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Improve the SAT, ACT, and achievement scores of Georgia students.
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Indicator Cluster: Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)/Needs Improvement (NI)
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Status
10 2 9

Indicator
2006
2007
2008
2009
Trend
Target
Tolerance
Status
Percentage of Systems with 100% of Schools Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 30.1 29 26.1 39.7 49.3 5
Percentage of Schools Making AYP 79.3 82.2 79.7 86 87 1
Percentage of Elementary School Making AYP 90.8 95.6 88.9 95.4 91 2
Percentage of Elementary Schools Not Making AYP 9.3 4.4 11.1 4.6 4.02 0.1
Percentage of Middle Schools Making AYP 68.3 65.3 79.5 84.5 82 2
Percentage of Middle Schools Not Making AYP 31.7 34.7 20.5 15.5 31.45 1
Percentage of High Schools Making AYP 52.6 55.9 49.4 55.8 54 2
Percentage of High Schools Not Making AYP 47.4 44.1 50.6 44.2 39.95 1
Percentage of Schools Not Making AYP Solely Due to the Students with Disabilities Group 6.2 5.8 4.6 3.1 3.1 0.1
Number of Schools Not Making AYP in Mathematics 292 199 349 248 180 3
Number of Schools Not Making AYP in English Language Arts 219 97 188 132 87 3
Number of Schools Not Making AYP Solely on Graduation Rate Indicator 16 33 30 24 69 2
Number of Schools Not Making AYP on Attendance Rate Indicator 40 21 21 13 19 2
Percentage of Schools in Needs Improvement Status 14.9 15.4 14.3 12.9 11 0.5
Number of Schools in Needs Improvement since 2004 that are still in Needs Improvement Status 103 87 59 33 48 5
Number of Schools at NI Consequence Levels 1 and 2 (Needs Improvement) 198 208 187 159 124 5
Percentage of Schools at NI Consequence Levels 1 and 2 that Made AYP for 1 Year 31.8 27.4 37.6 35 35.2 3
Number of Schools at NI Consequence Levels 3 and 4 (Corrective Action) 61 69 73 74 49 3
Percentage of Schools in NI Consequence Levels 3 and 4 that Made AYP for 1 Year 13.1 26 21.9 27 33 2
Number of Schools at NI Consequence Levels 5 and Higher (State Directed) 49 46 48 45 32 1
Percentage of Schools in NI Consequence Levels 5 and Higher that Made AYP for 1 Year 40.8 30.5 39.5 33.3 33 3

Indicator Cluster: National Tests
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Status
7 7 0

Indicator
2006
2007
2008
2009
Trend
Target
Tolerance
Status
State Aggregate Average on ACT Composite Score 20 20.1 20.3 20.3 20.4 0.5
State Average on ACT English 19.5 19.5 19.8 19.7 20.6 0.5
State Average on ACT Math 20 20.1 20.4 20.3 20.4 0.5
State Average ACT Reading 20.3 20.3 20.6 20.5 20.6 0.5
State Average ACT Science 19.8 20 20.1 20.1 20.2 0.5
State Aggregate Average on SAT Reading and Math 985 980 976 975 998 10
State Aggregate Average on Combined SAT with Essay, Beginning in 2006 1468 1458 1453 1450 1480 10
State Average on SAT Verbal 491 489 486 486 499 10
State Average on SAT Math 494 491 490 489 499 10
State Average on SAT Writing 483 478 477 475 482 10
PSAT Composite Average, Public Schools 40.7 39.26 39.16 39.43 40.1 1
Number of SAT Online Accounts 103507 151151 159645 129941 155000 2250
NAEP Percent Performing at Basic or Above in Mathematics - Grade 4 79 78 85 2
NAEP Percent Performing at Basic or Above in Mathematics - Grade 8 64 67 70 2
NAEP Percent Performing at Basic or Above in Reading - Grade 4 66 P P 70 2 P
NAEP Percent Performing at Basic or Above in Reading - Grade 8 70 P P 75 2 P
NAEP Percent Performing at Basic or Above in Science - Grade 4 63 P P 67 2 P
NAEP Percent Performing at Basic or Above in Science - Grade 8 53 P P 57 2 P

Indicator Cluster: Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT)
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Status
5 11 22

