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Hillgrove Named School of Excellence
The honor was given to 26 total Georgia schools because they showed either the greatest improvements or highest achievements.
has been named a 2011 Georgia School of Excellence by State School Superintendent John Barge.
The honor was given to 26 total Georgia schools because they showed either the greatest improvements or highest achievements in the state, according to a news release. Hillgrove was chosen from the greatest improvements category.
"These schools are showing that excellence can be achieved when they focus on providing a world-class education for their students," Barge says in the release.
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Each of the schools will receive a $1,000 check from Georgia Natural Gas.
Schools qualifying for the honor are chosen from each Congressional District in either of the categories. Here are the explanations of the categories and the schools that got the award in those categories.
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Top 10%: Schools that are in the top 10 percent in Georgia as measured by assessments in reading and math.
- 1. Oglethorpe Point Elementary, Glynn County
- 2. Westside Elementary, Lowndes County
- 3. Peeples Elementary, Fayette County
- 4. Oak Grove Elementary, DeKalb County
- 5. Morningside Elementary, Atlanta Public Schools
- 6. Vanderlyn Elementary, DeKalb County
- 7. Shiloh Point Elementary, Forsyth County
- 8. Alexander II Magnet, Bibb County
- 9. Vickery Creek Elementary, Forsyth County
- 10. Stevens Creek Elementary, Columbia County
- 11. Jones Elementary, Bremen City
- 12 Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah-Chatham County
- 13. Holly Springs Elementary, Douglas County
Greatest Gains: Schools that demonstrated greatest continuous gains in student achievement for the past three years as measured by assessments in reading and mathematics.
- 1. Matilda Harris Elementary, Camden County
- 2. Potter Street Elementary, Decatur County
- 3. Rosemont Elementary, Troup County
- 4. Pine Street Elementary, Rockdale County
- 5. Clairemont Elementary, City Schools of Decatur
- 6. Sprayberry High, Cobb County
- 7. Level Creek Elementary, Gwinnett County
- 8. Heard-Mixon Elementary, Newton County
- 9. Settles Bridge Elementary, Forsyth County
- 10. Demorest Elementary, Habersham County
- 11. Hillgrove High, Cobb County
- 12. Heard Elementary, Savannah-Chatham County
- 13. Stockbridge Elementary, Henry County
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