The Habersham County School System is among the top 10 most improved in the state.
During the August 14 board of education meeting, Habersham County School Superintendent Matthew Cooper announced that “as a system, we had the best year ever for student achievement last year.”
Out of 179 school districts in Georgia, Habersham currently ranks 39th. That’s a 19-point jump from last year’s standing, according to the school research website SchoolDigger.com.
The rankings are based on student scores on state mandated tests.
White County Schools currently rank 13th statewide. Other regional school district rankings for the 2016-2017 school year are listed below:
4th - Forsyth County 9th - Union County 13th - White County 20th - Commerce City 22nd - Lumpkin County 27th - Towns County 30th - Banks County 31st - Rabun County 33rd - Dawson County 38th - Fannin County 39th - Habersham County 50th - Stephens County 51st - Jackson County 59th - Gilmer County 60th - Pickens County 78th - Murray County 79th - Hall County 88th - Franklin County 89th - Whitfield County 97th - Hart County 124th - Clarke County 137th - Elbert County 143rd - Gainesville City (source: SchoolDigger.com)
News of Habersham’s improved school ranking comes in the second week of classes for the county’s public school students.
“We’ve had a fantastic start to this school year,” Cooper says. He adds he hopes the high level of student achievement shown last year continues into the new school year.
