English Language Arts
2.9%
State avg 41.8%
District avg 34.3%
County avg 37.9%
-1.8pp since 2021-22
District avg 34.3%
County avg 37.9%
-1.8pp since 2021-22
Test scores
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Georgia Milestones, SY 2023-24
All grades, all students. % Proficient or Distinguished.Mathematics
0.5%
State avg 42.9%
District avg 28.0%
County avg 32.2%
-1.2pp since 2021-22
District avg 28.0%
County avg 32.2%
-1.2pp since 2021-22
Science
1.3%
State avg 38.9%
District avg 29.3%
County avg 32.5%
-0.1pp since 2021-22
District avg 29.3%
County avg 32.5%
-0.1pp since 2021-22
Social Studies
0.0%
State avg 37.6%
District avg 23.6%
County avg 26.8%
+0.0pp since 2021-22
District avg 23.6%
County avg 26.8%
+0.0pp since 2021-22
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
By grade, SY 2023-24
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade 6 | 5.9% | 41.8% | 17 | 0.0% | 35.1% | 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grade 7 | 5.6% | 39.9% | 36 | 0.0% | 38.0% | 34 | N/A | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | N/A |
| Grade 8 | 0.0% | 44.9% | 53 | 0.0% | 44.1% | 52 | 0.0% | 25.7% | 44 | 0.0% | 37.6% | 37 |
| Grade HS | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.1% | 47.5% | 92 | 2.8% | 46.5% | 36 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
3-year history
All grades, all students. DeKalb Alternative Georgia avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 2.9% | 34.3% | 37.9% | 41.8% |
| SY 2022-23 | 1.8% | 32.3% | 35.9% | 39.6% |
| SY 2021-22 | 4.7% | 30.3% | 33.9% | 38.5% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 0.5% | 28.0% | 32.2% | 42.9% |
| SY 2022-23 | 0.0% | 26.3% | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| SY 2021-22 | 1.7% | 24.2% | 28.5% | 38.2% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 1.3% | 29.3% | 32.5% | 38.9% |
| SY 2022-23 | 1.1% | 27.0% | 30.2% | 38.5% |
| SY 2021-22 | 1.4% | 28.5% | 31.8% | 39.3% |
Social Studies
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 0.0% | 23.6% | 26.8% | 37.6% |
| SY 2022-23 | 0.0% | 22.0% | 24.5% | 36.2% |
| SY 2021-22 | 0.0% | 22.7% | 24.8% | 37.6% |
How to read these scores
What is Georgia Milestones?
Georgia public-school students in grades 3 through 8 take the Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade (EOG) tests in English Language Arts, Math, Science (grades 5/8), and Social Studies (grade 8). High school students take End-of-Course (EOC) Milestones in American Literature, Algebra, Biology, and US History.
What does "% Proficient or Distinguished" mean?
It is the percentage of students at the school who scored at "Proficient Learner" or "Distinguished Learner" on Georgia Milestones (top 2 of 4 performance levels: Beginning, Developing, Proficient, Distinguished). Proficient and above means the student is performing at or beyond grade level. A higher number is better.
What does 2.9% mean for English Language Arts at DeKalb Alternative School?
It means about 2.9 percent of students tested at DeKalb Alternative School performed at grade level or above on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts test in 2023-24. The statewide average for Georgia that year was 41.8%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Georgia, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Georgia Department of Education + Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) End-of-Grade (grades 3-8) and End-of-Course (high school) assessments. School-level results from the GOSA Downloadable Data Repository. Headline metric is the cumulative "Proficient or Distinguished Learner" rate (top 2 of 4 Milestones performance levels).
How often is it updated?
Georgia Milestones is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.