Cherokee Students Surpass State, Metro Peers on Milestone Exams

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Cherokee County School District students not only exceeded state passage rates on the new, more challenging Georgia Milestones statewide exams, but its middle and high school students also topped their metro Atlanta peers in a majority of subjects.

That’s according to the school district, which released the news on Thursday.

Georgia Milestones, which assesses the mastery of Georgia Performance Standards and replaces the state’s previous testing system, includes End of Grade tests for grades 3-8 and End of Course tests for middle and high school students taking specific classes for high school credit.

Results are reported as percentages of students who are Beginning, Developing, Proficient or Distinguished Learners and include English Language Learners and students who receive Special Education services.

On the End of Course tests, district middle and high school students, in addition to exceeding state passage rates (Developing to Distinguished Learners) on every test, also lead all metro Atlanta county school systems in six of the eight subjects: American Literature and Composition, Biology, Coordinate Algebra, Economics, Ninth Grade Literature and Composition and U.S. History (tied with Cobb County).

Middle school students in the district who meet eligibility requirements have the opportunity to take two of these classes to earn high school credit: Coordinate Algebra and Physical Science; and these students performed extremely well, even when compared to high school students in metro Atlanta and statewide.

“These results continue to show our community that we provide an outstanding public education to each child in Cherokee County, and one of the best available not only in Georgia, but also in metro Atlanta and its most competitive school districts,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo said. “As families relocating to metro Atlanta decide where to call home, those choosing Cherokee will find an outstanding public school no matter the zip code they choose.”

You can view the results of the subject areas here while the figures for the middle school students are located here.

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