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Clayton County Public SchoolsDistrict and School Profile2008-2009

Table of ContentsSuperintendent’s Message 4Test Definitions 5District Profile - Elementary Schools 6District Profile - Middle Schools 7District Profile - High Schools 8Adamson Middle School 9Anderson Elementary School 10Arnold Elementary School 11Babb Middle School 12Brown Elementary School 13Callaway Elementary School 14Church Street Elementary School 15Drew High School 16East Clayton Elementary School 17Edmonds Elementary School 18Elite Scholars Academy 19Forest Park High School 20Forest Park Middle School 21Fountain Elementary School 22Harper Elementary School 23Hawthorne Elementary School 24Haynie Elementary School 25Hendrix Drive Elementary School 26Huie Elementary School 27Jackson Elementary School 28Jonesboro High School 29Jonesboro Middle School 30Kemp Elementary School 31Kemp Primary School 32Kendrick Middle School 33Kilpatrick Elementary School 34King Elementary School 35Lake City Elementary School 36Lake Ridge Elementary School 37Lee Street Elementary School 38Lewis Academy of Excellence 39Page 2

Table of ContentsLovejoy High School 40Lovejoy Middle School 41M.D. Roberts Middle School 42Marshall Elementary School 43McGarrah Elementary School 44Morrow Elementary School 45Morrow High School 46Morrow Middle School 47Mount Zion Elementary School 48Mount Zion High School 49Mount Zion Primary School 50Mundy’s Mill High School 51Mundy’s Mill Middle School 52North Clayton High School 53North Clayton Middle School 54Northcutt Elementary School 55Oliver Elementary School 56Pointe South Elementary School 57Pointe South Middle School 58Rex Mill Middle School 59Riverdale Elementary School 60Riverdale High School 61Riverdale Middle School 62River’s Edge Elementary School 63Sequoyah Middle School 64Smith Street Elementary School 65Suder Elementary School 66Swint Elementary School 67Tara Elementary School 68Unidos Dual Language School 69West Clayton Elementary School 70Notes 71Test Taking Tips 72Test Taking Tips 73CCPS School Calendar 74CCPS Testing Calendar 75Page 3

Superintendent’sMessagePage 4

Test DefinitionsITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills and National Percentile Rank Score(grades 1-8)The Iowa test of Basic Skills (ITBS) is a nationally standardizednorm-referenced test (NRT). The test examines skills in varioussubjects such as math and Language arts. The participants areusually scored in percentages, and also in comparison to otherparticipants across the country. The exam measures the skill andachievement of students from kindergarten to grade eight with theobjective of providing an in-depth measure of important educationalobjectives. The ITBS provides reliable information about thestudents’ skill development as well as critical reasoning, in comparisonto their peers.A national percentile rank score compares the achievement of astudent or a group of students to the achievement of a nationalsample of students who are in the same grade and who weretested at the same time of the year (fall, midyear, or spring). Forexample, if a student earned a percentile rank of 72 on the sciencetest, it means she scored higher than 72 percent of the studentsin the group with which she is being compared.CRCT - Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (grades 1-8)The CRCT measures how well students acquire the skills andknowledge described in the Georgia Performance Standards(GPS). This information is used to diagnose individual studentstrengths and weaknesses as related to the instruction of theGPS, and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia.EOCT - End of Course Tests (high School)The EOCT align with the Georgia curriculum standards and includeassessment of specific content knowledge and skills. Theassessments provide diagnostic information to help students identifystrengths and areas of need in learning, therefore improvingperformance in all high school courses and on other assessments,such as the GHSGT.GHSGT - Georgia High School Graduation Test (11th grade)Georgia’s graduation tests provide valuable information for students,educators, and parents about student strengths and areasfor improvement. The tests identify students who may need additionalinstruction in the concepts and skills required for a diploma.SAT - Scholastic Assessment Test (optional test)The optional SAT reasoning test is a measure of the criticalthinking skills needed for academic success in college. The SATassesses how well a student analyzes and solves problems. Allcolleges and universities in Georgia accept scores from the SATfor admission purposes.Page 5

DISTRICTINFORMATIONElementary School InformationTotal EnrollmentNumber24742PercentAmerican Indian 29 .1Asian 1107 4.5Black 16829 68.0Hispanic 4563 18.4White 1139 4.6Multi-Ethnic 1075 4.3NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 38 26 39 39 37Reading 60 40 34 38 39ELA 45 32 37 38 43Science 39 38 41Soc Stu 42 43 41CRCTMath 81 80 67 62 71Reading 87 88 79 77 79ELA 77 80 77 77 85Science 64 58 63Soc Stu 63 50 58Writing% meets or5th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking70Page 6

DISTRICTINFORMATIONMiddle School InformationNPR*% meets orexceedsTotal Enrollment11389Number PercentAmerican Indian 7 .1Asian 516 4.5Black 8544 75.0Hispanic 1432 12.6White 514 4.5Multi-Ethnic 376 3.3Grade 6 7 8ITBSMath 38 38 40Reading 34 34 30ELA 39 38 38Science 36 36 36Soc Stu 35 37 33CRCTMath 69 80 59Reading 86 86 90ELA 87 86 89Science 51 62 42Soc Stu 44Writing% meets or8th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking71Page 7

DISTRICTINFORMATIONHigh School InformationTotal Enrollment13210Number PercentAmerican Indian 15 .1Asian 549 4.2Black 10420 78.9Hispanic 1289 9.8White 553 4.2Multi-Ethnic 384 2.9% PassingEOCT9th Lit 63Amer Lit 73US Hist 39Econ 49Phy Sci 53Biology 40Geometry 14Math 1 26GHSGTMath 92ELA 86% Passing Science 80Soc Stu 83Writing 90SATVerbal 432Math 419Avg ScoreWriting 422Total 1273Page 8

