Schools with questionable CRCT results

Scores climbed or dipped dramatically at 12 schools in Atlanta and one in Fulton County. The AJC compared each class’ score in 2008 with its score in 2009, in the next grade.

Standard deviation shows how unexpected a score change is. The odds of a 4 standard deviation change are less than 1 in 31,000. The odds of a five standard deviation change are less than 1 in 3 million. The odds of a six standard deviation change are less than 1 in a billion.

Atlanta Public Schools

Benteen Elementary, Grade 3 Reading, 5.46 (better than predicted score)

Benteen Elementary, Grade 5 English/Language Arts, 4.3 (better than predicted score)

Bethune Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 4.57 (worse than predicted score)

Blalock Elementary, Grade 5 English/Language Arts, 6.94 (better than predicted score)

Blalock Elementary, Grade 5 Math, 5.95 (better than predicted score)

Blalock Elementary, Grade 3 English/Language Arts, 5.78 (better than predicted score)

Blalock Elementary, Grade 4 English/Language Arts, 4.05 (better than predicted score)

Capitol View Elementary, Grade 3 Reading, 5.78 (better than predicted score)

Dunbar Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 4.54 (better than predicted score)

F.L. Stanton Elementary, Grade 3 Reading, 4.27 (better than predicted score)

Perkerson Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 5.56 (better than predicted score)

Peyton Forest Elementary, Grade 4 Math, 6.08 (better than predicted score)

Peyton Forest Elementary, Grade 4 English/Language Arts, 4.79 (better than predicted score)

Peyton Forest Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 4.09 (better than predicted score)

Toomer Elementary, Grade 5 English/Language Arts, 9.29 (worse than predicted score)

Toomer Elementary, Grade 4 Reading, 6.35 (worse than predicted score)

Toomer Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 5.45 (worse than predicted score)

Usher Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 4.56 (better than predicted score)

Venetian Hills Elementary, Grade 3 English/Language Arts, 4.83 (better than predicted score)

Venetian Hills Elementary, Grade 3 Reading, 4.74 (better than predicted score)

West Manor Elementary, Grade 5 Math, 6.17 (better than predicted score)

Carroll County

Whitesburg Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 4.47 (better than predicted score)

Dougherty County

West Town Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 4.18 (better than predicted score)

Fulton County

Heards Ferry Elementary, Grade 3 English/Language Arts, 4.00 (better than predicted score)

Mitchell County

Baconton Community Charter, Grade 4 Math, 4.17 (better than predicted score)

Muscogee County

Muscogee Elementary, Grade 3 English/Language Arts, 4.26 (worse than predicted score)

Rigdon Road Elementary, Grade 5 Reading, 6.0 (worse than predicted score)

Rigdon Road Elementary, Grade 4 English/Language Arts, 5.36 (worse than predicted score)

Rigdon Road Elementary, Grade 5 Math, 5.33 (worse than predicted score)

Rigdon Road Elementary, Grade 4 Math, 5.31 (worse than predicted score)

Rigdon Road Elementary, Grade 4 Reading, 4.39 (worse than predicted score)

Rigdon Road Elementary, Grade 5 English/Language Arts, 4.13 (worse than predicted score)

Tift County

Omega Elementary, Grade 4 Reading, 4.58 (better than predicted score)

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