Cobb schools writing performance dips, but still beats state

The percentage of Cobb County high school juniors who met or exceeded expectations on the Georgia graduation writing test dipped one percentage point to 97 percent this year, but the county school system still exceeded the state average.

The results reported Tuesday by Cobb school officials had the county exceeding the state average of 93 percent.

Lassiter High topped the chart with 100 percent, followed by Allatoona, Hillgrove, Pope and Walton with 99 percent each. Information: www.cobbk12.org.

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