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Forsyth County

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1120 Dahlonega Highway
Cumming, GA 30040
Forsyth County
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PH: (770) 887-2461
FAX: (770) 781-6632

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Grades PK-12
30,655 students
30 schools

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CRCT Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 1

Reading

96% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 90% in 2007.

English Language Arts

92% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 83% in 2007.

Math

94% (2007)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 2

Reading

97% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2007.

English Language Arts

94% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2007.

Math

93% (2007)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 3

Reading

95% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2007.

Social Studies

96% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2007.

Science

89% (2007)
The state average for Science was 70% in 2007.

English Language Arts

94% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2007.

Math

97% (2007)

96% (2006)

97% (2005)

95% (2004)
The state average for Math was 91% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading

96% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2007.

Social Studies

96% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 89% in 2007.

Science

91% (2007)
The state average for Science was 72% in 2007.

English Language Arts

94% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2007.

Math

92% (2007)

93% (2006)

90% (2005)

90% (2004)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading

95% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2007.

Social Studies

97% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2007.

Science

88% (2007)
The state average for Science was 66% in 2007.

English Language Arts

95% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 88% in 2007.

Math

97% (2007)

96% (2006)

96% (2005)

92% (2004)
The state average for Math was 88% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading

97% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Social Studies

96% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 83% in 2007.

Science

86% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Science was 60% in 2007.

English Language Arts

96% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 87% in 2007.

Math

88% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading

96% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2007.

Social Studies

96% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 86% in 2007.

Science

91% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Science was 71% in 2007.

English Language Arts

97% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2007.

Math

93% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading

97% (2007)

97% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2007.

Social Studies

97% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 85% in 2007.

Science

94% (2007)

92% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Science was 75% in 2007.

English Language Arts

96% (2007)

96% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 89% in 2007.

Math

95% (2007)

92% (2006)

83% (2005)

83% (2004)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 Georgia administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in reading, English language arts and math in grades 1 through 8 and in science and social studies in grades 3 through 8.
The CRCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Georgia.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Georgia: An Overview

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GHSGT Results

Scale: % at or above passing

Grade 11

Social Studies

94% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 87% in 2007.

Science

85% (2007)

85% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Science was 75% in 2007.

English Language Arts

98% (2007)

97% (2006)

98% (2005)

96% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 96% in 2007.

Math

97% (2007)

97% (2006)

98% (2005)

96% (2004)
The state average for Math was 93% in 2007.

Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 Georgia administered the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) in English language arts, math, science and social studies to students in grade 11.
The GHSGT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined by the state of Georgia.
Students must pass all parts of the GHSGT in order to graduate from high school.
The goal is for all students to pass the test.

Testing in Georgia: An Overview

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ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	20	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	19	20

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	20	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	24	21	22
Graduating class of 2006	23	21	21
Graduating class of 2005	23	20	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	20	21

¹Source: GA Dept. of Education
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination. About one-third of Georgia's high school students take the ACT.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The Composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.
Results show the most recent scores of graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors or seniors. State averages include all Georgia schools, both public and non-public.

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	15	15

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	87%	48%
Hispanic	8%	8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	3%
Black, not Hispanic	1%	38%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%
Unspecified	1%	n/a

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Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	14%	50%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,819	$8,533

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	67%	62%
Student and staff support	7%	10%
Administration	9%	10%
Other expenditures	18%	18%

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