Adamson Middle School3187 Rex RoadRex, GA 30273770-968-2925Mr. Lonnie White, PrincipalTotal Enrollment656Number PercentAsian 24 3.6Black 530 80.5Hispanic 55 8.4White 30 4.6Multi-Ethnic 17 2.6NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 37 35 38Reading 31 34 33ELA 38 38 38Science 34 36 36Soc Stu 35 39 35CRCTMath 65 85 55Reading 90 88 89ELA 90 91 90Science 40 60 42Soc Stu 57Writing% meets or8th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking72Page 9

Anderson Elementary School4199 Old Rock Cut RoadConley, GA 30288404-362-3820Ms. Marsha Hood, PrincipalTotal Enrollment482Number PercentAsian 6 1.2Black 307 63.6Hispanic 128 26.5White 26 5.4Multi-Ethnic 15 3.1Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSNPR*Math 37 19 38 39 37Reading 58 31 33 35 37ELA 49 30 32 33 35Science 39 39 42Soc Stu 42 48 41CRCTMath 82 69 66 63 69Reading 96 82 81 86 78% meets orexceedsELA 79 69 73 80 84Science 67 63 57Soc Stu 68 61 58Writing% meets or5th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking49Page 10

Arnold Elementary School216 Stockbridge RoadJonesboro, GA 30236770-473-2800Mr. Myron Allen, PrincipalNPR*% meets orexceedsTotal EnrollmentGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 55 36 55 48 50Reading 75 60 57 53 60ELA 61 52 71 52 67Science 62 52 60Soc Stu 67 65 65CRCTNumber469PercentAsian 21 4.5Black 316 67.4Hispanic 17 3.6White 90 19.2Multi-Ethnic 25 5.3Math 95 86 75 76 85Reading 95 94 89 82 94ELA 88 86 86 87 94Science 78 81 91Soc Stu 84 80 89Writing% meets or5th Grade 91exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 11

Babb Middle School5500 Reynolds RoadForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3880Ms. Felicia Brown, PrincipalTotal Enrollment783Number PercentAsian 99 12.6Black 366 46.7Hispanic 247 31.5White 50 6.4Multi-Ethnic 21 2.7NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 40 45 51Reading 33 31 31ELA 38 37 40Science 38 35 38Soc Stu 36 33 35CRCTMath 68 88 56Reading 84 86 91ELA 83 86 91Science 47 68 45Soc Stu 55Writing% meets or8th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking86Page 12

Brown Elementary School9771 Poston RoadJonesboro, GA 30238770-473-2785Ms. Jocelyn Wright, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber745PercentAsian 23 3.1Black 602 80.6Hispanic 62 8.3White 22 2.9Multi-Ethnic 36 4.8Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 37 22 41 38 37Reading 62 35 38 40 43NPR* ELA 43 27 44 40 47Science 41 40 46Soc Stu 46 41 46CRCTMath 71 79 72 57 75Reading 85 86 83 81 85% meets or ELA 71 73 83 77 90exceedsScience 75 58 74Soc Stu 72 58 70Writing% meets or5th Grade 77exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 13

Callaway Elementary School120 Oriole DriveJonesboro, GA 30238678-479-2600Mr. Marcus Fuller, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber844PercentAsian 38 4.5Black 700 82.9Hispanic 54 6.4White 18 2.1Multi-Ethnic 34 4.0Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 38 25 33 37 35Reading 60 38 32 38 41NPR* ELA 51 29 35 36 40Science 36 37 40Soc Stu 41 40 45CRCTMath 70 80 62 50 66Reading 83 90 80 73 87% meets or ELA 70 86 80 74 90exceedsScience 68 58 69Soc Stu 72 45 60Writing% meets or5th Grade 81exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 14

Church Street Elementary School7013 Church StreetRiverdale, GA 30274770-994-4000Dr. Debra Bostick-Smith, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber868PercentAsian 51 5.9Black 708 81.6Hispanic 60 6.9White 10 1.2Multi-Ethnic 39 4.5NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 37 29 36 41 34Reading 60 41 34 39 40ELA 41 29 34 38 40Science 33 33 38Soc Stu 37 42 33CRCTMath 82 80 56 49 76Reading 85 87 74 68 76ELA 80 81 67 66 80Science 58 35 36Soc Stu 54 33 28Writing% meets or5th Grade 66exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 15

Drew High School6237 Garden Walk BlvdRiverdale, GA 30274770-472-2820Mr. Gary Townsend, PrincipalClayton County Public SchoolswelcomesDrew High SchoolPage 16

East Clayton Elementary School2750 Forest ParkwayEllenwood, GA 30294404-362-3885Ms. Connie Tyler, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber615PercentAsian 20 3.3Black 499 81.1Hispanic 38 6.2White 25 4.1Multi-Ethnic 33 5.4NPR*Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 36 25 32 45 36Reading 54 40 33 45 40ELA 48 33 33 42 41Science 35 44 40Soc Stu 41 55 43CRCTMath 87 82 73 78 70Reading 91 87 83 85 80% meets or ELA 83 77 77 83 82exceedsScience 68 66 68Soc Stu 68 54 56Writing% meets or5th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking65Page 17

Edmonds Elementary School4495 Simpson RoadForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3830Ms. Rebecca Harrison, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber560PercentAsian 18 3.2Black 183 32.7Hispanic 300 53.6White 33 5.9Multi-Ethnic 26 4.6NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 30 20 38 43 34Reading 49 32 31 34 33ELA 37 22 31 31 35Science 42 39 35Soc Stu 43 46 41CRCTMath 74 78 76 76 78Reading 77 84 86 88 84ELA 67 71 85 88 84Science 74 70 68Soc Stu 72 61 57Writing% meets or5th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking71Page 18

