 31.6 30.6 28.8 30.3

FL Stanton Elementary School 28.8 30.1 28.7 29.2

Atlanta Classical Academy (K-5) 22.4 30.9 27.9 27.1

Parkside Elementary School 39.0 38.0 27.3 34.8

Scott Elementary School 31.8 24.8 27.2 27.9

F.A. Toomer Elementary School 32.8 24.1 27.1 28.0

Harper-Archer Middle School 27.1 24.1 27.0 26.1

Forrest Hill Academy 22.0 18.4 23.6 21.3

Carver Tech High School 23.7 32.5 20.8 25.7

KIPP STRIVE Primary (4) 18.1 18.1

Elementary Scores:

Three Year School 2015 2016 2017 Average

W.T. Jackson 97.7 95.4 100.7 97.9 Elementary School

Morris Brandon 93.5 97 98.8 96.4 Elementary School

Mary Lin Elementary 93.2 98.9 97.8 96.6 School

Springdale Park 94.5 95.6 95.8 95.3 Elementary School

Morningside 98.2 96.5 94.7 96.5 Elementary School

Drew Charter (K-5) 82.5 83.8 87.9 84.7 Elementary School

West Manor 85.2 82.1 83.5 83.6 Elementary School

Centennial Academy 54.9 56.4 82.7 64.7 (K-5)*

Burgess-Peterson 74.3 80.5 82.1 79.0 Academy

Sarah Smith 88 83.8 80.8 84.2 Elementary School

Beecher Hills 82.2 61.8 79.7 74.6 Elementary School

Atlanta Neighborhood 87.1 84.5 79.6 83.7 Charter School (K-5)

E Rivers Elementary 83.1 77.4 79.4 80.0 School

KIPP STRIVE Academy 72.5 80.8 77.1 76.8 (5)*

Cleveland Avenue 72.2 80.8 76 76.3 Elementary School

Garden Hills 78.6 82 75.2 78.6 Elementary School

Atlanta Classical 61.4 71.4 74.2 69.0 Academy (K-5)*

Kindezi (K-5)* 75 77.3 72.8 75.0

Westside Atlanta 61.1 70.6 65.9 Charter

Whitefoord Elementary 48.9 62 69.1 60.0 School

Dunbar Elementary 48.4 57.6 68.9 58.3 School

Towns Elementary 52.3 55.3 68.3 58.6 School

Wesley International 72.8 69.6 68.1 70.2 Academy (K-5)*

Humphries Elementary 67.7 62.4 67.5 65.9 School

KIPP WAYS Academy 85 76.6 66.2 75.9 (5)*

Cascade Elementary 57 57.8 65.2 60.0 School

Deerwood Academy 56.7 60.5 64.6 60.6

M. Agnes Jones 64.1 56.3 64.5 61.6 Elementary School

Usher- Collier 68.9 61.8 64 64.9 Elementary School

Bolton Academy 64.4 64.8 61.9 63.7 Elementary School

Hutchinson Elementary 58.7 46.3 61.7 55.6 School

Continental Colony 53.1 55.4 61.1 56.5 Elementary School

Slater Elementary 54.8 54.3 60.9 56.7 School

Dobbs Elementary 60.3 63.6 60.8 61.6 School

Hope-Hill Elementary 66.4 60.8 60.5 62.6 School

Tuskegee Airman 52.6 55.5 60.4 56.2 Global Academy

Peyton Forest 56.2 50.5 60.4 55.7 Elementary School

Heritage Academy 63.5 61.3 60.3 61.7

Thomasville Heights 41.8 40.3 59.8 47.3 Elementary School

F.A. Toomer 62.7 58.3 58.6 59.9 Elementary School

Hollis Innovation 44.7 39.7 58.6 47.7 Academy

Gideons Elementary 47.2 51.2 58.4 52.3 School

Fickett Elementary 71.4 63.5 58 64.3 School

KIPP Vision Academy 68.1 69.9 57.8 65.3 (5)*

Miles Elementary 56.2 63.4 57.7 59.1 School

Barack & Michelle 50.6 49.7 57.7 52.7 Obama Academy

Benteen Elementary 65.5 56.9 57.6 60.0 School

Kimberly Elementary 46.6 46.4 57 50.0 School

Perkerson Elementary 48.1 57.6 56.9 54.2 School

Boyd Elementary 43.2 45.2 56.3 48.2 School

Parkside Elementary 69.3 68.7 54.8 64.3 School

KIPP STRIVE Primary (K- 54.2 54.2 4)

