Contact: Latisha Gray Office: 404-802-2816 Cell: 414-688-1478 Latisha.Gray@atlanta.k12.ga.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2017 Two-thirds of APS s Increase on State CCRPI Scores 56 schools improve their Georgia accountability scores 23 more than 2016 ATLANTA Fifty-six schools in Atlanta Public s (APS) about two-thirds of schools in the district and 23 more than in 2016 showed gains on the state s latest College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) results released today by the Georgia Department of Education. The 10 schools that achieved the highest improvements are Crim High (23.9 points), Centennial Academy (21.6), Thomasville Heights Elementary (19.5), Hollis Innovation Academy (18.9), Beecher Hills Elementary (17.9), Charles Drew Junior/Senior Academy (17.4), Hutchinson Elementary (15.4), Washington High (14.9), Douglass High (14.2) and Towns Elementary (13). A complete list of schools showing gains is attached in the appendix. As a district, APS attained an increase of 3.1 points to 68.3 points, more than doubling the state s gain of 1.4 points. The state CCRPI score was 75.0 points. APS has increased its score by 8.5 points in the five years since the introduction of CCRPI by the state in 2012. CCRPI is the statewide education accountability system that measures schools and districts on a 100-point scale based largely on the Georgia Milestones assessment through a combination of three main components: 1) achievement (50 points), 2) progress (40 points) and 3) closing the achievement gap (10 points), with the possibility of 10 additional challenge points. See Appendix for explanation. The state index is intended to help parents and the public better understand how schools are performing compared to others in the district and state. The scores also serve as the basis for the Governor s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) lists of schools that are Beating the Odds or perform higher than schools with similar characteristics. Those reports are expected to be released next month. On the CCRPI, APS achieved increases on both the achievement and progress components across all three grade bands between 2016 and 2017. In the achievement gaps component, both elementary and high school grade bands achieved gains while the middle school grade band slightly decreased. See graph below. 1
For 2017, 15 APS schools scored at or above 80 on the CCRPI overall. 2017 APS CCRPI Scores by Grade Band At the elementary level, these schools include Jackson (100.7), Morris Brandon (98.8), Mary Lin (97.8), Springdale Park (95.8), Morningside (94.7), Charles Drew Charter (87.9), West Manor (83.5), Centennial Academy (82.7), Burgess Peterson Academy (82.1) and Sarah Smith (80.8). At the middle school level, the schools include Inman (89.9), Charles Drew Junior/Senior Academy (86.8) and Centennial Academy (80.8). At the high school level, the schools include Carver Early College (91.9), Charles Drew Junior/Senior Academy (91.5), Grady (83.6) and North Atlanta (81.7) As a component of the 100-point score, schools achieving at least 37 out of 40 progress