Elite Scholars Academy137 Spring StreetJonesboro, GA 30236770-515-7684Dr. Graysen Walles, PrincipalClayton County Public SchoolswelcomesElite ScholarsAcademyPage 19

Forest Park High School5452 Phillips DriveForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3890Mr. Troy Journigan, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1436Number PercentAsian 117 8.1Black 829 57.6Hispanic 357 24.8White 91 6.3Multi-Ethnic 42 2.9EOCT9th Lit 62Amer Lit 75US Hist 47Econ 46% PassingPhy Sci 46Biology 35Geometry 13Math 1 17GHSGTMath 90ELA 83% Passing Science 79Soc Stu 87Writing 84SATVerbal 433Math 432Avg ScoreWriting 417Total 1282Page 20

Forest Park Middle School930 Finley DriveForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3840Ms. Jamille Miller-Brown, PrincipalNPR*% meets orexceedsTotal EnrollmentGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 40 36 38Reading 31 28 26ELA 36 30 29Science 33 32 33Soc Stu 35 29 29CRCTMath 74 90 70Reading 90 90 91ELA 90 88 95Science 53 65 41Soc Stu 55WritingNumber% meets or8th Gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking510PercentAsian 23 4.5Black 277 54.3Hispanic 163 32.0White 28 5.5Multi-Ethnic 19 3.781Page 21

Fountain Elementary School5215 West StreetForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3875Dr. Tonya Mahone-Williams, PrincipalTotal Enrollment549Number PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 13 2.4Black 210 38.3Hispanic 290 52.8White 20 3.6Multi-Ethnic 16 2.9Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 36 27 33 40 36Reading 51 33 28 36 34ELA 42 30 30 38 40Science 29 34 30Soc Stu 28 40 32CRCTMath 75 74 56 67 64Reading 86 86 64 75 83ELA 77 78 64 79 84Science 49 56 51Soc Stu 35 43 70Writing% meets or5th grade 60exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 22

Harper Elementary School93 Valley Hill Road SouthwestRiverdale, GA 30274678-479-2654Dr. Lynda Daniel, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber728PercentAsian 15 2.1Black 478 65.7Hispanic 178 24.5White 27 3.7Multi-Ethnic 30 4.1NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 34 25 36 37 33Reading 59 37 33 34 36ELA 42 31 34 37 45Science 35 34 35Soc Stu 45 39 36CRCTMath 92 77 64 59 63Reading 94 86 75 72 74ELA 89 77 77 78 80Science 57 63 59Soc Stu 47 49 57Writing% meets or5th grade 75exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 23

Hawthorne Elementary School10750 English RoadHampton, GA 30228770-472-7669Ms. Wynton Walker, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber943PercentAsian 22 2.3Black 520 55.1Hispanic 313 33.2White 54 5.7Multi-Ethnic 34 3.6NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 38 28 36 33 41Reading 61 37 34 35 41ELA 49 34 37 33 48Science 39 34 49Soc Stu 46 41 50CRCTMath 85 80 67 53 86Reading 91 88 81 75 83ELA 83 82 79 74 96Science 66 58 78Soc Stu 62 41 63Writing% meets or5th grade 70exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 24

Haynie Elementary School1169 Morrow RoadMorrow, GA 30260770-968-2905Ms. Erica Johnson, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber712PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 80 11.2Black 255 35.8Hispanic 312 43.8White 39 5.5Multi-Ethnic 26 3.6Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 36 30 33 34 38Reading 67 40 27 34 36ELA 44 33 30 39 42Science 35 36 41Soc Stu 33 38 40CRCTMath 92 93 69 69 74Reading 89 96 73 84 77ELA 88 91 71 85 82Science 62 62 57Soc Stu 54 50 50Writing% meets or5th grade 60exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 25

Hendrix Drive Elementary School4475 Hendrix DriveForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3835Ms. Nancy Said, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber119PercentAsian 7 5.9Black 45 37.8Hispanic 59 49.6White 5 4.2Multi-Ethnic 3 2.5NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 37 30 31Reading 38 30 32ELA 37 26 30Science 36 29 30Soc Stu 42 37 35CRCTMath 69 59 72Reading 75 82 71ELA 82 77 80Science 69 64 65Soc Stu 56 44 63Writing% meets or5th grade 67exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 26

Huie Elementary School1260 Rock Cut RoadForest Park, GA 30297404-362-3825Mr. Baxter Harper, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber655PercentAsian 31 4.7Black 311 47.5Hispanic 251 38.3White 28 4.3Multi-Ethnic 34 5.2NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 30 21 38 40 27Reading 46 37 30 37 30ELA 38 27 31 38 27Science 35 34 28Soc Stu 37 41 32CRCTMath 77 66 65 57 53Reading 90 82 82 71 72ELA 74 67 87 72 68Science 64 53 44Soc Stu 54 52 39Writing% meets or5th grade 52exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 27

Jackson Elementary School7711 Mount Zion BoulevardJonesboro, GA 30236678-610-4401Dr. Donna Jackson, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber736PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 38 5.2Black 559 76.0Hispanic 74 10.1White 19 2.6Multi-Ethnic 46 6.3Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 38 27 48 47 37Reading 64 43 42 44 42ELA 51 35 45 45 46Science 47 44 46Soc Stu 53 51 45CRCTMath 83 73 76 64 72Reading 86 88 87 79 82ELA 82 81 86 80 89Science 76 70 74Soc Stu 87 66 62Writing% meets or5th gradeexceeds72*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 28

