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2016 State Results
Comparison
Charts and Graphs
2016 School and System Results
Spring
2016 EOG – School (Elementary and Middle School)
Spring
2016 EOG – System (Elementary and Middle School)
Spring
2016 EOC – School (High School)
Spring
2016 EOC – System (High School)
2015 State Results
Comparison
Charts and Graphs
2015 School and System Results
Spring
2015 EOG – School (Elementary and Middle School)
Spring
2015 EOG – System (Elementary and Middle School)
Spring
2015 EOC – School (High School)
Spring
2015 EOC – System (High School)
*Note: These are zip files
of Excel documents and must be opened on a desktop computer, not a mobile
device.
July 26, 2016 – Student scores for the 2016
administration of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System show increases in
most subject areas. The percent of students achieving the ‘Proficient Learner’
level and Above increased for 23 of the 32 tests, with the highest gains seen
in grade 5 science; grade 7 mathematics, science, and social studies; grade 8
English language arts, mathematics, and social studies; American Literature;
Analytic Geometry; Biology; Physical Science; U.S. History; and Economics.
Students who achieve ‘Proficient Leaner’ are considered to be on track to being
college and career ready.
“I’m pleased to
see our students’ performance trending upward in many key areas,” State School
Superintendent Richard Woods said. “Georgia’s students and teachers should be
commended for these results – we asked them to clear a higher bar, and it is
not a surprise to me that they delivered. While increases in most areas were
seen, the results do highlight the need to focus on early grades, especially in
the areas of literacy and numeracy. The policies of my administration will
continue to emphasize a strong knowledge of foundational skills and concepts so
students are reading on grade level by 3rd grade and being proficient in
numeracy by 5th grade. Proficiency in these areas will ensure greater success
in later grades.”
Students began
taking Georgia Milestones assessments in 2014-15. The new testing system is one
comprehensive program across grades 3-12 and includes open-ended questions to
better gauge students’ content mastery. In 2015-16, students in grades 3-8 were
tested in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. In
grades 9-12, students enrolled in 9th Grade Literature & Composition,
American Literature & Composition, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry,
Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, Physical Science, U.S. History, and/or Economics
took a Georgia Milestones End of Course assessment.
Georgia
Milestones assesses student learning along four levels of achievement. These
designations aim to shift the focus away from just test scores, instead
capturing the progression of student learning:
Beginning
Learners do not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills
necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s
content standards. The students need substantial academic support to be
prepared for the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and
career readiness.
Developing
Learners demonstrate partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary
at this grade level/course of learning, as specified by Georgia’s content
standards. The students need additional academic support to ensure success in
the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career
readiness.
Proficient
Learners demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this
grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content standards.
The students are prepared for the next grade level or course and are on track
for college and career readiness.
Distinguished
Learners demonstrate advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary
at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia’s content
standards. The students are well prepared for the next grade level or course
and are well prepared for college and career readiness.
The higher bar
for student proficiency set by Georgia Milestones is aimed at better preparing
students for college and career and providing a more realistic picture of
academic progress.
Georgia law
requires a comprehensive summative assessment program in grades three through
12, including End of Grade assessments in English language arts, mathematics,
science, and social studies for grades three through eight and End of Course
assessments in designated core subjects for grades nine through 12. During the
2015-16 school year, science and social studies assessments were required in
grades three through eight; moving forward, those assessments will only be
required in grades five and eight as a result of Senate
Bill 364 that was passed by this year’s General Assembly and signed into
law in May 2016.
Comparison of 2015 to 2016*
|
EOG
|
EOC
|
Combined
|
Developing & Above
|
increased
|
11
|
7
|
18
|
same
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
decreased
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
Proficient & Above
|
increased
|
16
|
7
|
23
|
same
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
decreased
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
*This year, for the first time, middle
school students who were enrolled in mathematics and/or science high school
courses associated with the EOC took only the EOC and did not take the
corresponding mathematics and/or science EOG. To provide a complete and
accurate picture of student achievement in middle schools, particularly grade
8, additional data have been included in the state, district, and school
aggregations.
More Information
Georgia
Milestones Assessment System website