The Richmond County School System has made several grade-level improvements, according to data recently released by the Georgia Department of Education.
After more than 13,000 RCSS students completed assessments during the 2023-24 academic year, six schools were reported to make notable gains in certain subject areas on the Georgia Milestone tests.
MORE: Two sentenced in 2019 Hogan Street homicide
Across the RCSS, students improved on their end of course assessments scores in biology and U.S. history, while eighth graders showcased boosted scores on end of grade tests in science and social studies.
“In 2023 we made a goal to increase student content mastery in tested subject areas on the Georgia Milestones by 3%,” said Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Bradshaw. “I am proud to say that we exceeded that 3% goal in U.S. History on our End of Course tests for the district.”
Third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth graders also showed end of grade improvement in English Language Arts.
Bradshaw said the RCSS also surpassed the 3% mastery goal on end of grade tests in language arts, physical science and social studies for fifth, sixth and eighth graders.
“Many of our schools also showed significant improvement on content areas as well,” he said.
George P. Butler Comprehensive High School and A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School students reported improved scores in American literature, and Hephzibah Comprehensive High School and Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School (RCTCM) students had improved scores in biology.
Students from RCTCM, the Academy of Richmond County and Cross Creek Comprehensive High School had significantly improved their scores in U.S. History.
“These improvements are a collaborative effort between our educators, staff and students, and I am grateful for their hard work,” Bradshaw said. “We will build on these efforts this upcoming school year as we focus on student achievement, post-high school readiness, and increasing the number of highly effective teachers, and leaders in our system.”
Mathematics scores will be released by the Georgia Department of Education later this fall.
