Cartersville Outperforms State On CCRPI Scores

CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Cartersville City School System outperformed the state on the 2018 College and Career Ready Performance Index, which measures student academic achievement and progress on an annual basis. That's according to results released Monday by the Georgia Department of Education.

The district outperformed the state with an overall score of 78.7, compared to Georgia's average of 76.6. The 2018 CCRPI is a redesigned version of the annual measurement tool for public schools and, therefore, cannot be used to draw direct comparisons from scores in previous years.

"We are pleased to see the success of our school system and its continued pattern of performing above the state average," said Superintendent Marc Feuerbach said." However, the CCRPI is one of many indicators
we use to measure the growth of students and the learning environment created in Cartersville City Schools. While the overall scores and details found within the index’s components and indicators are valuable, the real story is found in the teaching and learning that occurs daily in our classrooms."

The CCRPI accountability system is required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaced No Child Left Behind. The averages are calculated using data received throughout the year, including results from Georgia Milestones tests and graduation rates. Recent modifications made by the state to the formula places greater emphasis on progress made by English learners, economically disadvantaged students and students with disabilities.

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All four Cartersville City's schools exceeded the statewide score on the CCRPI, according to results released by the system. Here's a breakdown of the academic achievements each school experienced on the 2018 CCRPI:

Cartersville High School’s End of Course scores increased or remained consistent in all content areas except physical science. The most overall improvement was made in social studies. In the area of progress, CHS outperformed the state with a score of 84.9 percent. One indicator that did not change and can be directly compared is graduation rate. At CHS, the graduation rate of 91.29 percent improved from 89.2 percent in 2017 and surpassed the state’s graduation rate of 81.6 percent. Cartersville High School’s overall CCRPI score is 81 along with a four star School Climate Rating.

Cartersville Middle School’s content mastery is 7.2 percent above the state average. Content mastery includes achievement scores in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies based on student performance on state assessments. Many of the school’s subgroups are above the state score and continue to meet improvement targets in all four content areas. In the measurement of progress, CMS well exceeds the state with 82.7 percent.

Readiness, which determines a student’s readiness to advance to the next level of learning, is the highest indicator for CMS, at 85.4 percent. Cartersville Middle School’s overall CCRPI score is 78 with a four star School Climate Rating.

Cartersville Elementary School’s progress score is 90.1 percent with English language arts and math being the strongest content areas. In the area of readiness, the school scored 83.9 percent in comparison to the state average of 79.1 percent. Cartersville Elementary School’s overall CCRPI score is 77.6 and the school is a tenth of a point away from a four star School Climate Rating.

Cartersville Primary School’s closing the gaps score is 100 percent while the state score is 85 percent. The school’s progress score is also well above the state average with 96.7 percent. Cartersville Primary School’s overall CCRPI score is 83.7 with a four star School Climate Rating.

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