Press release [Nov. 12, 2013]

Georgia Department of Education Releases List of 2013 Reward and Alert Schools
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November 12, 2013 -- The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) today released the list of 2013 Reward and Alert Schools as part of the state's waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Definitions for both categories can be found below. The documents listing schools in each category are attached.
Reward School Definition:
A "Highest-Performing School" is a Title I school among the 5% of Title I schools in the State that has the highest absolute performance over three years for the "all
students" group on the statewide assessments. A school may not be classified as a Highest-Performing School if it has been identified as a Priority, Focus, or Alert School.
A "High-Progress School" is a Title I school among the 10% of Title I schools in the State that is making the most progress in improving the performance of the "all students"
group over three years on the statewide assessments. A school may not be classified as a High-Progress School if it has been identified as a Priority, Focus, or Alert School.
Alert Schools Definition - Title I and Non-Title I Schools
Definition: 3 ways to be identified:
o Graduation Alert o Subgroup Alert o Subject Alert
Graduation Alert: graduation rate is below 3 standard deviations from the mean of the state's subgroups' graduation rate o Based on 9 ESEA subgroups

Subgroup Alert: achievement rate is below 3 standard deviations from the mean of the state's subgroups' meets and exceeds rate o Based on 9 ESEA subgroups
Subject Alert: subject achievement is below 3 standard deviations from the mean of the state's meets and exceeds rate for each subject
Does not include Priority Schools and Focus Schools
-------------------------------------------Matt Cardoza
Director of Communications Georgia Department of Education
2062 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 651-7358
mcardoza@doe.k12.ga.us http://www.gadoe.org
"Making Education Work for All Georgians"

2013 Reward Schools

Highest Performance

SYSTEM SCHOOL

ID

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SCHOOL NAME

606

0105

Banks County

Banks County Middle School

608

0396

Bartow County

Taylorsville Elementary School

611

1050

Bibb County

Alexander II Magnet School

612

0197

Bleckley County

Bleckley County Elementary School

613

2050

Brantley County

Hoboken Elementary School

613

3050

Brantley County

Nahunta Primary School

616

0200

Bulloch County

Brooklet Elementary School

620

0187

Camden County

Crooked River Elementary School

622

0377

Carroll County

Roopville Elementary School

622

0405

Carroll County

Ithica Elementary

625

5066

Chatham County

Jacob G. Smith Elementary School

628

0104

Cherokee County

Woodstock Elementary School

634

0102

Coffee County

Ambrose Elementary School

634

5050

Coffee County

Westside Elementary School

636

0173

Columbia County

Westmont Elementary School

644

0407

DeKalb County

644

0705

DeKalb County

DeKalb Early College Academy
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School