Jonesboro High School7728 Mount Zion BoulevardJonesboro, GA 30236770-473-2855Dr. Carl Jackson, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1153Number PercentAsian 42 3.6Black 817 70.8Hispanic 108 9.4White 139 12.0Multi-Ethnic 47 4.1EOCT9th Lit 62Amer Lit 77US Hist 40% PassingGHSGTMath 92ELA 87Science 80Soc Stu 81% PassingEcon 58Phy Sci 33Biology 40Geometry 16Math 1 naAvgScoreWriting 91SATVerbal 445Math 437Writing 438Total 1320Page 29

Jonesboro Middle School1308 Arnold StreetJonesboro GA 30236678-610-4331Ms. Freda Givens, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber834PercentAsian 16 1.9Black 566 67.8Hispanic 160 19.2White 51 6.1Multi-Ethnic 41 4.9Grade 6 7 8ITBSMath 37 33 34Reading 34 29 26NPR*% meets orexceedsELA 41 34 35Science 37 32 31Soc Stu 36 31 29CRCTMath 64 68 56Reading 80 80 87ELA 80 79 87Science 51 46 31Soc Stu 36Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking60Page 30

Kemp Elementary School10990 Folsom RoadHampton, GA 30228770-473-2870Dr. Janice Sills, PrincipalNPR*% meets orexceedsTotal EnrollmentGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 36 31 36Reading 39 37 38ELA 36 37 42Science 41 35 38Soc Stu 44 40 38CRCTMath 63 63 66Reading 74 80 73ELA 75 81 87Science 60 51 58Soc Stu 49 44 51WritingNumber718PercentAsian 6 0.8Black 592 82.5Hispanic 55 7.7White 34 4.7Multi-Ethnic 31 4.3% meets or5th grade 63exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 31

Kemp Primary School1090 McDonough RoadHampton, GA 30228678-610-4300Ms. Lisa Hightower, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber656PercentAsian 14 2.1Black 527 80.2Hispanic 57 8.7White 27 4.1Multi-Ethnic 31 4.7Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 42 25Reading 68 42NPR* ELA 50 34ScienceSoc StuCRCTMath 85 81Reading 90 88% meets or ELAexceeds83 81ScienceSoc StuWriting% meets or5th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 32

Kendrick Middle School7971 Kendrick RoadJonesboro, GA 30238770-472-8400Mr. Steve Hughes, PrincipalTotal Enrollment787Number PercentAsian 30 3.8Black 612 77.7Hispanic 107 13.6White 18 2.3Multi-Ethnic 20 2.5NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 37 34 42Reading 30 28 29ELA 37 30 35Science 36 32 33Soc Stu 33 33 34CRCTMath 72 83 55Reading 83 83 89ELA 83 84 84Science 49 56 38Soc Stu 39Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking66Page 33

Kilpatrick Elementary School7534 Tara RoadJonesboro, GA 30236770-473-2790Dr. Donna Vining, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber562PercentAsian 12 2.1Black 277 49.2Hispanic 225 40.0White 33 5.9Multi-Ethnic 15 2.7NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 33 23 41 33 37Reading 54 37 30 34 35ELA 41 29 36 34 36Science 33 34 38Soc Stu 37 39 37CRCTMath 79 79 74 63 65Reading 84 88 78 81 86ELA 68 73 79 76 84Science 72 58 60Soc Stu 66 58 48Writing% meets or5th grade 75exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 34

King Elementary School5745 West Lee’s Mill RoadCollege Park, GA 30349770-991-4651Dr. Machelle Matthews, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber906PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 40 4.4Black 794 87.4Hispanic 38 4.2White 6 0.7Multi-Ethnic 28 3.1Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 44 27 40 39 39Reading 57 40 30 39 38ELA 45 30 37 38 47Science 36 39 41Soc Stu 34 47 36CRCTMath 86 80 62 67 70Reading 89 86 78 82 79ELA 81 78 72 81 88Science 58 59 59Soc Stu 61 49 62Writing% meets or5th grade 70exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 35

Lake City Elementary School5354 Phillips DriveLake City, GA 30260404-362-3855Mr. Kelly Veal, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber510PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 82 16.1Black 177 34.7Hispanic 179 35.1White 53 10.4Multi-Ethnic 19 3.7Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 33 27 43 45 59Reading 67 37 32 39 50ELA 51 27 41 42 57Science 40 48 59Soc Stu 47 48 53CRCTMath 90 87 67 66 96Reading 88 91 86 84 92ELA 85 80 82 84 97Science 77 78 90Soc Stu 71 52 83Writing% meets or5th grade 93exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 36

Lake Ridge Elementary School7900 Lake Ridge CircleRiverdale, GA 30296770-907-5170Dr. Brenda Cloud, PrincipalTotal Enrollment750Number PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 10 1.3Black 389 51.7Hispanic 315 41.8White 10 1.3Multi-Ethnic 26 3.5Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 30 31 35 35 41Reading 67 45 29 32 42ELA 51 35 35 34 48Science 34 33 48Soc Stu 41 35 41CRCTMath 76 81 58 64 83Reading 85 82 70 69 87ELA 79 77 65 69 91Science 50 49 70Soc Stu 50 44 76Writing% meets or5th grade 79exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 37

Lee Street Elementary School178 Lee StreetJonesboro, GA 30236770-473-2815Ms. Marcy Perry, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber596PercentAsian 8 1.3Black 450 75.4Hispanic 55 9.2White 53 8.9Multi-Ethnic 30 5.0NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 39 25 43 38 25Reading 62 39 36 40 31ELA 45 32 37 34 30Science 37 35 35Soc Stu 44 48 32CRCTMath 79 76 62 59 70Reading 81 92 78 78 75ELA 78 78 79 72 86Science 57 51 61Soc Stu 59 39 47Writing% meets or5th grade 61exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 38

