38 Fulton Schools 'Beat The Odds' On State Performance Index

Thirty-eight Fulton County schools have “beaten the odds,” according to information released this week by the Georgia Department of Education.

In addition, four of the state’s five highest performing schools on the index are in Fulton County. The district's 2016 results are attached.

The Beats The Odds analysis measures schools against those with similar backgrounds to see whether they performed better than statistically expected on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). The CCRPI is Georgia’s statewide accountability system that measures schools and districts on a 100-point scale based on multiple indicators of performance.

Schools that beat the odds are those with a higher CCRPI than similar schools serving similar students in Georgia.

The Beating the Odds analysis predicts a range within which each school’s CCRPI is statistically expected to fall – given the school’s size, grade cluster, student demographics (including race/ethnicity, disability, English Language Learners, and poverty) and student mobility. If an individual school’s actual CCRPI is above the predicted range, then that school “beat the odds.”

In 2016, Fulton had 38 schools beat the odds using that criteria. Of the five schools statewide that had a predicted measure over 100, four of them were in Fulton – Shakerag Elementary School, Wilson Creek Elementary School, River Trail Middle School and Northview High School.

• View results for all Fulton County schools by clicking here.

“This analysis offers a different perspective on how our schools are performing,” said Superintendent Jeff Rose. “We will use this data, as well as other information from the Georgia Department of Education, to help inform our improvement efforts for all schools.”

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