Crawford Co. School Named Among High Progress Title I Schools | Schools

Fourteen Central Georgia schools have been named among the Highest Performing and High Progress Title I schools in the state.

Schools on the list have the "biggest academic gains by students in the last three years." Schools with large achievement gaps were not included, according to a Georgia Department of Education news release.

"Highest Performing" means that the the school is among the top five percent of Title I schools in in the State in student tests over a three-year period.

"High Progress" means that the school is among the top 10 percent of Title I schools in Georgia in improving student assessments over a three-year period.

The following Central Georgia Schools made the  "Highest Performing" list:

Bibb County:
--Alexander II Magnet School

Bleckley County:
--Bleckley County Elementary School

Houston County:
--Shirley Hills Elementary School

Laurens County:
--Northwest Laurens Elementary School

These schools made the "High-Progress" list:

Bibb:
--Howard High School
--Bloomfield Middle School
--Ballard Hudson Middle School
--Bernd Elementary School

Crawford County:
--Crawford County High School

Dooly County:
--Dooly County Elementary School

Jones County:
--Jones County High School

Macon County:
--Macon County High School

Twiggs County:
--Jeffersonville Elementary School
--Twiggs Middle School