The 2019 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) and School Climate Star Ratings were recently released in an announcement by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). The 2019 results represent the second year of the recently revised CCRPI framework.

College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI)

The CCRPI is Georgia’s statewide accountability measurement, as required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides information on how well schools are performing. The recently revised CCRPI utilizes multiple factors including graduation rate, performance on standardized tests, student attendance, academic growth, and success in closing student performance gaps. Overall scores for schools and the district level are made up of four to five major areas: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, College Career Readiness, and Graduation Rate (high school only).

The 2019 results represent the second year the revised CCRPI system has been implemented. 2019 and 2018 CCRPI scores are directly comparable. Scores from prior years are not comparable because the state made improvements to the CCRPI calculation as part of its State ESSA Plan. The 2018 CCRPI was the first to use the new calculation. 

CCRPI highlights

The District’s overall score on the 2019 CCRPI was 74.2, an increase in 2.5 percentage points from the 2018 CCPRI score.

Thirty four (62 percent) of the District’s 55 schools and programs increased their CCRPI scores.

Fourteen District schools and programs realized double digit increases: Davis, Dawson, Dorothy Height, Eagle Ridge, Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., River Road, Wynnton, Aaron Cohn, Blackmon Road, Arnold, Rothschild, and Rainey-McCullers.

“Our academic progress is moving in a positive direction, which validates our strategic focus on individual school improvement plans. While we celebrate this academic progress, we know there is significant work ahead of us.” said Keith Seifert, Chief Academic Officer.

The District will continue to implement varied strategies within its District-wide focus on progress monitoring, to include:

Scaling up high quality professional development to support the personalized learning initiative in middle and high schools

Implementation of new secondary social studies instructional curriculum resources

Implementation of a new online K-8 mathematics intervention resource, IXL Learning, to help students with skill development

School Climate Star Ratings

The School Climate Star Rating assesses the climate of a school on a one-to-five scale. School climate refers to culture, quality, and character of school life. The calculation of the School Climate Star Rating is based upon the unique characteristics of each school. Therefore, a district score is not calculated.

Each school in Georgia receives a one-to five-star rating, with five stars representing an excellent school climate, and one star representing a school climate most in need of improvement. Interpretations of each possible star rating are below:

Five-star: schools ranked excellent according to the school climate index

Four-star: schools ranked above average according to the school climate index

Three-star: schools ranked average according to the school climate index

Two-star: schools ranked below satisfactory according to the school climate index

One-star: schools ranked unsatisfactory according to the school climate index

School Climate Star Rating highlights

11 District schools increased their Climate Star Ratings

Forty-six schools (85 percent) earned ratings of three stars or above

Thirty schools (56 percent) earned ratings of four stars or above

Nine schools earned the highest School Climate Star Rating of five stars: Mathews Elementary, Wynnton Elementary, Aaron Cohn Middle School, Blackmon Road Middle School, Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, Carver Columbus High, Early College Academy, and Northside High School

“We are pleased with our district’s overall progress, which has led to six consecutive years of improvement. In particular, we are especially pleased to note our high schools surpassed the state average, our middle schools surpassed the state for first time, and we are continuing to close the gap at the elementary level,” said Dr. David Lewis, Superintendent of Education.

“This is a testament to the academic growth of our students resulting from the focused work of teachers, support staff, administrators at both the school and district levels, and our community partners. With sustained effort and support aligned to our strategic plan, I look forward to continued improvement, particularly at the elementary level where we first gain the opportunity to impact students’ pathways to success.”