Lewis Academy8009 Carlton RoadRiverdale, GA 30296770-909-6697Ms. Zandra Perrymon, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber440PercentAsian 2 0.5Black 424 95.7Hispanic 1 0.2White 1 0.2Multi-Ethnic 12 2.7NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 41Reading 41ELA 40Science 35Soc Stu 53CRCTMath 88 84 81 78 61Reading 89 91 92 90 98ELA 76 90 92 90 95Science 51 59 63Soc Stu 51 64 68Writing% meets or5th grade 61exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 39

Lovejoy High School1587 McDonough RoadHampton, GA 30228770-473-2920Mr. Keith Colbert, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1662Number PercentAsian 21 1.3Black 1359 81.8Hispanic 157 9.4White 74 4.5Multi-Ethnic 51 3.1EOCT9th Lit 63Amer Lit 71US Hist 36Econ 60% PassingPhy Sci 41Biology 36Geometry 12Math 1 36GHSGTMath 91ELA 84% Passing Science 79Soc Stu 84Writing 89SATVerbal 436Math 423Avg ScoreWriting 435Total 1294Page 40

Lovejoy Middle School1588 Lovejoy RoadHampton, GA 30228770-473-2933Mr. Melvin Blocker, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1172Number PercentAsian 18 1.5Black 927 79.1Hispanic 134 11.4White 56 4.8Multi-Ethnic 37 3.2NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 38 43 43Reading 34 38 33ELA 37 39 40Science 34 40 40Soc Stu 35 40 36CRCTMath 60 75 62Reading 82 83 90ELA 83 84 90Science 47 62 43Soc Stu 43Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking70Page 41

M.D. Roberts Middle School1905 Walt Stephens RoadJonesboro, GA 30236678-479-0100Ms. Charmine Johnson, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber649PercentAsian 28 4.3Black 489 75.3Hispanic 35 5.4White 71 10.9Multi-Ethnic 26 4.0NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 45 48 50Reading 48 45 40ELA 54 53 52Science 50 46 45Soc Stu 50 49 41CRCTMath 84 88 66Reading 95 89 94ELA 95 92 92Science 65 72 48Soc Stu 60Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking74Page 42

Marshall Elementary School5885 Maddox RoadMorrow, GA 30260404-675-8019Dr. Velma Mobley, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber826PercentAsian 121 14.6Black 544 65.7Hispanic 75 9.1White 46 5.6Multi-Ethnic 40 4.8NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 39 23 43 43 40Reading 51 37 38 41 41ELA 42 29 43 40 42Science 39 40 42Soc Stu 44 47 41CRCTMath 81 83 72 62 62Reading 92 90 83 75 78ELA 83 85 82 70 85Science 66 53 64Soc Stu 70 38 63Writing% meets or5th grade 62exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 43

McGarrah Elementary School2201 Lake Harbin RoadMorrow, GA 30260770-968-2910Ms. Tammy Burroughs, PrincipalNPR*% meets orexceedsTotal EnrollmentGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 43 29 37 42 33Reading 65 43 36 39 36ELA 47 32 37 38 40Science 41 38 36Soc Stu 47 48 42CRCTMath 81 81 69 69 79Reading 86 92 79 84 75ELA 75 84 81 81 89Science 62 61 65Soc Stu 58 45 51WritingNumber621PercentAsian 77 12.4Black 356 57.3Hispanic 112 18.0White 38 6.1Multi-Ethnic 38 6.1% meets or5th grade 77exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 44

Morrow Elementary School6115 Reynolds RoadMorrow, GA 30260770-968-2900Mr. Timmy Foster, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber515PercentAsian 130 25.2Black 225 43.6Hispanic 115 22.3White 21 4.1Multi-Ethnic 24 4.7NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 42 34 46 53 42Reading 74 48 38 47 38ELA 42 35 46 47 38Science 46 58 47Soc Stu 44 53 37CRCTMath 91 79 73 69 79Reading 90 84 74 85 72ELA 90 81 77 87 88Science 67 76 61Soc Stu 70 71 56Writing% meets or5th grade 49exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 45

Morrow High School2299 Old Rex Morrow RoadMorrow, GA 30260404-362-3865Ms. Patricia Hill, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber1534PercentAsian 148 9.6Black 1129 73.6Hispanic 142 9.3White 71 4.6Multi-Ethnic 44 2.9EOCT9th Lit 63Amer Lit 72US Hist 37Econ 41% PassingPhy Sci 43Biology 50Geometry 11Math 1 33GHSGTMath 92ELA 87% Passing Science 79Soc Stu 82Writing 88SATVerbal 423Math 401Avg ScoreWriting 408Total 1232Page 46

Morrow Middle School5968 Maddox RoadMorrow, GA 30260404-362-3860Mr. Greg Curry, PrincipalTotal Enrollment681Number PercentAsian 114 16.7Black 419 61.5Hispanic 85 12.5White 32 4.7Multi-Ethnic 31 4.6NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 43 39 40Reading 38 35 31ELA 44 42 41Science 42 36 35Soc Stu 41 37 34CRCTMath 80 86 60Reading 87 84 92ELA 88 89 86Science 53 63 41Soc Stu 38Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking70Page 47

Mount Zion Elementary School2984 Mount Zion RoadJonesboro, GA 30236770-968-2935Mr. Charles Wilkerson, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber550PercentAsian 19 3.5Black 368 66.9Hispanic 95 17.3White 28 5.1Multi-Ethnic 40 7.3NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 42 44 44Reading 35 42 48ELA 40 40 50Science 39 41 49Soc Stu 41 45 47CRCTMath 65 62 75Reading 83 82 85ELA 78 82 89Science 66 68 65Soc Stu 70 57 59Writing% meets or5th grade 83exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 48

