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Which Gwinnett schools aced Georgia Milestones?

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July 27, 2016

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

About the Author

Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.

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