East Cobb schools earn Governor’s Office of Student Achievement awards

Lassiter High School graduation rate, East Cobb schools

Several East Cobb schools are among the 159 schools across the state recognized earlier this month by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement.

The awards are given to schools that meet a number of measures for student academic progress, called Statewide Accountability System Awards, and include the categories of “Greatest Gains” and “Highest Performing.”

Greatest Gains schools must earn a three-year average in the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Content Mastery Score that ranks in at least the 93rd percentile.

High Performing schools exhibit high academic performance by earning a three-year average CCRPI Content Mastery Score in at least the 93rd percentile.

In other words, these schools are in the top three percent in the state in academic growth in those respective categories.

Lassiter High School earned a Platinum Award for Greatest Gains, while those schools getting the Gold Award are Walton High School, Wheeler High School, Dodgen Middle School and Garrison Mill Elementary School.

Sprayberry High School and Addison Elementary School earned a Silver Award, and the Bronze Award went to Dickerson Middle School, Hightower Trail Middle School and Murdock Elementary School.

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Highest Performing schools from East Cobb include Lassiter and Walton (Platinum), Mt. Bethel Elementary School (Gold) and Simpson Middle School (Bronze).

Recognized schools will receive and award certificate and a banner to hang in their schools.

The awards are developed by the GOSA and approved by the Georgia Department of Education. For more information, including further explanation about how the awards are calculated, click here.

Wheeler HS GOSA Award

 

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