points include Beecher Hills Elementary 16 Targeted Intervention s Results (40), Centennial Academy (40), Crim High (40), Jackson Elementary (40), Coretta Scott King (39.7), Inman Middle (39.5), Morris Brandon Elementary (39.1), Towns Elementary (38.4), Cleveland Avenue Elementary (38.3), KIPP STRIVE Academy (38.3), Mary Lin Elementary (38.3), KIPP Vision Academy (37.7), Dunbar Elementary (37.6), E. Rivers Elementary (37.6), BEST Academy (37.2), Charles Drew Charter (37.2), Thomasville Heights Elementary (37.2) and Carver Early College (37.1). The scores also show that the district has made considerable strides over the past two years as part of its Turnaround Strategy. Nearly all of the 16 district schools receiving targeted interventions with additional resources saw gains in their CCRPI scores. 2
For the APS data report, click here. To view detailed score reports for the state and every public school district in Georgia, visit the GADOE CCRPI page. We are so proud that more and more of our schools saw gains on their CCRPI scores over the past year, said APS Superintendent Meria Carstarphen. Our students, teachers, administrators and staff have leaned into the hard work for higher achievement. The CCRPI scores are indicative of the progress they ve made on our Journey of Transformation. The transformation framework for APS synchronizes the district s mission, vision, strategic plan and other transformation elements, including the conversion to a charter system operating model, adoption of standards-based units of study for all grades, implementation of district-wide instructional practices, the launch of benchmark assessments and a focus on literacy and early childhood education. As we continue this Journey of Transformation using an established framework, we expect to see continued gains and progress, Carstarphen said. Following that strategy, I believe we position the district well for improved student achievement. Additionally, the APS Turnaround Strategy that focuses on the district s lowestperforming schools includes education partnerships, operating-model changes, highimpact tutoring, math and reading specialists to directly support students, recruitment of respected turnaround school leaders, targeted professional learning for teachers and an accelerated roll-out of social emotional learning in schools. More information is available at www.atlantapublicschools.us/turnaround. About Atlanta Public s ### Atlanta Public s is one of the largest school districts in the state of Georgia, serving approximately 52,000 students across 88 schools. The district is organized into nine K-12 clusters with 67 traditional schools, 17 charter schools, two citywide single-gender academies and two alternative programs. For more information, visit www.atlantapublicschools.us, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/atlantapublics/ and on Twitter @apsupdate. 3
