The Georgia Department of Education has released it’s annual list of Highest Performing, Highest Progress schools and Reward District Schools and Habersham and White County each have three schools on the list.
In Habersham, Cornelia Elementary, Demorest Elementary, and Level Grove Elementary were all named as High Progress Reward Schools.
A High-Progress Reward School is among the top ten percent of all Title I schools in the State that are making the most progress in improving state test scores for the “all students” group over a three year period. Results from state assessments are aggregated and Title I schools in the state of Georgia are ranked from highest to lowest. Cornelia Elementary, Demorest Elementary, and Level Grove Elementary are among the top ten percent of all schools ranked.
Habersham County School Superintendent Matthew Cooper calls it “quite an honor” for the Habersham County School System to have three schools recognized as Reward Schools this year. “This is a record number of high progress reward schools for our school system,” says Cooper. He says the honor places the three schools among an elite group of schools in Georgia. “This award comes as no surprise since we have noticed significant improvement in academic achievement at all Habersham County schools over the last few years. I salute the students, staff, and parents at all three of these schools for this fantastic accomplishment.”
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In White County, Mount Yonah Elementary was recognized for Highest Performance while White Co. Intermediate and Mossy Creek Elementary School both made the Highest Progress list.
“We certainly saw a good representation from that part of the state,” said Matt Cardoza, spokesman for the Department of Education. “Districts in, North Georgia, always perform well.” Cardoza says other school districts in the region that made the Highest Performing and Highest Progress lists include: Barrow, Hall, Lumpkin, Jackson, Buford and Jefferson City.
State School Superintendent Richard Woods says the schools and districts that made this year’s list are ““…working against the odds to provide opportunities for their students. These excellent outcomes translate into changed lives for thousands of students, and I can’t overstate how proud we are of all those who worked to make them happen.”
