The Superintendent's annual Highest Aspirations Awards were given on July 16 for schools in Rockdale County Public Schools system that achieved in the following categories:
- Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA , Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
- Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
- Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications
Barksdale Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 97%
Mathematics – 93%
Writing – 94%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
SWD Reading / ELA – 94%
ED Reading / ELA – 96%
ED Mathematics – 91%
CJ Hicks Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 93%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 93%
ELL Reading / ELA – 91%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications
SWD Reading / ELA – 18 points
Flat Shoals Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 95%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 94%
Hightower Trail Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 94%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 96%
Honey Creek Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 99%
Mathematics – 95%
Writing - 93%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 99%
ED Mathematics – 94%
JH House Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 96%
Mathematics – 92%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ELL Reading / ELA – 96%
ED Reading / ELA – 96%
ELL Mathematics – 92%
ED Mathematics – 91%
Peeks Chapel Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 95%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 94%
Shoal Creek Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 93%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 92%
Sims Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 942%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 93%
SWD Reading / ELA – 92%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications
SWD Mathematics – 15 points
Lorraine Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 99%
Mathematics – 97%
Writing – 95%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 99%
SWD Reading / ELA – 93%
ED Mathematics – 94%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications
ELL Reading / ELA – 16 points
Pine Street Elementary
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 92%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ELL Reading / ELA – 96%
ED Reading / ELA – 90%
Conyers Middle School:
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics, and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 97%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ELL Reading / ELA – 92%
ED Reading / ELA – 96%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications
SWD Reading / ELA - 13 points
Edwards Middle School
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 97%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 96%
ELL Reading / ELA – 94%
Memorial Middle School
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics , and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 96%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 95%
General Ray Davis Middle School
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading / ELA, Mathematics and/or Writing in the ‘All Student’ classification
Reading / ELA – 99%
Mathematics – 95%
Writing – 91%
Defying the Norm Award - Absolute bar of 90% + meeting or exceeding areas of Reading/ ELA and/or Mathematics in the ‘High Risk’ classifications
ED Reading / ELA – 99%
SWD Reading / ELA – 91%
ED Mathematics – 91%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications
SWD Reading / ELA – 10 points
Heritage High School
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + passing the End of Course Test for any of the tested subjects and/or the Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test
9th Grade Literature – 90%
American Literature – 90%
Writing – 94%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications on any of the End of Course Tests for the tested subjects
SWD 9th Grade Literature – 10 points
SWD Math I – 20 points
Rockdale County High School
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications on any of the End of Course Tests for the tested subjects
SWD American Literature – 13 points
SWD Math I – 16 points
SWD U.S. History – 23 points
Salem High School
Highest Aspirations Award - Absolute bar of 90% + passing the End of Course Test for any of the tested subjects and/or the Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test
Writing – 90%
Defying the Norm Award –10 point Academic Growth in ‘High Risk’ classifications on any of the End of Course Tests for the tested subjects
SWD American Literature – 22 points