Mount Zion High School2535 Mount Zion ParkwayJonesboro, GA 30236770-473-2940Ms. Angel McCrary, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1547Number PercentAsian 38 2.4Black 1213 78.1Hispanic 194 12.5White 48 3.1Multi-Ethnic 54 3.5% PassingEOCT9th Lit 66Amer Lit 68US Hist 41Econ 51Phy Sci 48Biology 36Geometry 19Math 1 naGHSGTMath 93ELA 84% Passing Science 83Soc Stu 82Writing 92SATVerbal 459Math 440Avg ScoreWriting 430Total 1329Page 49

Mount Zion Primary School2920 Mount Zion RoadJonesboro, GA 30236770-472-2828Dr. Denise Thompson, PrincipalTotal Enrollment548Number PercentAsian 12 2.2Black 341 62.2Hispanic 119 21.7White 37 6.8Multi-Ethnic 39 7.1Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 35 27Reading 59 47NPR* ELA 43 31ScienceSoc StuCRCTMath 78 91Reading 88 94% meets or ELAexceeds77 93ScienceSoc StuWriting% meets or5th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 50

Mundy’s Mill High School9652 Fayetteville RoadJonesboro, GA 30238678-817-3000Ms. Priscilla Adams, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1659Number PercentAsian 21 1.3Black 1489 89.7Hispanic 73 4.4White 31 1.9Multi-Ethnic 45 2.7% PassingEOCT9th Lit 68Amer Lit 80US Hist 47Econ 52Phy Sci 52Biology 47Geometry 14Math 1 naGHSGTMath 92ELA 91% Passing Science 86Soc Stu 88Writing 95SATVerbal 421Math 406Avg ScoreWriting 409Total 1236Page 51

Mundy’s Mill Middle School1251 Mundy’s Mill RoadJonesboro, GA 30238770-473-2880Mr. Nash AlexanderNPR*% meets orexceedsTotal EnrollmentGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 37 41 42Reading 35 36 34ELA 42 40 41Science 37 38 40Soc Stu 35 39 37CRCTMath 62 82 62Reading 87 87 92ELA 86 88 91Science 55 61 44Soc Stu 64WritingNumber% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking869PercentAsian 28 3.2Black 707 81.1Hispanic 58 6.7White 30 3.4Multi-Ethnic 46 5.361Page 52

North Clayton High School1525 Norman DriveCollege Park, GA 30349770-994-4035Dr. Ray Hill, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1360Number PercentAsian 57 4.2Black 1226 90.1Hispanic 41 3.0White 7 0.5Multi-Ethnic 29 2.1EOCT9th Lit 63Amer Lit 76US Hist 36Econ 45% PassingPhy Sci 39Biology 41Geometry 10Math 1 31% PassingAvgScoreGHSGTMath 94ELA 85Science 81Soc Stu 83Writing 92SATVerbal 424Math 412Writing 417Total 1253Page 53

North Clayton Middle School5517 West Fayetteville RoadCollege Park, GA 30349770-994-4025Mr. Clarence Jackson, PrincipalTotal Enrollment920Number PercentAsian 51 5.5Black 831 90.3Hispanic 22 2.4White 1 0.1Multi-Ethnic 15 1.6NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 35 33 35Reading 31 30 28ELA 37 34 36Science 34 32 32Soc Stu 32 34 32CRCTMath 63 75 54Reading 86 85 91ELA 88 84 86Science 47 62 36Soc Stu 36Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking69Page 54

Northcutt Elementary School5451 West Fayetteville RoadCollege Park, GA 30349770-994-4020Ms. Cynthia James, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber658PercentAsian 32 4.9Black 563 85.6Hispanic 39 5.9White 1 0.2Multi-Ethnic 23 3.5NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 33 20 37 33 28Reading 57 36 34 35 32ELA 45 30 35 34 34Science 36 35 31Soc Stu 38 36 29CRCTMath 70 79 69 43 53Reading 85 85 75 66 63ELA 74 81 79 68 61Science 65 42 37Soc Stu 67 44 31Writing% meets or5th grade 47exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 55

Oliver Elementary School1725 Cheryl Leigh DriveRiverdale, GA 30296770-994-4010Mr. Zakaria Watson, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber739PercentAsian 13 1.8Black 683 92.4Hispanic 22 3.0White 3 0.4Multi-Ethnic 18 2.4NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 44 42 61 48 53Reading 70 50 50 43 47ELA 52 53 57 46 51Science 49 37 48Soc Stu 56 45 46CRCTMath 95 90 85 72 77Reading 98 95 90 85 83ELA 94 95 90 85 93Science 80 73 66Soc Stu 75 58 58Writing% meets or5th grade 85exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 56

Pointe South Elementary School631 Flint River Road SouthwestRiverdale, GA 30274770-473-2900Mr. Frank Tanner, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber697PercentAsian 12 1.7Black 607 87.1Hispanic 51 7.3White 5 0.7Multi-Ethnic 22 3.2NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 44 30 46 38 42Reading 65 43 34 40 45ELA 54 29 43 37 51Science 41 43 48Soc Stu 54 48 47CRCTMath 84 89 71 57 82Reading 92 94 81 79 84ELA 86 85 74 79 88Science 65 67 66Soc Stu 67 58 59Writing% meets or5th grade 74exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 57

