Georgia Department of Education Releases List of 2013 Reward and Alert Schools MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org -Follow us on Twitter and Facebook 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