Cobb County Schools Improve On State CCRPI Scores

MARIETTA, GA — For the sixth consecutive year, the Cobb County School District's score has exceeded the state average on the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI), according to test results released this week by the Georgia Department of Education.

“Cobb’s results are further evidence of the outstanding work being done by our teachers and administrators to prepare students for the future and highlights the quality of public education in the Cobb County School District," Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said in a statement. "It also exhibits the focus on our mission of One Team, One Goal: Student Success.”

The Cobb County School District is the second largest school district in Georgia and the 23rd largest in the United States, serving more than 112,000 students in 112 schools. It includes 67 elementary schools, 25 middle schools, 16 high schools, one charter school, a special education center, an adult education center and a performance learning center.

The CCRPI is an accountability measure for public schools in Georgia. It is scored on a 100-point scale and contains three components: achievement (50 points), progress (40 points) and achievement gap (10 points). Schools also can receive up to 10 challenge, or bonus, points.

The Cobb district’s CCRPI score rose 2.4 points to 82.9, which is 7.9 points higher than the state average of 75.0 points. Cobb’s elementary and middle schools showed the most improvement, and three each scored higher than 100 points for the first time. Walton High School exceeded 100 points for the second year in a row.

“Our elementary schools demonstrated tremendous progress on the CCRPI this year,” Ragsdale said. “This is, in part, due to our schools’ sustained focus on reading and math.”

Timber Ridge (100.5), Murdock (100.3) and Sope Creek (100.3) were the highest performing elementary schools.

Dickerson Middle School’s score of 103 was the highest score of any school in the district. Two other middle schools, Dodgen (101) and Hightower Trail (100.5), also scored above 100 points. Three other middle schools exceeded 90 points.

Eight of the district’s 16 high schools had scores above 90 points; Walton (101) and Lassiter (99.9) scored the highest. “This score represents many aspects of the school, academics being only one area. Faculty, students, parents, administration and the entire Walton community work together to make Walton a school of exellence,” Walton Principal Judi McNeill said in the statement. “High expectations and rigor in the classroom every day are the keys to our success.”

Fifty-nine of the district's elementary schools improved on the CCRPI in 2017, with Austell (20.5 point gain), Green Acres (17.4 point gain) and Varner (15.3 point gain) showing the highest improvement.

Among middle schools, 19 had increases over the previous year. Garrett (10.9 point gain) and Barber (8.3 point gain) had the highest increases, while Cooper saw an 8.1 point gain for the second consecutive year.

Pebblebrook (5.7 point gain) and Hillgrove (2.4 point gain) were the most improved high schools.

Significant changes were made to the CCRPI in 2015, so CCRPI scores before 2015 are too different to be usefully compared to those in 2015 to 2017.

Detailed information about the CCRPI is available from the Georgia Department of Education - please click here. The available information includes full reports for all schools and districts in Georgia.

CCRPI scores for Cobb’s schools are included in the CCRPI Brief on Cobb’s Accountability Data page.

Release: Cobb County School District

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