Middle School Education in Metro Atlanta

Middle School Educationin Metro Atlanta

Schools in which low percentages of 8th grade students exceed basic math levels are

concentrated in the southern portion of the metro:

In a high number of schools, less than 15 percent of 8th grade students exceed math requirements. However, in other schools up to 82 percent of students exceed these requirements.

Source: GOSA, via Neighborhood Nexus

Percent of 8th Grade Students Exceeding Math Requirements, 2014

The map showing proportion of disadvantaged students corresponds highly with that of

student performance:

While many schools serve populations in which fewer than 15 percent of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, there are also a high number of schools in which more than 90 percent of students are economically disadvantaged.

Percent of Students Economically Disadvantaged, 2014

Source: GOSA, via Neighborhood Nexus

Higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students are associated with

lower percentages of eighth graders exceeding basic math levels:

As this scatterplot shows, schools with higher proportions of economically disadvantaged students tend to have much lower percentages of students exceeding basic math levels.

Source: GOSA, via Neighborhood Nexus

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Schools in which high percentages of students miss more than 15 days are also concentrated

in the south and west portions of the metro:

Percent of Students with More than 15 Days Absent, 2014

However, a high proportion of schools all over the metro have high percentages of students missing more than 3 weeks of school per year.

Source: GOSA, via Neighborhood Nexus

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Schools with high percentages of students with disabilities are spread more evenly

throughout the region…

However, students with disabilities make up a much higher proportion of the student population in some schools than others.

Percent of Students with Disabilities, 2014

Source: GOSA, via Neighborhood Nexus

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