Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment

APS eighth-graders excel on 2011 state writing test

talkupaps11 Mar 20111

Atlanta Public Schools students improved their performance by four percentage points and eliminated the achievement gap between the district and students around the state on the new Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment in 2011. Also, 83 percent of APS eighth-graders scored at “meets” or “exceeds” standards levels. The results indicate steady improvement by APS students to […]

APS eighth-graders advance in state writing test

talkupaps26 Apr 20100

APS students improved their performance by five percentage points and closed the achievement gap between the district and students around the state on the 2010 Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment. Seventy-nine percent of APS students scored at “meets” or “exceeds” standards levels. The results indicate that the previous performance gap on the state writing assessment […]