Eighth graders in all of Georgia’s public schools saw a slight increase in their End of Grade 
math scores on the Georgia Milestones in 2018. The percentage of eighth-grade students who scored proficient or higher on the test went up by 0.1 percentage points. The score is a key indicator of whether students are ready for higher-level math in high school.
State data also show the state’s third-graders in outperformed proficient or better on the End of Grade English Language Arts test. State scores for third-grade students rose by 0.9 percentage points. National data show that children who are unable to read by the third grade far less likely to graduate from high school.
However, only 37 percent of third-grade students scored on grade level or above in English Language Arts, and approximately 35 percent of eighth-grade students were proficient in Math. Below are highlights of Georgia charter schools that received top district scores or surpassed the statewide average. Read more about the overall 2018 Georgia Milestones results here.
Atlanta Public Schools
Four APS charter schools were among the top 10 schools for third-grade students who were proficient or above in English Language Arts:
ELA third grade – proficient learner or above:
Charles R. Drew Charter School – 62.3%
Wesley International Charter School – 59.6%
Westside Atlanta Charter School – 59.5%
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter – 59.1%
These schools were among the top 10 APS schools for percentage of third-grade students reading at or above grade level:
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter – 92.4%
Atlanta Classical – 87%
Wesley – 87.6%
Drew – 83.1%
KIPP Strive Academy had the second highest percentage of eighth-grade students who were proficient or above in math. Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School, KIPP WAYS, Charles R. Drew Charter School and the Kindezi School scored in the top 10 in eighth grade math.
Eighth Grade Math
KIPP Strive Academy – 52.9%
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School – 44.7%
KIPP WAYS – 47.3%
Charles R. Drew Charter School – 40.9%
Kindezi – 36.7%
Click here to read more Georgia Milestones Highlights from APS Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen.
Bibb County
Academy for Classical Education had the highest English Language Arts score for third grade English language arts in Bibb County.
ELA third grade – proficient learner or above:
Academy for Classical Education – 51 %
Academy for Classical Education also had the second highest percentage of third-grade students reading at or above grade level.
Third Grade Reading Status:
Academy for Classical Education – 86.2%
Eighth Grade Math
Academy for Classical Education had the highest percentage of eighth-grade students in the district who were proficient or above in Math.
Academy for Classical Education – 41.7%
DeKalb County
The Museum School of Avondale Estates had the second highest percentage of third-grade students in DeKalb County who scored proficient or above in English Language Arts. The Globe Academy was in the top ten DeKalb County elementary schools for third graders who were proficient or above in English Language Arts. The Museum School of Avondale Estates and the Globe Academy were also in the top ten DeKalb County Schools for the percentage of third-grade students reading at or above grade level.
ELA third grade – proficient learner or above:
The Museum School of Avondale Estates – 74.6%
The Globe Academy – 56.7%
Third Grade Reading Status:
The Globe Academy – 88.3%
The Museum School of Avondale Estates – 86.4%
DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment (DATE) had the highest percentage of eighth-grade students who scored at or above proficient on the Georgia Milestones. Leadership Preparatory Academy was in the top five schools in DeKalb County for eighth graders who were proficient or above in Math.
DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment – 58.3%
Leadership Preparatory Academy – 41.5%
Douglas County
Brighten Academy was in the top five Douglas County schools for percentage of third-grade students who were proficient or higher in English Language Arts.
Brighten Academy was also in top five schools in the county for the percentage of third-grade students reading at or above grade level.
Third Grade Reading Status:
Brighten Academy – 84.9%
Fulton County
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology students were among the top ten Fulton County schools for third graders that scored proficient or above on third grade English Language Arts.
ELA third grade – proficient learner or above:
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology – 66.3 %
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology students were also among the top Fulton County schools for percentage of third graders reading at or above grade level.
Third Grade Reading Status:
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology – 92.8%
KIPP South Fulton and Amana Academy scored in the top 10 schools in Fulton County for the percentage of eighth graders proficient or above in eighth-grade math.
Eighth Grade Math
KIPP South Fulton – 60.3%
Amana Academy – 47.9%
Read more Fulton County highlights here.
Greene County
Lake Oconee Academy had the highest percentage of third-grade students who scored proficient or above in English Language Arts.
Lake Oconee Academy – 74.7%
Third graders at Lake Oconee Academy also had the highest percentage of third graders reading at or above grade level.
Lake Oconee Academy – 92%
Mitchell County
Baconton Community Charter School was third in Mitchell County for the percentage of third-grade students who scored proficient or above on English Language Arts.
Baconton Community Charter School – 42.6%
Baconton Community Charter School had the top percentage in the district for the percentage of third-grade students reading at grade level or above on the Georgia Milestones
Baconton Community Charter School – 77.9%
Savannah-Chatham County
Tybee Island Maritime Academy had the second highest percentage of third-grade students scoring at proficient learner or above in Savannah-Chatham County:
Tybee Island Maritime Academy – 61.5 %
Tybee Island Maritime Academy also had the second highest percentage of students reading at grade level or above in Savannah-Chatham County.
Tybee Island Maritime Academy – 89.2%
Savannah Classical Academy and Oglethorpe Charter School were in the top five schools in Savannah-Chatham County for the percentage of eighth graders who scored proficient or above in Math.
Eighth Grade Math
Savannah Classical – 43.6%
Oglethorpe Charter School – 38.1%
State-Authorized Charter Schools
General Highlights:
- Majority of state charter schools increased the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on EOG Milestones in ELA and Math from 2017 to 2018.
- State charter schools increased the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on majority of EOC tested subjects from 2017 to 2018.
- More than half of state charter schools outperformed* their attendance zone in at least 50% of subject/grade level combinations on the Milestone EOGs
- International Charter School of Atlanta, Pataula Charter Academy, Resurgence Hall Charter School, School for Arts-Infused Learning (SAIL) and Utopian Academy for the Arts all outperformed their attendance zone in all subjects and grade bands on the Georgia Milestones exams.
*when comparing the percentage of students scoring at Developing Leaner or Above.
Percentage of Third Grade Students Reading at or Above Grade Level:
(Top Ten State Charter Schools)
School for Arts-Infused Learning (SAIL) – 94.1%
Brookhaven Innovation Academy – 86.4%
Coweta Charter Academy – 86.4%
International Charter School of Atlanta – 84%
Liberty Tech – 81.8%
Cherokee Charter Academy – 81.7%
Georgia Connections – 78.9%
Pataula Charter Academy- 77.3%
International Academy of Smyrna – 73.9%
Southwest Georgia STEM – 71.4%
Third-grade reading – ELA
*Denotes schools that surpassed the state average
*School for Arts-Infused Learning (SAIL) – 54.4%
*International Charter School of Atlanta – 53.1%
*Liberty Tech – 52.3%
*Brookhaven Innovation Academy – 47.5%
*Coweta Charter Academy 47.2%
*International Academy of Smyrna – 44.3%
*Cherokee Charter Academy – 41.3%
*Scintilla 40.5%
*Georgia Connections Academy – 39.8%
*Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics – 39.7%
*Pataula – 38.6%
*Odyssey Charter School – 38.1%
Coweta Charter Academy and the Odyssey School were in the top five state-authorized charter schools for percentage of students who were proficient or above in eighth grade math.
Eighth Grade Math
*Coweta Charter Academy – 56.0%
*Odyssey School – 42.4%