651

0107

Effingham County

Blandford Elementary School

651

4050

Effingham County

Rincon Elementary School

656

0111

Fayette County

Inman Elementary

656

0186

Fayette County

Oak Grove Elementary School

658

0103

Forsyth County

Cumming Elementary School

658

0202

Forsyth County

Otwell Middle School

658

0206

Forsyth County

Little Mill Middle School

659

2050

Franklin County

Carnesville Elementary School

660

0204

Fulton County

KIPP South Fulton Academy School

660

0397

Fulton County

River Eves Elementary School

663

0298

Glynn County

Greer Elementary School

664

2050

Gordon County

Fairmount Elementary School

667

0210

Gwinnett County

Lovin Elementary School

667

0275

Gwinnett County

Knight Elementary School

667

3054

Gwinnett County

Harris Elementary School

668

5052

Habersham County

Hazel Grove Elementary School

674

1050

Heard County

Centralhatchee Elementary School

676

0102

Houston County

Linwood Elementary School

676

3550

Houston County

Kings Chapel Elementary School

676

5054

Houston County

Shirley Hills Elementary School

678

0104

Jackson County

East Jackson Elementary School

678

0297

Jackson County

West Jackson Middle School

678

1050

Jackson County

Benton Elementary School

678

3050

Jackson County

North Jackson Elementary School

687

0201

Laurens County

Northwest Laurens Elementary

689

0194

Liberty County

Taylors Creek Elementary School

692

0194

Lowndes County

Moulton-Branch Elementary School

692

4050

Lowndes County

Lake Park Elementary School

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
November 2013

2013 Reward Schools

Highest Performance

SYSTEM SCHOOL

ID

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SCHOOL NAME

695

2050

Madison County

Comer Elementary School

695

4050

Madison County

Ila Elementary School

702

0105

Monroe County

T.G. Scott Elementary School

704

0191

Morgan County

Morgan County Elementary School

705

0104

Murray County

Woodlawn Elementary School

708

0193

Oconee County

Oconee County Middle School

708

1050

Oconee County

Oconee County Elementary School

708

3050

Oconee County

Colham Ferry Elementary School

713

4050

Pierce County

Patterson Elementary School

722

0107

Rockdale County

General Ray Davis Middle School

722

0174

Rockdale County

Honey Creek Elementary School

722

0178

Rockdale County

Barksdale Elementary School

723

0198

Schley County

Schley County Elementary School

727

0295

Stephens County

Eastanollee Elementary School

739

0104

Towns County

Towns County Middle School

741

5050

Troup County

Rosemont Elementary School

744

0103

Union County

Union County Elementary School

746

0106

Walker County

Chattanooga Valley Middle School

748

0196

Ware County

Williams Heights Elementary School

754

0100

White County

White Co. Intermediate

754

0104

White County

Mount Yonah Elementary School

761

0106

Atlanta Public Schools

Early College High School at Carver

761

0201

Atlanta Public Schools

Charles R. Drew Charter School

761

1563

Atlanta Public Schools

Inman Middle School

761

2569

Atlanta Public Schools

West Manor Elementary School

763

2050

Bremen City

Jones Elementary School

769

1050

Chickamauga City

Chickamauga Elementary School

771

1050

Commerce City

Commerce Elementary School

772

1050

Dalton City

Brookwood Elementary School

773

1552

Decatur City

Renfroe Middle School

779

0101

Jefferson City

Jefferson Middle School

779

0107

Jefferson City

Jefferson Academy

791

0101

Trion City

Trion Elementary School

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
November 2013

2013 Reward Schools

Highest Progress

SYSTEM SCHOOL

ID

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SCHOOL NAME

602

0190

Atkinson County

Pearson Elementary School

605

0100

Baldwin County

Oak Hill MS

606

0107

Banks County

Banks County Elementary School

607

0101

Barrow County

Apalachee High School

609

0111

Ben Hill County

Ben Hill Elementary School

609

0291

Ben Hill County

Fitzgerald High School

610

0194

Berrien County

Berrien Middle School

611

0104

Bibb County

Burdell Elementary School

611

0107

Bibb County

Bloomfield Middle School

611

1054

Bibb County

Bernd Elementary School

611

5050

Bibb County

Appling Middle School

616

4052

Bulloch County

Portal Middle/High School

617

0188

Burke County

Burke County Middle School

619

4050

Calhoun County

Calhoun County Middle/High School

620

0295

Camden County

Camden County High School

622

0198

Carroll County

Bay Springs Middle School

624

0112

Charlton County

Bethune Middle School

625

0116

Chatham County

Pulaski Elementary SChool

625

0192

Chatham County

Esther F. Garrison School of Visual and Performing Arts

625

0210

Chatham County

The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High

625

0299

Chatham County

Southwest Middle School

625

0301

Chatham County

Myers Middle School

625

1058

Chatham County

Heard Elementary School

625

2060

Chatham County

Hubert Middle School

626

0106

Chattahoochee County

Chattahoochee County Middle School

627

2052

Chattooga County

Summerville Middle School

629

0196

Clarke County

Coile Middle School

629

0296

Clarke County

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

629

5056

Clarke County

Chase Street Elementary School

630

0104

Clay County

Clay County Middle School

631

0106

Clayton County

