Fulton Schools Improve CCRPI Average Scores

ATLANTA, GA -- The Georgia Department of Education on Thursday released 2017 results for the College and Career Ready Performance Index, including those for Fulton County Schools.

For 2017, Fulton County’s overall score of 78 increased 3.3 points from the previous year and is 3 points higher than the state average of 75. Each level of Fulton schools saw increases: Elementary schools’ scores rose 4.3 points to 77.6, middle schools increased 2 points to 72.8, and high schools improved by 2.9 points to 82.4. Comparatively, the state scores were 72.9 for elementary schools, 73 for middle schools, and 77 for high schools.

Using the state’s 100-point scale and letter grades correlated to it, Fulton reduced its overall number of “F” schools (school scoring below a 60) from 28 to 18. In addition, 26 out of 28 “F” schools saw improvement from the previous year. The number of “A” (scoring 90 or above) and “B” schools (scoring 80 or above) grew from 44 to 50.

Some exciting news for Fulton County: six of its schools placed on the state's "Chronically Failing" list have improved their results enough to be removed from the list: Love T. Nolan Elementary School, Parklane Elementary School, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School, Hapeville Charter Middle School, Banneker High School and Tri-Cities High School.

“We are encouraged by the progress that was made last year while still understanding there is much more work ahead of us," said Superintendent Dr. Jeff Rose. "There are both reasons to celebrate and opportunities to improve. We are excited that six of our 14 schools on the state’s ‘Chronically Failing’ list have improved their scores enough to come off the list. We also have seen significant improvement districtwide with 38 schools increasing a letter grade.”

View 2017 CCRPI scores of each Fulton County school here.

Two schools scored over 100 points, for a second consecutive year, due to extra points given for “exceeding the bar” – Lake Windward Elementary School and Northview High School – with scores of 104.5 and 100.4, respectively. Three schools had near perfect scores – Findley Oaks Elementary School (99.9), River Trail Middle School (99.5), and Cambridge High School (99.0) – and more than half (51) of Fulton’s schools earned a “B” or above.

Seventeen schools also had double-digit gains from the previous year: Hillside Elementary School (+24.7), Randolph Elementary School (+20.6), Chattahoochee Hills Charter (MS) (+19.4), Mountain Park Elementary School (+18.1), Love T. Nolan Elementary School (+17.3), Parklane Elementary School (+16.9), Main Street Academy (ES) (+16.4), Evoline C. West Elementary School (+15.9), Roswell North Elementary School (+15.2), Hapeville Charter Career Academy (+13.2), Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School (+12.8), Lake Forest Elementary School (+12.3), Stonewall Tell Elementary School (+12.0), Creekside High School (+11.8), Brookview Elementary School (+10.7), McClarin Success Academy (+10.7), and Hapeville Charter Middle School (+10.2).

The CCRPI is Georgia’s statewide accountability system that replaced the No Child Left Behind’s Adequate Yearly Progress measurement after the U.S. Department of Education granted Georgia’s waiver from NCLB in 2012. CCRPI measures schools and school districts on a 100-point scale, with overall scored made up of three major areas: Achievement (50 points possible), Progress (40 points possible) and Achievement Gap (10 points possible).

Climate Star Ratings released

The Georgia Department of Education also released its annual School Climate Star ratings for all school systems in Georgia.

School climate refers to the quality and character of school life – the “culture” of a school. A sustainable, positive school climate fosters youth development and student learning, which are essential elements for academic success, career-skill improvement and overall quality of life. The School Climate Star Rating helps determine whether a school is on the right path to school improvement.

School climate ratings are based on survey results and data from the 2016-2017 school year, and each school is rated on a 1-5 scale, with five stars representing an excellent school climate, and one star representing a school climate in need of improvement.

In Fulton, 30 schools received a 5-Star rating, an increase of 10 schools from 2016 and a dramatic change from 2015 when only four schools fell within that range. Also, 64 percent of schools in 2017 have a 4- or 5-star rating as compared to 54 percent in 2016.

More information about CCRPI and the Climate Star Ratings can be found on the Georgia Department of Education’s website.

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