Which Gwinnett schools aced Georgia Milestones?

State education officials on Tuesday released results from its spring Georgia Milestones assessments.

Georgia students improved from the 2014-15 results, and Gwinnett County students fared better than the statewide average on the assessments in nearly every subject on all grade levels.

Here’s a breakdown of which Gwinnett schools had the highest and lowest percentages of students who were proficient or better on the assessments in the critical subjects of English/Language Arts and math on various grade levels. It does not include schools for special needs students or alternative schools, but does include charter schools in Gwinnett.

» SEE SCORES: You can find your school’s results here for math, and here for English

Highest third-grade English/Language Arts:

1. Simpson Elementary School

2. Riverside Elementary School

3. Parsons and Level Creek elementary schools

Lowest third-grade English/Language Arts:

1. Minor Elementary School

2. Graves Elementary School

3. Nesbit Elementary School

Highest third-grade math:

1. Level Creek Elementary School

2. Suwanee Elementary School

3. Riverside Elementary School

Lowest third-grade math:

1. Graves Elementary School

2. Corley Elementary School

3. Beaver Ridge Elementary School

Highest fifth-grade English/Language Arts:

1. Simpson Elementary School

2. Riverside Elementary School

3. Roberts Elementary School

Lowest fifth-grade English/Language Arts:

1. Graves Elementary School

2. Hopkins Elementary School

3. Lawrenceville Elementary School

Highest fifth-grade math:

1. Riverside Elementary School

2. Roberts Elementary School

3. Level Creek Elementary School

Lowest fifth-grade math:

1. North Metro Academy of Performing Arts

2. Anderson-Livsey Elementary School

3. New Life Academy of Excellence

Highest eighth-grade English/Language Arts:

1. North Gwinnett Middle School

2. Osborne Middle School

3. Hull Middle School

Lowest eighth-grade English/Language Arts:

1. Lilburn Middle School

2. Summerour Middle School

3. Radloff Middle School

Highest eighth-grade math:

1. North Gwinnett Middle School

2. Crews Middle School

3. Osborne Middle School

Lowest eighth-grade math:

1. Snell Middle School

2. Radloff Middle School

3. New Life Academy of Excellence

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