Jonesboro Middle School

631

0114

Clayton County

Elite Scholars Academy School

631

0115

Clayton County

Charles R. Drew High School

631

0174

Clayton County

Mundys Mill Middle School

631

0177

Clayton County

Adamson Middle School

631

0191

Clayton County

Lovejoy Middle School

631

0197

Clayton County

Kendrick Middle School

631

0277

Clayton County

Pointe South Middle School

631

1054

Clayton County

Forest Park High School

631

1056

Clayton County

Jonesboro High School

631

2054

Clayton County

Forest Park Middle School

631

4058

Clayton County

Morrow High School

632

0201

Clinch County

Clinch County Middle School

633

0290

Cobb County

Campbell Middle School

633

0294

Cobb County

Smitha Middle School

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
November 2013

2013 Reward Schools

Highest Progress

SYSTEM SCHOOL

ID

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SCHOOL NAME

633

0309

Cobb County

Lindley 6th Grade Academy

633

1052

Cobb County

Belmont Hills Elementary School

633

2066

Cobb County

Osborne High School

634

0191

Coffee County

Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary

634

0308

Coffee County

George Washington Carver Freshman Campus

638

0301

Coweta County

Smokey Road Middle School

639

0193

Crawford County

Crawford County High School

639

0202

Crawford County

Crawford County Middle School

644

0105

DeKalb County

Miller Grove High School

644

0172

DeKalb County

Cedar Grove High School

644

0181

DeKalb County

Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School

644

0200

DeKalb County

Cedar Grove Middle School

644

0202

DeKalb County

Lithonia High School

644

0205

DeKalb County

Redan Middle School

644

0276

DeKalb County

Stone Mountain High School

644

0290

DeKalb County

Sequoyah Middle School

644

0507

DeKalb County

The Champion Middle Theme School

644

1057

DeKalb County

McNair Middle School

644

1071

DeKalb County

Woodward Elementary School

644

4054

DeKalb County

Cross Keys High School

647

0199

Dougherty County

Lamar Reese School of the Arts

647

3052

Dougherty County

Dougherty International Education Middle School

647

4056

Dougherty County

Merry Acres Middle School

647

4060

Dougherty County

Sherwood Acres Elementary School

647

5060

Dougherty County

Southside Middle School

648

5052

Douglas County

Annette Winn Elementary School

649

2050

Early County

Early County High School

651

0290

Effingham County

Effingham County Middle School

653

1050

Emanuel County

Adrian School of Performing Arts

653

2050

Emanuel County

Emanuel County Institute

654

2050

Evans County

Claxton High School

655

0194

Fannin County

East Fannin Elementary School

657

0173

Floyd County

McHenry Primary

657

3050

Floyd County

Cave Spring Elementary School

660

0189

Fulton County

McNair Middle School

660

0605

Fulton County

Hapeville Charter Middle School

663

1056

Glynn County

St. Simons Elementary School

664

0192

Gordon County

Sonoraville East Middle School

667

0109

Gwinnett County

Benefield Elementary School

667

0199

Gwinnett County

Meadowcreek Elementary School

667

0398

Gwinnett County

Partee Elementary School

667

5554

Gwinnett County

Lilburn Elementary School

669

0289

Hall County

East Hall Middle School

671

0178

Haralson County

Buchanan Elementary School

675

0803

Henry County

McDonough Elementary School

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
November 2013

2013 Reward Schools

Highest Progress

SYSTEM SCHOOL

ID

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SCHOOL NAME

680

0199

Jeff Davis County

Jeff Davis High School

681

0196

Jefferson County

Jefferson County High School

681

0296

Jefferson County

Louisville Middle School

685

0175

Lamar County

Lamar County Comprehensive High School

688

0193

Lee County

Lee County High School

688

0209

Lee County

Lee High School 9th Grade Campus

689

0180

Liberty County

Button Gwinnett Elementary School

694

0199

Macon County

Macon County Middle School

694

2060

Macon County

Macon County High School

696

0275

Marion County

Marion County Middle/High School

698

0101

McIntosh County

McIntosh County Middle School

699

4050

Meriwether County

Manchester High School

701

0197

Mitchell County

Mitchell County Middle School

701

0282

Mitchell County

Mitchell County High School

703

0201

Montgomery County

Montgomery Co. High

705

0190

Murray County

Murray County High School

706

0112

Muscogee County

Early College Academy of Columbus at Waverly Terrace

706

2065

Muscogee County

Muscogee Elementary School

706

4070

Muscogee County

Wynnton Elementary School

706

5052

Muscogee County

Carver High School

707

0114

Newton County

Liberty Middle School

707

0173

Newton County

Newton High School

707

0206

Newton County

Alcovy High School

713

0182

Pierce County

Pierce County High School

715

0102

Polk County

Rockmart High School

715

0103

Polk County

Cedartown Middle School

717

0111

Putnam County

Putnam County Middle School

721

0301

Richmond County

Jenkins-White Elementary Charter School

721

1052

Richmond County

Butler High School

722

0294

Rockdale County

Memorial Middle School

724

0197

Screven County

Screven County Middle School

724

4052

Screven County

Screven County High School

726

0107

Spalding County

Kennedy Road Middle School

726

0192