Appendix: Atlanta Public s with Gains over 2016 scores: 2016 2017 Change Crim High 31.8 55.7 23.9 Centennial Academy 60.7 82.3 21.6 Thomasville Heights 40.3 59.8 19.5 Hollis Innovation Academy 39.7 58.6 18.9 Beecher Hills Elementary 61.8 79.7 17.9 Drew Charter JA/SA 71.7 89.1 17.4 Hutchinson Elementary 46.3 61.7 15.4 Washington High 53.5 68.4 14.9 Douglass High 47.0 61.2 14.2 Towns Elementary 55.3 68.3 13.0 B.E.S.T Academy 52.8 65.2 12.4 Forrest Hill Academy 24.4 36.8 12.4 Dunbar Elementary 57.6 68.9 11.3 Grady High 72.4 83.6 11.2 Boyd Elementary 45.2 56.3 11.1 Kimberly Elementary 46.4 57.0 10.6 Peyton Forest Elementary 50.5 60.4 9.9 Westside Atlanta Charter 61.1 70.6 9.5 Fain Elementary 39.8 48.5 8.7 M. Agnes Jones Elementary 56.3 64.5 8.2 Barack & Michelle Obama Academy Coretta Scott King Young Women s Leadership Academy 49.7 57.7 8.0 62.8 70.8 8.0 4
Finch Elementary 44.3 52.0 7.7 Cascade Elementary 57.8 65.2 7.4 KIPP Vision Academy 57.7 65.0 7.3 Gideons Elementary 51.2 58.4 7.2 Whitefoord Elementary 62.0 69.1 7.1 Slater Elementary 54.3 60.9 6.6 Scott Elementary 47.1 53.5 6.4 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Middle 71.7 78.1 6.4 Therrell High 62.1 68.2 6.1 Atlanta Classical Academy 69.6 75.5 5.9 Long Middle 51.3 57.2 5.9 Continental Colony Elementary 55.4 61.1 5.7 W.T. Jackson Elementary 95.4 100.7 5.3 Humphries Elementary 62.4 67.5 5.1 Tuskegee Airman Global Academy 55.5 60.4 5.0 Drew Charter Elementary 83.8 87.9 4.1 Deerwood Academy 60.5 64.6 4.1 Young Middle 50.2 53.7 3.5 North Atlanta High 78.9 81.7 2.8 Carver High 49.8 52.4 2.7 Sutton Middle 74.2 76.6 2.4 Usher- Collier Heights Elementary 61.8 64.0 2.2 E Rivers Elementary 77.4 79.4 2.0 Morris Brandon Elementary 97.0 98.8 1.8 5
Harper-Archer Middle 42.8 44.4 1.6 Burgess-Peterson Academy 80.5 82.1 1.6 West Manor Elementary 82.1 83.5 1.4 Sylvan Hills Middle 57.8 58.8 1.0 Woodson Park Academy 51.0 52.0 1.0 King Middle 57.4 58.2 0.8 Benteen Elementary 56.9 57.6 0.7 FL Stanton Elementary F.A. Toomer Elementary Springdale Park Elementary 51.1 51.6 0.5 58.3 58.6 0.3 95.6 95.8 0.2 Mays High 62.1 62.1 0.0 Price Middle 52.1 51.9-0.2 Hope-Hill Elementary 60.8 60.5-0.3 Maynard H. Jackson High Perkerson Elementary 76.0 75.6-0.4 57.6 56.9-0.7 Heritage Academy 61.3 60.3-1.0 Mary Lin Elementary 98.9 97.8-1.1 Inman Middle 91.6 89.9-1.7 Morningside Elementary 96.5 94.7-1.8 Bunche Middle 57.0 54.6-2.4 Dobbs Elementary 63.6 60.8-2.8 Bolton Academy 64.8 61.9-2.9 Carver Tech High 56.5 53.6-2.9 6
Sarah Smith Elementary 83.8 80.8-3.0 KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 76.0 72.9-3.1 Wesley International Academy 69.9 66.0-3.9 Cleveland Avenue 80.8 76.0-4.8 Kindezi 77.2 72.4-4.8 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Elementary 84.5 79.6-4.9 Carver Early College 97.3 91.9-5.4 Fickett Elementary 63.5 58.0-5.5 Miles Elementary 63.4 57.7-5.7 KIPP STRIVE Academy 79.8 74.1-5.7 Brown Middle 58.9 53.0-5.9 Garden Hills Elementary 82.0 75.2-6.8 KIPP WAYS Academy 79.8 70.3-9.5 South Atlanta High 68.0 55.6-12.4 Parkside Elementary 68.7 54.8-13.9 KIPP STRIVE Primary 54.2 Progress Points: 2015 2016 2017 Three Year Average Beecher Hills Elementary 38.0 28.7 40.0 35.6 Centennial Academy (K-5) 26.6 28.5 40.0 31.7 Centennial Academy (6-8) 30.1 40.0 40.0 36.7 7
