1. Applied Assessment and
Georgia Test Results
Connie Bailey
Stephanie Bennett
Renee Brown
Julie Warner

2. Introductions
• Connie Bailey – Kennesaw Mountain,
Math, 10th and 12th
• Stephanie Bennett – Woodstock, English,
10th and 12th
• Renee Brown – North Cobb, English, 9th,
11th, and 12th
• Julie Warner – Marietta, English, 10th

3. Community Data – Per Capita
Income
Cobb - $37,827
Cherokee - $30, 590
Marietta City - $29,782

4. Compensatory Programs – Special
Education
• Woodstock – 10.5%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 9.7%
• North Cobb – 11.3%
• Marietta 12.3%

5. Selected Programs - Gifted
• Woodstock – 9.6%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 8.7%
• North Cobb – 6.5%
• Marietta – 5.6%

6. Enrollment by Demographics –
Free and Reduced Lunch
• Woodstock – 17%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 13%
• North Cobb – 23%
• Marietta – 54%

7. Retained Students - Gender
• Woodstock – 56.7%
male, 43.3% female
• Kennesaw Mountain –
67.6% male, 32.4%
female
• North Cobb – 69.9%
male, 30.1% female
• Marietta – 60.5% male,
39.5% female

8. Graduation Rate – All (Second
Indicator for AYP)
• Woodstock – 87.1%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 87.4%
• North Cobb – 76.6%
• Marietta – 72.7%

9. 9-12 Drop-outs
• Woodstock – 3.1%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 2.8%
• North Cobb – 4.4%
• Marietta – 3.4%

10. Attendance – All Students More
Than 15 Days
• Woodstock – 8.9%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 15.3%
• North Cobb – 18.2%
• Marietta – 20.3%
• Woodstock and Marietta have an attendance
policy stating that if students miss more than a
certain number of days (8 per semester) then
students do not receive credit for course.

11. AYP
• All schools made AYP this year.
• Secondary Indicator for each school was
the Graduation Rate.

12. AYP – Test Participation –
Math/English
• Woodstock – 99%, 99%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 99%, 99%
• North Cobb – 99%, 99%
• Marietta – 97%, 97%

13. AYP – Academic Performance –
Meets & Exceeds - Math/English
• Woodstock – 91%, 97%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 87%, 95.5%
• North Cobb – 78.1%, 95.6%
• Marietta – 78.9%, 92.7%

14. Failure Rate - English
• Woodstock – 2%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 4%
• North Cobb – 3%
• Marietta – 4%

15. Failure Rate - Math
• Woodstock – 2%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 4%
• North Cobb – 5%
• Marietta – 5%

16. Failure Rate – Social Studies
• Woodstock – 5%
• Kennesaw Mountain – 8%
• North Cobb – 11%
• Marietta – 11%

17. Failure Rate - Science
• Woodstock – 7%
• Kennesaw Mountain
– 14%
• North Cobb – 26%
• Marietta – 26%

18. Purpose of the Graduation Tests
• Georgia’s graduation tests provide valuable information
for students, educators, and parents about student
strengths and areas for improvement. The tests identify
students who may need additional instruction in the
content and skills required for a diploma.
• All students seeking a Georgia high school diploma must
pass the Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT)
in four content areas (Language, Math, Science, Social
Studies) as well as the Georgia High School Writing
Assessment. These assessments ensure that students
qualifying for a diploma have mastered essential core
academic content and skills.

19. National 8th Grade NAEP Math Test
Results
Georgia Arizona Illinois Massachusetts
Average 272 274 278 292
Male 273 274 279 291
Female 272 274 276 292
White 255 288 289 297
Black 284 261 249 263

20. National 8th Grade NAEP Reading
Test Results
Georgia Arizona Illinois Massachusetts
Average 257 255 264 274
Male 251 249 258 269
Female 263 260 269 278
White 268 267 272 279
Black 241 242 244 253

21. National 8th Grade NAEP Science
Test Results
Georgia Arizona Illinois Massachusetts
Average 144 140 148 161
Male 145 141 150 162
Female 142 139 146 160
White 159 156 161 168
Black 125 125 120 133