Several public schools at all grade levels in East Cobb have been recognized as literacy and math leaders by the Georgia Department of Education.
These schools “demonstrated exceptional achievement or growth in reading and mathematics during the 2024-2025 school year,” according to the department, and as reflected in “annual end-of-grade or end-of-course assessments.
“The criteria recognize the crucial importance of grade-level reading in third and sixth grades and numeracy skills in fifth and eighth grades, and require higher growth from schools with lower achievement levels.”
More than 400 schools across Georgia have earned the designation, with 21 in East Cobb. Dickerson Middle School was recognized in both literacy and math categories.
Literacy leaders were given “based on the outlined criteria at the elementary and middle-school levels, and at the high-school level based on the American Literature EOC, which is the state test for ELA in high school. Literacy Leader qualifications use the Georgia Milestones Reading Status indicator, which is based on the Lexile score associated with students’ performance on a subset of questions on the ELA assessment. GaDOE also recognized Literacy Leader schools for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.”
The math leaders “met the qualifications for recognition as 2024-2025 Math Leaders. Awards were given based on the outlined criteria at the elementary and middle-school levels, and at the high-school level based on the Algebra: Concepts and Connections EOC, which is the state test for mathematics in high school. Math Leader qualifications are based on students achieving the Proficient Learner level or above on the Georgia Milestones mathematics assessments. GaDOE recognized Math Leader schools for the 2023-2024 school year.”
Here’s our report from August on how students at East Cobb schools fared in the latest Georgia Milestones results.
Literacy leaders:
- Blackwell ES (3rd Grade Gateway Growth)
- Davis ES (3rd Grade Gateway Achievement, 4th Grade Growth)
- Dickerson MS (6th Grade Gateway Achievement, 7th Grade Achievement, 8th Grade Achievement)
- East Side ES (3rd Grade Gateway Achievement; 5th Grade Achievement)
- Garrison Mill ES (3rd Grade Gateway Achievement; 3rd Grade Gateway Growth; 5th Grade Achievement)
- Lassiter HS (High School Achievement)
- Mt. Bethel ES (3rd Grade Gateway Achievement; 4th Grade Achievement; 5th Grade Achievement)
- Pope HS (High School Achievement)
- Sope Creek ES (3rd Grade Gateway Achievement; 4th Grade Growth; 5th Grade Achievement)
- Timber Ridge ES (3rd Grade Gateway Achievement; 5th Grade Achievement)
- Walton HS (High School Achievement)
Math Leaders:
- Daniell MS (8th Grade Gateway Growth; High School Achievement)
- Dickerson MS (7th Grade Achievement; 8th Grade Gateway Achievement; High School Outstanding Achievement)
- Dodgen MS (High School Achievement)
- East Cobb MS (High School Outstanding Achievement)
- Hightower Trail MS (High School Outstanding Achievement)
- Mabry MS (High School Achievement)
- McCleskey MS (High School Outstanding Achievement)
- Nicholson ES (4th Grade Growth; 5th Grade Gateway Growth)
- Simpson MS (High School Outstanding Achievement)
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