Pointe South Middle School8495 Thomas RoadJonesboro, GA 30238770-473-2890Dr. Dean Lillard, PrincipalTotal Enrollment803Number PercentAsian 12 1.5Black 701 87.3Hispanic 42 5.2White 26 3.2Multi-Ethnic 22 2.7NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 32 29 33Reading 29 29 28ELA 33 34 36Science 34 31 37Soc Stu 30 30 30CRCTMath 70 68 50Reading 86 84 91ELA 83 80 89Science 42 52 48Soc Stu 45Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking73Page 58

Rex Mill Middle School6380 Evans DriveRex, GA 30273770-474-0702Ms. Susan Patrick, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber953PercentAsian 18 1.9Black 715 75.0Hispanic 132 13.9White 52 5.5Multi-Ethnic 36 3.8Grade 6 7 8ITBSMath 46 49 43Reading 39 41 30NPR* ELA 46 45 35Science 41 46 36Soc Stu 40 45 31CRCT% meets orexceedsMath 87 95 74Reading 92 94 93ELA 95 93 93Science 72 76 63Soc Stu 42Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking73Page 59

Riverdale Elementary School6630 Camp StreetRiverdale, GA 30274770-994-4015Dr. April Madden, PrincipalTotal Enrollment606Number PercentAsian 34 5.6Black 402 66.3Hispanic 134 22.1White 23 3.8Multi-Ethnic 13 2.1NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 30 20 30 31 24Reading 47 37 29 32 23ELA 35 24 27 33 26Science 34 32 29Soc Stu 34 30 31CRCTMath 71 68 63 59 48Reading 78 77 73 70 64ELA 62 64 69 69 70Science 66 39 35Soc Stu 58 31 36Writing% meets or5th grade 65exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 60

Riverdale High School160 Roberts DriveRiverdale, GA 30274770-473-2905Dr. Terry Young, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1532Number PercentAsian 93 6.1Black 1274 83.1Hispanic 104 6.8White 31 2.0Multi-Ethnic 30 2.0% PassingEOCT9th Lit 59Amer Lit 68US Hist 28Econ 51Phy Sci 58Biology 37Geometry 20Math 1 naGHSGTMath 92ELA 83% Passing Science 79Soc Stu 78Writing 90SATVerbal 432Math 417Avg ScoreWriting 423Total 1272Page 61

NPR*% meets orexceedsRiverdale Middle School400 Roberts RoadRiverdale, GA 30274770-994-4045Mr. Adrian Courtland, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentGrade 6 7 8ITBSMath 35 35 40Reading 30 35 33ELA 38 38 42Science 30 35 36Soc Stu 29 37 33CRCTMath 61 73 56Reading 85 88 93ELA 88 87 92Science 46 75 32Soc Stu 35WritingNumber% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking833PercentAsian 28 3.4Black 719 86.3Hispanic 41 4.9White 18 2.2Multi-Ethnic 27 3.279Page 62

River’s Edge Elementary School205 North Bridge RoadFayetteville, GA 30215770-460-2340Ms. Alisha Mohr, PrincipalTotal Enrollment1142Number PercentAsian 10 0.9Black 894 78.1Hispanic 125 10.9White 64 5.6Multi-Ethnic 49 4.3NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 42 32 41 45 37Reading 65 46 39 43 42ELA 49 36 45 43 46Science 43 43 46Soc Stu 48 51 40CRCTMath 86 87 72 64 72Reading 89 92 88 79 78ELA 82 85 83 83 87Science 76 59 63Soc Stu 76 50 65Writing% meets or5th grade 74exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 63

Sequoyah Middle School95 Valley Hill Road SouthwestRiverdale, GA 30274770-515-7524Ms. Stephanie Johnson, PrincipalTotal Enrollment737Number PercentAsian 26 3.5Black 558 75.6Hispanic 120 16.3White 16 2.2Multi-Ethnic 17 2.3Grade 6 7 8ITBSMath 33 32 34Reading 27 29 27NPR* ELA 33 32 33Science 31 32 36Soc Stu 30 33 31CRCT% meets orexceedsMath 61 65 58Reading 79 77 84ELA 86 83 87Science 47 54 37Soc Stu 32Writing% meets or8th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile Ranking66Page 64

Smith Elementary School6340 Highway 42 SouthRex, GA 30273770-960-5750Dr. Thomasina Goodgame, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber938PercentAsian 24 2.6Black 663 70.6Hispanic 121 12.9White 75 8.0Multi-Ethnic 55 5.9NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 42 27 38 40 40Reading 54 37 30 38 39ELA 46 28 33 38 42Science 38 36 42Soc Stu 39 40 39CRCTMath 84 81 62 53 68Reading 89 88 76 72 79ELA 74 76 73 65 87Science 61 43 64Soc Stu 55 38 51Writing% meets or5th grade 82exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 65

Suder Elementary School1400 Lake Jodeco RoadJonesboro, GA 30236770-473-2820Ms. Earnestine Hyche, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber683PercentAsian 35 5.1Black 499 72.8Hispanic 44 6.4White 71 10.4Multi-Ethnic 34 5.0NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 44 29 50 43 47Reading 65 42 43 45 44ELA 51 35 43 46 49Science 45 44 48Soc Stu 51 54 47CRCTMath 85 81 76 69 78Reading 88 87 87 74 79ELA 82 81 85 82 83Science 66 77 68Soc Stu 72 68 64Writing% meets or5th grade 71exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 66

Swint Elementary School500 Highway 138 SoutheastJonesboro, GA 30238770-473-2780Ms. Sarah Cainion, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber571PercentAsian 7 1.2Black 451 78.6Hispanic 52 9.1White 31 5.4Multi-Ethnic 30 5.2NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 38 24 30 30 28Reading 48 38 30 34 30ELA 44 31 30 31 32Science 33 32 36Soc Stu 34 36 35CRCTMath 79 71 48 45 53Reading 85 83 58 73 72ELA 73 71 66 76 79Science 44 52 50Soc Stu 40 38 45Writing% meets or5th grade 58exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 67