Scott Elementary 53.9 47.1 53.5 51.5 School

Finch Elementary 56.9 44.3 52 51.1 School

Woodson Park 47.7 51 52 50.2 Academy

FL Stanton Elementary 48.5 51.1 51.6 50.4 School

Fain Elementary School 49.7 39.8 48.5 46.0

Middle Schools:

Three School 2015 2016 2017 Year Average

Inman Middle School 90.7 91.6 89.9 90.7

Drew Charter JA/SA (6-8)* 75.5 65.3 86.8 75.9

Centennial Academy (6-8)* 61 81.7 80.8 74.5

Atlanta Classical Academy (6-8)* 58.2 60.6 79.9 66.2

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (6-8) 72.7 71.7 78.1 74.2

Sutton Middle School 79.1 74.2 76.6 76.6

KIPP STRIVE Academy (6-8)* 86 79.5 73.1 79.5

KIPP WAYS Academy (6-8)* 86.2 80.9 71.6 79.6

Kindezi (6-8)* 86.2 76.4 70.9 77.8

Coretta Scott King Young Women's 56.1 59.5 68.5 61.4 Leadership Academy (6-8)*

KIPP Vision Academy (6-8)* 72.8 54 67.5 64.8

Wesley International Academy (6-8)* 67.7 70.5 61.6 66.6

B.E.S.T. Academy (6-8)* 51.8 48.3 60.5 53.5

Sylvan Hills Middle School 60.2 57.8 58.8 58.9

King Middle School 59.1 57.4 58.2 58.2

Long Middle School 51 51.3 57.2 53.2

Bunche Middle School 56.3 57 54.6 56

Young Middle School 55.9 50.2 53.7 53.3

Brown Middle School 56.2 58.9 53 56

Price Middle School 54.3 52.1 51.9 52.8

Harper-Archer Middle School 44.5 42.8 44.4 43.9

High Schools:

Three School 2015 2016 2017 Year Average

Carver Early College High School 101.7 97.3 91.9 97

Drew Charter JA/SA (9-12)* 72.4 79.7 91.5 81.2

Grady High School 70.5 72.4 83.6 75.5

North Atlanta High School 76.4 78.9 81.7 79

Maynard H. Jackson High School 70.8 76 75.6 74.1

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School 85.2 76 72.9 78

Coretta Scott King Young Women's 72.6 66.3 72.8 70.6 Leadership Academy (9-12)*

Atlanta Classical Academy (9-10)* 85.7 72.8 79.3

B.E.S.T. Academy (9-12)* 58.2 58.1 69.6 62

Washington High School 68.5 53.5 68.4 63.5

Therrell High School 67.1 62.1 68.2 65.8

Mays High School 67.4 62.1 62.1 63.9

Douglass High School 57.8 47 61.2 55.3

Crim High School 36.9 31.8 55.7 41.5

South Atlanta High School 70.6 67.9 55.6 64.7

Carver Tech High School 43 56.5 53.6 51

Carver High School 61.1 50.1 52.4 54.5

Forrest Hill Academy (9-12)* 31.8 25.1 36.8 31.2

Description of CCRPI Components

The base College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) score for each school is calculated from four components:

Achievement Points are worth 50 of the 100 CCRPI points and include 2016 student performance on state standardized tests such as the Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) and End of Course (EOC), graduation rates, college admission exams and career pathways.

Progress Points are worth 40 of the 100 CCRPI points and measure the academic growth students achieve from year to year. Schools earn points for the percent of students whose academic performance on state tests in the 2015-2016 school year is considered typical or high compared to other Georgia students with similar test scores from 2014-2015.

Achievement Gap Points are worth 10 of the 100 CCRPI points. Schools earn points based on the average performance of the lowest 25 percent of students compared to the average performance of Georgia students statewide.

Challenge Points may be awarded for schools for performance on specific school-based measures and for meeting annual performance targets for students identified as economically disadvantaged, English learner or a student with a disability or supplemental Exceeding the Bar indicators as defined by the state.