These Georgia state charter schools beat the odds

A new analysis of performance with at-risk student groups shows Georgia's state charter schools as a group performing below what is typical on a measure called "beat the odds."

The annual statistical analysis by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement compares schools' ability to teach based on student characteristics that are "outside the school's control." Race, ethnicity, disabilities, English fluency, economic "disadvantage" and transience were considered in Thursday's report for 2017.

Typically, 40 percent of Georgia schools beat the odds, but 26 percent of schools with a charter from the State Charter Schools Commission did, according to a review by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. See how your school performed:

State charter schools that beat the odds:

Atlanta Heights Charter School

Coweta Charter Academy

Dubois Integrity Academy

Fulton Leadership Academy

Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc

Mountain Education Charter High School

State charter schools that didn’t beat the odds:

Brookhaven Innovation Academy

Cherokee Charter Academy

Cirrus Charter Academy

Foothills Charter High School (Madison Campus)

Georgia Connections Academy

Georgia Cyber Academy

Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics

Graduation Achievement Center Charter High School

International Charter School of Atlanta

Ivy Preparatory Academy At Gwinnett, Inc.

Liberty Tech Charter Academy

Odyssey School

Pataula Charter Academy

Scintilla Charter Academy

Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy

Statesboro STEAM Academy

Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School

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About the Author

Ty Tagami

Ty Tagami is the state education reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.