Tara Elementary School937 Mount Zion RoadMorrow, GA 30260770-968-2915Ms. Cynthia Dickerson, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber667PercentNPR*% meets orexceedsAsian 22 3.3Black 404 60.6Hispanic 191 28.6White 24 3.6Multi-Ethnic 26 3.9Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 30 23 26 30 26Reading 42 35 26 30 30ELA 35 28 25 29 31Science 28 29 29Soc Stu 33 33 33CRCTMath 57 84 52 58 65Reading 65 82 68 66 72ELA 48 80 69 68 81Science 51 56 61Soc Stu 49 48 61Writing% meets or5th grade 57exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 68

Unidos Dual Language School4475 Hendrix DriveForest Park, GA 30297404-361-3494Ms. Nancy Said, PrincipalTotal EnrollmentNumber309PercentAsian 1 0.3Black 138 44.7Hispanic 142 46.0White 3 1.0Multi-Ethnic 25 8.1Grade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 26 24 26Reading 35 38 34NPR* ELA 38 35 24Science 35Soc Stu 30CRCTMath 70 80 45Reading 75 86 62% meets or ELAexceeds51 83 68Science 70Soc Stu 78Writing% meets or5th gradeexceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 69

West Clayton Elementary School5580 Riverdale RoadCollege Park, GA 30349770-994-4005Ms. Lisa Sayles-Adams, PrincipalTotal Enrollment510Number PercentAsian 6 1.2Black 473 92.7Hispanic 13 2.5White 1 0.2Multi-Ethnic 17 3.3NPR*% meets orexceedsGrade 1 2 3 4 5ITBSMath 31 18 28 30 32Reading 57 29 26 29 37ELA 37 22 23 29 38Science 29 31 36Soc Stu 30 34 38CRCTMath 62 57 66 55 66Reading 80 77 74 59 71ELA 61 56 77 67 85Science 66 44 56Soc Stu 69 41 50Writing% meets or5th grade 67exceeds*NPR - National Percentile RankingPage 70

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Test Taking TipsTEST-TAKING TIPS FOR STUDENTSPrepare yourself emotionally for taking the test. If you are overly anxiousabout taking the test, much of your energy and potential will be sappedby the anxiety and you will not do as well as you should. It frequentlyhelps to reduce anxiety if you know more about the test, such as whattype of test you are taking, what subject areas are tested, and what isthe purpose of the test.Follow normal routines. Interruption of normal routines may affect yourperformance. The night before the test you should not stay up later thanusual since fatigue may lead to poor test performance. The day of thetest you should eat a normal breakfast and lunch.Skipping meals or overeating before taking a test may adversely affectyour performance.Concentrate. Do not allow yourself to be distracted by noises or movementsaround you.Read instructions or directions carefully before marking any answer. Ifyou do not understand the directions, raise your hand, and ask for help.Follow directions. Pay close attention to the samples. They are on the testto help you understand what the items on the test will be like and how tomark your answer document properly.Keep your test booklet and answer document together. This saves timeand lessens the chance of marking answers in the wrong place.Read the entire question and all answer choices. You need to read eachitem and all answer choices before marking your answer.Make an educated guess. Making an educated guess means that you areable to eliminate one or more choices. For example, if there are fourchoices and you do not know which choice is correct, but do know thattwo choices are incorrect, you have a 50-50 chance of choosing thecorrect answer. You should also remember that there is no pattern ofcorrect answers. For example, if the last three correct answer choiceswere “D,” the next correct answer may be A, B, C, or D.Place your answer correctly on the answer document. While taking tests,you should match the number on the answer document to the item numberin the test booklet. This is especially important if you skip questionsand go back to them later. You should mark only one answer for eachitem. If two answers are marked for the same item, the item will becounted as incorrect. If you erase an answer, you should be certain thatit is erased completely and carefully so that holes are not made in theanswer document.Keep track of the time. Since most statewide tests have a time limit, beaware of the amount of time allocated to each section. Pace your self sothat you will be able to complete the section within the time limit.Use all of the time allocated. Persistence pays off.Page 72

Test Taking TipsTEST-TAKING TIPS FOR PARENTSBe present and on time during the testing period.The tests will be administered during the morning hours of April 21 -25. Being absent or tardy may cause students to do less than theirbest so try to have your children in school and on time.Maintain as normal a schedule as possible.During the testing period, make sure that your child gets as muchsleep each night as he/she normally gets on a school night.Emphasize the importance of understanding and following test directions.Encourage your child to read and listen carefully to the directions foreach test while the teacher reads them and then to follow the directionsexactly. Ask the teacher to explain if directions are unclear.Encourage your child to carefully read all of the answer choices beforechoosing their answer.It is important to look at all the answer choices for a question beforeselecting one. For many questions, it is necessary to compare theanswer choices and then choose the best one.Talk to your child about what to do if they are not sure of an answer.When not sure about the correct choice to a test question, it is best tofirst eliminate any choices you know are wrong and then choose ananswer from among the choices that remain.Tell your child that while it is important to mark answers so that theycan be properly scored, it is not necessary to spend time makingthe marks especially neat.Students will mark answers by filling in circles with heavy, darkmarks. It is not necessary to spend a lot of time making perfectlyneat marks. When changing an answer, the first mark should beerased as completely as possible.Work with your child on maintaining a steady work pace.It is important to work at a steady pace and try not to waste time. If acertain question takes a lot of time, it is wise to skip it and try againlater if there is time.Emphasize the importance of using the rest periods wisely.When the teacher gives a rest periods between tests, studentsshould use them to stretch if tired of sitting.Page 73

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