• The Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards in the current year is 92.99%.
• This percentage reflects a Gain over the prior year of 1.06%.
• This change was at or above 63.77% of the elementary schools in Georgia.

Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards

Performance Index Calculations

Measurement		English Language Arts	Reading	Mathematics	Science	Social Studies	Total/ Percentage
2006	Number of Students	782	782	782	481	481	3,308
	Did Not Meet Standards	59	60	52	35	26	232
		(7.54%)	(7.67%)	(6.65%)	(7.28%)	(5.41%)	(7.01%)
	Meeting Standards	465	468	457	372	345	2,107
		(59.46%)	(59.85%)	(58.44%)	(77.34%)	(71.73%)	(63.69%)
	Exceeding Standards	258	254	273	74	110	969
		(32.99%)	(32.48%)	(34.91%)	(15.38%)	(22.87%)	(29.29%)
	Meeting and Exceeding Standards	723	722	730	446	455	3,076
		(92.46%)	(92.33%)	(93.35%)	(92.72%)	(94.59%)	(92.99%)
2005	Number of Students	769	769	769	463	463	3,233
	Did Not Meet Standards	68	62	76	32	23	261
		(8.84%)	(8.06%)	(9.88%)	(6.91%)	(4.97%)	(8.07%)
	Meeting Standards	460	473	454	364	358	2,109
		(59.82%)	(61.51%)	(59.04%)	(78.62%)	(77.32%)	(65.23%)
	Exceeding Standards	241	234	239	67	82	863
		(31.34%)	(30.43%)	(31.08%)	(14.47%)	(17.71%)	(26.69%)
	Meeting and Exceeding Standards	701	707	693	431	440	2,972
		(91.16%)	(91.94%)	(90.12%)	(93.09%)	(95.03%)	(91.93%)

	2006 Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards	92.99%
minus	2005 Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards	91.93%
		= 1.06%

This Represents a Gain

Number of Students only includes those students who were continuously enrolled from the October FTE Count Day through the end of the state testing window, i.e. Full Academic Year or FAY, and participated in the test.

Greatest Gain Award Criteria

For elementary schools, the criteria used for the Greatest Gain award is below.

• Platinum Schools must have made AYP for 3 consecutive years and have a minimum of 35% Exceeding Standards and a Meets and Exceeds Gain equal to or greater than 2.05%.
• Gold Schools must have made AYP for 2 consecutive years and have a minimum of 30% Exceeding Standards and a Meets and Exceeds Gain equal to or greater than 2.58%.
• Silver Schools must have made AYP for 2 consecutive years and have a minimum of 25% Exceeding Standards and a Meets and Exceeds Gain equal to or greater than 5.66%.
• Bronze Schools must not be in Needs Improvement status and have a minimum of 20% Exceeding Standards and a Meets and Exceeds Gain equal to or greater than 5.3%.

Highest Percentage Award Criteria

For elementary schools, the criteria used for the Highest Percentage award is below.

• Platinum Schools must have made AYP for 3 consecutive years and have a minimum of 35% Exceeding Standards and at least 98.02% of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards.
• Gold Schools must have made AYP for 2 consecutive years and have a minimum of 30% Exceeding Standards and at least 97.04% of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards.
• Silver Schools must have made AYP for 2 consecutive years and have a minimum of 25% Exceeding Standards and at least 96.03% of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards.
• Bronze Schools must not be in Needs Improvement status and have a minimum of 20% Exceeding Standards and at least 95.02% of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards