Georgia agency releases report card on schools, colleges

The Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement has published graduation rates, student retention rates, teacher quality and other educational “report card” measures on its website.

The 2013-14 data include elementary and high school test scores, and more obscure metrics: the percentage of classes at high-poverty schools not taught by high-quality teachers was 7.14 versus 2.53 at low-poverty schools, for instance; and 58.1 percent of 4-year-olds were enrolled in pre-K programs, down from 58.5 percent the prior year.

The one-year systemwide student retention rate at University System of Georgia was 78.5 percent, up from 76.1 percent the year before, with Georgia Tech leading the group. The Technical College System of Georgia had a one-year systemwide retention rate of 53.4 percent.