Crim High 26.3 22.4 40.0 29.6 W.T. Jackson Elementary 40.0 35.5 40.0 38.5 Coretta Scott King Young Women s Leadership Academy (6-8) 33.7 34.4 39.7 35.9 Inman Middle 40.0 39.5 39.5 39.7 Morris Brandon Elementary 37.5 38.0 39.1 38.2 Towns Elementary 31.0 33.3 38.4 34.2 Cleveland Avenue Elementary 39.2 40.0 38.3 39.2 KIPP STRIVE Academy (5) 39.2 38.2 38.3 38.6 Mary Lin Elementary 37.2 39.5 38.3 38.3 KIPP Vision Academy (6-8) 37.6 28.0 37.7 34.4 Dunbar Elementary 28.4 32.0 37.6 32.7 E Rivers Elementary 37.7 34.7 37.6 36.7 B.E.S.T Academy (9-12) 30.5 29.7 37.2 32.5 Drew Charter JA/SA (6-8) 31.7 24.4 37.2 31.1 Thomasville Heights Elementary 27.5 25.1 37.2 29.9 Carver Early College 40.0 37.2 37.1 38.1 Drew Charter JA/SA (9-12) 32.0 35.1 36.9 34.7 Humphries Elementary 36.9 31.5 36.9 35.1 Drew Charter (K-5) 34.8 35.9 36.8 35.8 Cascade Elementary 32.8 31.1 36.7 33.5 Springdale Park Elementary 35.4 36.6 36.7 36.2 Whitefoord Elementary 25.8 33.9 36.7 32.1 Kindezi (6-8) 40.0 32.7 36.6 36.4 North Atlanta High 36.0 34.9 36.3 35.7 8
West Manor Elementary 37.4 35.5 36.3 36.4 Washington High 36.2 27.8 36.2 33.4 Jackson High 37.7 37.4 35.9 37.0 KIPP STRIVE Academy (6-8) 40.0 34.3 35.9 36.7 Burgess-Peterson Elementary 39.4 37.0 35.8 37.4 Usher- Collier Elementary 40.0 36.2 35.7 37.3 Morningside Elementary 38.8 35.9 35.6 36.8 Grady High 30.8 28.9 35.1 31.6 Hutchinson Elementary 30.2 25.5 35.0 30.2 Kindezi (K-5) 36.6 36.2 35.0 35.9 Therrell High 36.8 32.1 35.0 34.6 B.E.S.T Academy (6-8) 30.5 28.0 34.8 31.1 Hollis Innovation Academy 26.1 22.2 34.6 27.6 Garden Hills Elementary 38.2 37.7 34.5 36.8 Sutton Middle 37.0 33.4 34.5 35.0 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (6-8) 32.1 31.0 34.4 32.5 Atlanta Classical (6-8) 22.1 22.9 34.4 26.5 Coretta Scott King Young Women s Leadership Academy (9-12) 36.2 31.4 34.4 34.0 Barack & Michelle Obama Academy 32.3 29.1 34.2 31.9 Boyd Elementary 28.9 26.7 34.1 29.9 King Middle 34.5 31.5 34.0 33.3 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (K-5) 37.4 36.7 33.9 36.0 Gideons Elementary 29.0 29.2 33.9 30.7 Douglass High 33.2 25.0 33.8 30.7 9
KIPP WAYS Academy (6-8) 40.0 38.1 33.7 37.3 Perkerson Elementary 27.7 34.2 33.5 31.8 Westside Atlanta Charter 24.3 33.2 28.8 Sarah Smith Elementary 37.9 33.8 33.0 34.9 M. Agnes Jones Elementary 32.2 27.3 32.7 30.7 Deerwood Academy 29.7 29.7 32.6 30.7 Dobbs Elementary 35.6 34.6 32.6 34.3 Continental Colony 28.6 29.9 32.5 30.3 Long Elementary 30.7 30.0 32.3 31.0 Slater Elementary 32.2 31.0 32.3 31.8 KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 36.0 30.9 32.2 33.0 Tuskegee Airman Global Academy 32.2 32.0 32.2 32.1 Peyton Forest Elementary 32.9 26.4 32.0 30.4 Sylvan Hills Middle 36.4 32.2 32.0 33.5 Benteen Elementary 39.4 32.1 31.8 34.4 Fickett Elementary 38.8 35.0 31.5 35.1 Hope-Hill Elementary 38.9 34.6 31.4 35.0 Miles Elementary 28.5 33.1 31.4 31.0 Finch Elementary 34.2 26.3 31.2 30.6 Kimberly Elementary 29.8 26.1 31.2 29.0 Mays High 34.7 29.6 31.1 31.8 KIPP WAYS Academy (5) 40.0 39.9 30.9 36.9 Young Middle 32.2 27.3 30.7 30.1 Price Middle 32.5 30.3 30.5 31.1 Wesley International Academy (K-5) 34.8 30.3 30.2 31.8 Brown Middle 32.6 33.3 30.1 32.0 10