Spalding County

Cowan Road Elementary School

726

0208

Spalding County

AZ Kelsey Academy

728

0101

Stewart County

Stewart County Middle School

729

0205

Sumter County

Americus Sumter County High North

732

0201

Tattnall County

Glennville Middle School

733

0205

Taylor County

Taylor County Middle School

737

0199

Tift County

Tift County High School

737

5050

Tift County

Charles Spencer Elementary School

739

0104

Towns County

Towns County Middle School

743

0107

Twiggs County

Jeffersonville Elementary

743

0207

Twiggs County

Twiggs Middle School

745

0395

Thomaston-Upson County Upson-Lee Middle School

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
November 2013

2013 Reward Schools

Highest Progress

SYSTEM SCHOOL

ID

ID

SYSTEM NAME

SCHOOL NAME

747

0111

Walton County

Walnut Grove High School

747

0205

Walton County

Monroe Area High School

748

0195

Ware County

Ware County High School

748

0296

Ware County

Center Elementary School

748

0395

Ware County

Ware County Middle School

749

0105

Warren County

Warren County Middle School

751

0101

Wayne County

Wayne County High School

752

0104

Webster County

Webster County Elementary/Middle School

755

0475

Whitfield County

Eastbrook Middle School

755

0575

Whitfield County

North Whitfield Middle School

757

0205

Wilkes County

Washington-Wilkes Elementary School

761

0106

Atlanta Public Schools

Early College High School at Carver

761

0113

Atlanta Public Schools

Booker T. Washington - Early College Small School

761

0115

Atlanta Public Schools

Kipp Strive Academy

761

0201

Atlanta Public Schools

Charles R. Drew Charter School

761

0208

Atlanta Public Schools

South Atlanta Law and Social Justice School

764

0104

Buford City

Buford Middle School

765

3050

Calhoun City

Calhoun High School

776

0104

Gainesville City

New Holland Core Knowledge Academy

776

0204

Gainesville City

Gainesville Exploration Academy

7830103 0103

CCAT

CCAT School

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
November 2013

2013 Alert Schools

SYSTEM ID 627 644 652 667 669 705 7820108

SCHOOL ID 0111 0606 0112 0189 0105 0108 0108

SYSTEM ID 611 627 641 644 644 644 644 647 647 661 669 669 706 706 715 718 721 721 721 721 721 726 755

SCHOOL ID 0383 0106 0275 1059 2060 3059 4068 0105 0399 0212 1058 2056 0300 5058 0207 0199 0205 0390 3050 3062 4050 1750 0211

SYSTEM ID 611 611 644 644 644 647 647 647 670 706 715 721 761 761 761

SCHOOL ID 0109 0383 2060 3056 3059 0105 0399 3058 0188 3060 0207 0177 0604 3566 5067

SYSTEM NAME Chattooga County DeKalb County Elbert County Gwinnett County Hall County Murray County Mountain Education Center
SYSTEM NAME Bibb County Chattooga County Dade County DeKalb County DeKalb County DeKalb County DeKalb County Dougherty County Dougherty County Gilmer County Hall County Hall County Muscogee County Muscogee County Polk County Quitman County Richmond County Richmond County Richmond County Richmond County Richmond County Spalding County Whitfield County
SYSTEM NAME Bibb County Bibb County DeKalb County DeKalb County DeKalb County Dougherty County Dougherty County Dougherty County Hancock County Muscogee County Polk County Richmond County Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta Public Schools

GRADUATION RATE ALERT SCHOOLS SCHOOL NAME
Crossroads Alternative School Gateway to College Academy Elberton Education Center Phoenix High School Lanier Career Academy Mountain Creek Academy School Mountain Education Center School
SUBGROUP ALERT SCHOOLS SCHOOL NAME
Williams Elementary School Leroy Massey Elementary School Davis Elementary School Idlewood Elementary School Knollwood Elementary School Jolly Elementary School Stoneview Elementary School Jackson Heights Elementary School Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School Ellijay Elementary White Sulphur Elementary School Oakwood Elementary School Baker Middle School Eddy Middle School Harpst Academy Quitman County Elementary Diamond Lakes Elementary School Spirit Creek Middle School Bayvale Elementary School Sego Middle School Blythe Elementary School Beaverbrook Elementary School Cedar Ridge Elementary
SUBJECT ALERT SCHOOLS SCHOOL NAME
Bruce Elementary Williams Elementary School Knollwood Elementary School Flat Shoals Elementary School Jolly Elementary School Jackson Heights Elementary School Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School Northside Elementary School Lewis Elementary School Forrest Road Elementary School Harpst Academy Meadowbrook Elementary School Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School Scott Elementary School Thomasville Heights Elementary School

SUBGROUP NAME White Black, Economically Disadvantaged Black, White Black White White White
SUBGROUP NAME Economically Disadvantaged White White Asian/Pacific Islander Students With Disabilities Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic Students With Disabilities Black, Economically Disadvantaged Hispanic White Hispanic Hispanic White Economically Disadvantaged White White White White White White White White
ASSESSMENT SUBJECT Reading Reading, Mathematics English Language Arts English Language Arts Reading Reading Reading, English Language Arts, Social Studies Reading Reading Reading, Mathematics Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies English Language Arts Reading Mathematics Mathematics

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
October 2013