Forsyth County Schools was one of four districts honored for high academic performance, the Georgia Department of Education has announced.
Forsyth was joined by the Oconee County, Jefferson City and Chickamauga City school districts in being designated as Title I Reward districts.
Districts and schools receive federal “Title I” funding if a significant percentage of their students are in low-income households. Georgia uses focus, alert, priority or reward designations to indicate a school or district’s academic performance.
The reward designation indicates the school or district’s performance on standardized tests is among the best in the state.
For example, 94.6 percent of Forsyth County’s students met or exceeded academic standards, outpacing the 81.3 percent of students in large districts who met or exceeded academic standards.
In addition to honoring the four Title I reward districts, the state highlighted a pair of Georgia schools — Jefferson Middle in the Jefferson City School District and Stewart County Middle in Stewart County — that have been named National Title I Distinguished Schools because of their success in closing the performance gap between groups of students.
“Both of these schools are so deserving of this recognition,” Georgia Superintendent John Barge said. “At Jefferson Middle, Title I students are outscoring the state average. At Stewart County Middle, hard work and effective practices have led to steady gains in academic achievement. I offer my congratulations to all those in these schools and communities.”
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