Heritage Academy 35.8 32.8 30.0 32.9 KIPP Vision Academy (5) 38.1 39.1 29.9 35.7 Fain Elementary 30.3 23.7 29.8 27.9 Woodson Park Academy 29.2 29.4 29.8 29.5 Wesley International Academy (6-8) 33.5 31.2 29.4 31.4 Carver High 33.5 24.2 29.1 28.9 South Atlanta High 36.5 34.4 29.1 33.3 Atlanta Classical (9-10) 31.2 29.0 30.1 Bolton Academy 34.5 31.9 28.8 31.7 Bunche Middle 31.6 30.6 28.8 30.3 FL Stanton Elementary 28.8 30.1 28.7 29.2 Atlanta Classical Academy (K-5) 22.4 30.9 27.9 27.1 Parkside Elementary 39.0 38.0 27.3 34.8 Scott Elementary 31.8 24.8 27.2 27.9 F.A. Toomer Elementary 32.8 24.1 27.1 28.0 Harper-Archer Middle 27.1 24.1 27.0 26.1 Forrest Hill Academy 22.0 18.4 23.6 21.3 Carver Tech High 23.7 32.5 20.8 25.7 KIPP STRIVE Primary (4) 18.1 18.1 Elementary Scores: 2015 2016 2017 Three Year Average W.T. Jackson Elementary 97.7 95.4 100.7 97.9 11
Morris Brandon Elementary Mary Lin Elementary Springdale Park Elementary Morningside Elementary Drew Charter (K-5) Elementary West Manor Elementary Centennial Academy (K-5)* Burgess-Peterson Academy Sarah Smith Elementary Beecher Hills Elementary Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (K-5) E Rivers Elementary KIPP STRIVE Academy (5)* Cleveland Avenue Elementary Garden Hills Elementary Atlanta Classical Academy (K-5)* 93.5 97 98.8 96.4 93.2 98.9 97.8 96.6 94.5 95.6 95.8 95.3 98.2 96.5 94.7 96.5 82.5 83.8 87.9 84.7 85.2 82.1 83.5 83.6 54.9 56.4 82.7 64.7 74.3 80.5 82.1 79.0 88 83.8 80.8 84.2 82.2 61.8 79.7 74.6 87.1 84.5 79.6 83.7 83.1 77.4 79.4 80.0 72.5 80.8 77.1 76.8 72.2 80.8 76 76.3 78.6 82 75.2 78.6 61.4 71.4 74.2 69.0 Kindezi (K-5)* 75 77.3 72.8 75.0 12
Westside Atlanta Charter Whitefoord Elementary Dunbar Elementary Towns Elementary Wesley International Academy (K-5)* Humphries Elementary KIPP WAYS Academy (5)* Cascade Elementary 61.1 70.6 65.9 48.9 62 69.1 60.0 48.4 57.6 68.9 58.3 52.3 55.3 68.3 58.6 72.8 69.6 68.1 70.2 67.7 62.4 67.5 65.9 85 76.6 66.2 75.9 57 57.8 65.2 60.0 Deerwood Academy 56.7 60.5 64.6 60.6 M. Agnes Jones Elementary Usher- Collier Elementary Bolton Academy Elementary Hutchinson Elementary Continental Colony Elementary Slater Elementary Dobbs Elementary Hope-Hill Elementary 64.1 56.3 64.5 61.6 68.9 61.8 64 64.9 64.4 64.8 61.9 63.7 58.7 46.3 61.7 55.6 53.1 55.4 61.1 56.5 54.8 54.3 60.9 56.7 60.3 63.6 60.8 61.6 66.4 60.8 60.5 62.6 13
Tuskegee Airman Global Academy Peyton Forest Elementary 52.6 55.5 60.4 56.2 56.2 50.5 60.4 55.7 Heritage Academy 63.5 61.3 60.3 61.7 Thomasville Heights Elementary F.A. Toomer Elementary Hollis Innovation Academy Gideons Elementary Fickett Elementary KIPP Vision Academy (5)* Miles Elementary Barack & Michelle Obama Academy Benteen Elementary Kimberly Elementary Perkerson Elementary Boyd Elementary Parkside Elementary KIPP STRIVE Primary (K- 4) 41.8 40.3 59.8 47.3 62.7 58.3 58.6 59.9 44.7 39.7 58.6 47.7 47.2 51.2 58.4 52.3 71.4 63.5 58 64.3 68.1 69.9 57.8 65.3 56.2 63.4 57.7 59.1 50.6 49.7 57.7 52.7 65.5 56.9 57.6 60.0 46.6 46.4 57 50.0 48.1 57.6 56.9 54.2 43.2 45.2 56.3 48.2 69.3 68.7 54.8 64.3 54.2 54.2 14
