11 DeKalb County Schools Named Reward Schools By GDOE

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The Georgia Department of Education is releasing the 2020-21 list of Reward Schools — the Title I schools, making the most progress in improving student performance.

This year, 157 schools in 77 school districts were identified as Reward Schools. Eleven DeKalb County School District campuses were part of the list:

• Briar Vista Elementary School
• Chapel Hill Elementary School
• DeKalb Academy of Technology and the Environment Charter School
• Edward L. Bouie Sr. Elementary School
• Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School
• Idlewood Elementary School
• Indian Creek Elementary School
• Jolly Elementary School
• Narvie Harris Elementary School
• Pine Ridge Elementary School
• Rock Chapel Elementary School

"While we are focused on ensuring all schools have the support and resources they need to continuously improve, it is incredibly important that we also recognize and celebrate when schools are doing well," State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a news release. "I wish to congratulate the staff and students of this year's Reward Schools – during a time of challenges, they have worked hard and they have succeeded."

A Reward School is among the 5 percent of Title I schools in the state that is making the most progress in improving the performance of all students over the most recent two years on the statewide assessments. Because assessments were not administered in the 2019-20 school year, this year's list is based on 2018-19 and 2019-20 data.

A school may not be classified as a Title I Reward School if it is also identified for Targeted Support and Improvement or Comprehensive Support and Improvement.

View the 2020-21 Reward Schools online.