Atlanta Public Schools students showed gains across the board on the 2023-2024 Georgia Milestones math assessment compared to 2022-2023, according to the results from the Spring 2023-2024 Georgia Milestones Math student assessments, released today by the Georgia Department of Education.

“I am pleased with the direction of our Math Milestone scores,” said APS Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson. “While the reported scores indicate gains, we must steadfastly deliver our instructional strategies to maintain an onward and upward trajectory. There is more work to be done.” 

Some key results include: 

• In grades 3-8, 31.6 percent of students scored proficient or above compared to 28.7 percent in 2023.

• In grades 3-5, 36.6 percent of students scored proficient or above compared to 34.1 percent in 2023.

• In grades 6-8, 26.1 percent of students scored proficient or above compared to 22.8 percent in 2023.

• End of Course Milestones results for “Algebra: Concepts & Connections,” formerly “Algebra I” in 2023, show that 35.3 percent of APS students scored proficient or above compared to 28.9 percent in 2023.

Disclaimer: The EOC results in the APS and state release only include the spring 2024 administration. Winter and mid-month administrations are not included in this release but will be part of the annual CCRPI calculation. 

Additionally, district students made gains across racial groups in grades 3-8. For Black/Non-Hispanic students, 19.1 percent scored proficient or above compared to 16 percent in 2023, Hispanic students improved to 29.9 percent scoring proficient or above in 2024 compared to 28.2 percent in 2023, and White students improved to 81 percent scoring proficient or above compared to 79.7 percent in 2023. 

Overall, students in eight (8) of the nine (9) high school clusters in grades 3-8 made gains, as did students in charter schools.

“Our students’ performance is trending upward, an indicator that we are implementing the appropriate instructional strategies to improve student achievement,” Dr. Johnson said. “This is promising, but we have a lot more work to do. Our gains can be sustained with concentrated efforts and instructional practices that place a laser-like focus on specific areas of weakness. We are committed to this work.”