Scott Elementary Finch Elementary Woodson Park Academy FL Stanton Elementary 53.9 47.1 53.5 51.5 56.9 44.3 52 51.1 47.7 51 52 50.2 48.5 51.1 51.6 50.4 Fain Elementary 49.7 39.8 48.5 46.0 Middle s: 2015 2016 2017 Three Year Average Inman Middle 90.7 91.6 89.9 90.7 Drew Charter JA/SA (6-8)* 75.5 65.3 86.8 75.9 Centennial Academy (6-8)* 61 81.7 80.8 74.5 Atlanta Classical Academy (6-8)* 58.2 60.6 79.9 66.2 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter (6-8) 72.7 71.7 78.1 74.2 Sutton Middle 79.1 74.2 76.6 76.6 KIPP STRIVE Academy (6-8)* 86 79.5 73.1 79.5 KIPP WAYS Academy (6-8)* 86.2 80.9 71.6 79.6 Kindezi (6-8)* 86.2 76.4 70.9 77.8 Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (6-8)* 56.1 59.5 68.5 61.4 KIPP Vision Academy (6-8)* 72.8 54 67.5 64.8 Wesley International Academy (6-8)* 67.7 70.5 61.6 66.6 B.E.S.T. Academy (6-8)* 51.8 48.3 60.5 53.5 Sylvan Hills Middle 60.2 57.8 58.8 58.9 15
King Middle 59.1 57.4 58.2 58.2 Long Middle 51 51.3 57.2 53.2 Bunche Middle 56.3 57 54.6 56 Young Middle 55.9 50.2 53.7 53.3 Brown Middle 56.2 58.9 53 56 Price Middle 54.3 52.1 51.9 52.8 Harper-Archer Middle 44.5 42.8 44.4 43.9 High s: 2015 2016 2017 Three Year Average Carver Early College High 101.7 97.3 91.9 97 Drew Charter JA/SA (9-12)* 72.4 79.7 91.5 81.2 Grady High 70.5 72.4 83.6 75.5 North Atlanta High 76.4 78.9 81.7 79 Maynard H. Jackson High 70.8 76 75.6 74.1 KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High 85.2 76 72.9 78 Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy (9-12)* 72.6 66.3 72.8 70.6 Atlanta Classical Academy (9-10)* 85.7 72.8 79.3 B.E.S.T. Academy (9-12)* 58.2 58.1 69.6 62 Washington High 68.5 53.5 68.4 63.5 Therrell High 67.1 62.1 68.2 65.8 Mays High 67.4 62.1 62.1 63.9 Douglass High 57.8 47 61.2 55.3 16
Crim High 36.9 31.8 55.7 41.5 South Atlanta High 70.6 67.9 55.6 64.7 Carver Tech High 43 56.5 53.6 51 Carver High 61.1 50.1 52.4 54.5 Forrest Hill Academy (9-12)* 31.8 25.1 36.8 31.2 Description of CCRPI Components The base College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) score for each school is calculated from four components: Achievement Points are worth 50 of the 100 CCRPI points and include 2016 student performance on state standardized tests such as the Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) and End of Course (EOC), graduation rates, college admission exams and career pathways. Progress Points are worth 40 of the 100 CCRPI points and measure the academic growth students achieve from year to year. s earn points for the percent of students whose academic performance on state tests in the 2015-2016 school year is considered typical or high compared to other Georgia students with similar test scores from 2014-2015. Achievement Gap Points are worth 10 of the 100 CCRPI points. s earn points based on the average performance of the lowest 25 percent of students compared to the average performance of Georgia students statewide. Challenge Points may be awarded for schools for performance on specific school-based measures and for meeting annual performance targets for students identified as economically disadvantaged, English learner or a student with a disability or supplemental Exceeding the Bar indicators as defined by the state. 17