Indicator
2006
2007
2008
2009
Trend
Target
Tolerance
Status
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards – CRCT English Language Arts – Grade 3 (Main Administration) 82 86 87 87 88 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards – CRCT English Language Arts – Grade 4 (Main Administration) 79 84 86 87 87 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards – CRCT English Language Arts – Grade 5 (Main Administration) 85 88 90 91 91 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards – CRCT English Language Arts – Grade 6 (Main Administration) 84 86 87 91 88 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards – CRCT English Language Arts – Grade 7 (Main Administration) 83 89 90 89 90 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards – CRCT English Language Arts – Grade 8 (Main Administration) 87 88 89 92 90 1
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 3 (Main Administration combined with Retest) 92 92.7 94 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 5 (Main Administration combined with Retest) 92 93 94 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 8 (Main Administration combined with Retest) 93 95.3 94 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 3 (Summer Retest administration only) 55 42 47 47.3 50 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 5 (Summer Retest administration only) 50 50 52 49.7 54 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 8 (Summer Retest) 54 53 39 47.7 41 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 3 (Main Administration only) 83 85 87 88 89 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 4 (Main Administration only) 79 85 87 87 88 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 5 (Main Administration only) 81 85 87 88 89 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 6 (Main Administration only) 86 89 91 90 93 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 7 (Main Administration only) 80 85 88 89 90 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Reading - Grade 8 (Main Administration only) 89 89 91 93 92 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standard - CRCT Mathematics- Grade 5 (Main Administration combined with Retest) 83 87.1 85 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standard - CRCT Mathematics- Grade 8 (Main Administration combined with Retest) 77 79.5 80 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Mathematics Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 5 (Summer Retest administration only) 49 43.4 50 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Mathematics Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 8 (Summer Retest administration only) 38 37 56 35.8 60 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 3 (Main Administration only) 71 78 73 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 4 (Main Administration only) 70 74 72 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 5 (Main Administration only) 72 79 74 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 6 (Main Administration only) 62 65 69 75 71 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 7 (Main Administration only) 74 80 84 82 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Mathematics - Grade 8 (Main Administration only) 62 70 65 1
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Science - Grade 3 (Main Administration only) 70 75 80 77 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Science - Grade 4 (Main Administration only) 72 74 78 77 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Science - Grade 5 (Main Administration only) 67 71 76 73 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Science - Grade 6 (Main Administration only) 61 60 66 69 69 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Science - Grade 7 (Main Administration only) 63 70 75 76 77 2
Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards - CRCT Science - Grade 8 (Main Administration only) 62 64 65 1
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Social Studies - Grade 3 76 70 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Social Studies - Grade 4 71 70 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Social Studies - Grade 5 71 70 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - CRCT Social Studies - Grade 8 59 63 63 2
Reading First 1st Grade Proficiency Rate 81.7 83.9 85.5 P P 86.69 2.59 P
Reading First 2nd Grade Proficiency Rate 81.7 85.3 86.9 P P 86.7 2.44 P
Reading First 3rd Grade Proficiency Rate 70.2 74.1 87.6 P P 74.28 2.41 P

Indicator Cluster: Lexiles
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Status
0 1 3

Indicator
2006
2007
2008
2009
Trend
Target
Tolerance
Status
Mean Lexile for Students in Grade 3 602 632 645 639.3 635 5
Mean Lexile for Students in Grade 5 818 838 844 844.5 845 5
Mean Lexile for Students in Grade 8 1038 1041 1061 1088 1050 5
Mean Lexile for Students in Grade 11 1123 1116 1185 1187 1125 5

Indicator Cluster: Georgia Writing Assessment
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Status
1 1 0

Indicator
2006
2007
2008
2009
Trend
Target
Tolerance
Status
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - Georgia Writing Assessment - Grade 8 67 77 75 80 2
Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards - Georgia Writing Assessment - Grade 5 70 77 78 80 2

Indicator Cluster: Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
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Status
0 1 1

Indicator
2006
2007
2008
2009
Trend
Target
Tolerance
Status
Percent of Students with Disabilities in general education class more than 80% of the school day 54.3 55.43 60 61.3 61 2
Percentage of students in special education settings more than 60 percent of the day 19.66 16.7 17.5 17 2

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NA = Data is either not available or not appropriate given Georgia's change to Georgia Performance Standards curriculum.
P = Data is pending release or otherwise not yet available.
 
 
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