• The Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards in the current year is 89.13%.
• This percentage reflects a Gain over the prior year of 0.63%.
• This change was at or above 56.34% 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	525	525	527	297	297	2,171
	Did Not Meet Standards	88	60	36	29	23	236
		(16.76%)	(11.43%)	(6.83%)	(9.76%)	(7.74%)	(10.87%)
	Meeting Standards	318	281	266	197	190	1,252
		(60.57%)	(53.52%)	(50.47%)	(66.33%)	(63.97%)	(57.67%)
	Exceeding Standards	119	184	225	71	84	683
		(22.67%)	(35.05%)	(42.69%)	(23.91%)	(28.28%)	(31.46%)
	Meeting and Exceeding Standards	437	465	491	268	274	1,935
		(83.24%)	(88.57%)	(93.17%)	(90.24%)	(92.26%)	(89.13%)
2005	Number of Students	527	527	527	294	291	2,166
	Did Not Meet Standards	79	64	42	35	29	249
		(14.99%)	(12.14%)	(7.97%)	(11.9%)	(9.97%)	(11.5%)
	Meeting Standards	336	274	280	194	190	1,274
		(63.76%)	(51.99%)	(53.13%)	(65.99%)	(65.29%)	(58.82%)
	Exceeding Standards	112	189	205	65	72	643
		(21.25%)	(35.86%)	(38.9%)	(22.11%)	(24.74%)	(29.69%)
	Meeting and Exceeding Standards	448	463	485	259	262	1,917
		(85.01%)	(87.86%)	(92.03%)	(88.1%)	(90.03%)	(88.5%)

	2006 Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards	89.13%
minus	2005 Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards	88.5%
		= 0.63%

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