Following the recent news of Cobb’s outstanding accreditation review, families now have more proof their students are earning the best available education in metropolitan Atlanta.
Cobb students once again outperformed their state and Atlanta metro peers, scoring higher than their Georgia and metro peers in each available subject and all available subjects combined.
“Our parents expect the best education in Atlanta, and their children are receiving it – at the lowest cost. Our teachers and students continue to show why they are the community’s greatest investment,” said Board Chair Randy Scamihorn.
Excellence Across Subjects
Cobb students surpassed their peers in every subject from third to eighth grade. As the chart shows, Cobb students led in ELA, science, and social studies across all grades and End-of-Course assessments combined.
Cobb’s focus on literacy paid off for Cobb families as more Cobb students are reading on grade level, than any other district in the metro. Ranking #1 for the percentage of students reading on grade level in 3rd, 5th, and 8th grades and American Literature, Cobb students also outscore the state average by double digits in grades 6 and 11.
Reading levels also increased substantially in three grades: fifth (+3.9), sixth (+2.3), and eighth (+2.2) grades. ELA scores in 5th and 8th grades increased by 3.4 percentage points over last year.
Continuing Cobb’s success, students scored the best in ELA for grades 3, 5, 6, 8, and American Literature. For grades 4 and 7, Cobb was a close second in the metro. Georgia peers posted scores up to 9.7 percentage points lower than Cobb.
Looking at other high school subjects, metro districts, and the entire state, have a long way to climb before catching up to Cobb students—more than double digits. For US History, Cobb students outperformed the state average by 17 percentage points, with the next closest metro district trailing by 13.7 points. Similarly, in Biology, Cobb topped the state average by 13.9 percentage points, leaving the next closest metro district 5.6 points behind.
Anticipating New Math Scores
The state is still implementing a standards-setting process for the new math assessments, so Math scores will not be available until August or September 2024. This year, some Cobb students will strengthen their math skills through a new high-quality learning option, Prisms of Reality. Using the experiential learning platform, students will engage with the standards-aligned modules on core topics, and Cobb teachers will be able to individualize instruction.
The Georgia Milestones is the state’s required annual assessments of what students know at the end of a class and grade.
