Test scores for Bremen City Schools (BCS) End of Grade Assessments, also known as Georgia Milestones, recently made top rankings across all test subjects of reading, English language arts, math, science, and social studies as compared to other school districts in the state of Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Milestones Assessment System is designed to provide information about how well students are mastering the state-adopted content standards in the core content areas for the five subjects students are tested on. Georgia Milestones consists of end-of-grade measures in English language arts and mathematics in grades three through eight, end-of-grade measures in science in grades five and eight, end-of-grade measures in social studies in grade eight, and end-of-course measures for specified high school courses.
BCS scored in the top 10 percent of all school systems in the state in grades three through eight in the subject of reading. Bremen City students in American Literature, a class taken in grades 10 through 12, according to Bremen High School American Literature Curriculum Pacing Guide, scored in the top 12 percent of the state. Students in grades three, five, and eight scored in the top two percent of all school systems in the state in the subject of reading. “We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments made by our students and teachers over this past school year. Their hard work and dedication are evident in our most recent test scores, and I can’t say enough good things about either group,” Assistant Superintendent Zoe Evans said.
BCS scored in the top five percent of all school systems in the state in grades three through eight in the subject of English language arts. Bremen High School (BHS) students scored in the top 15 percent in ELA as compared to all other school districts in the state. BCS students in grades three, four, and eight scored in the top two percent in ELA of all school systems in the state. “While we do have a variety of resources that support instruction, it comes back to the work that our teachers and students put in every day. Our teachers work diligently to prepare lessons that exceed the expectations outlined in the Georgia Standards of Excellence, and they are committed to ensuring that every student in their class succeeds,” Evans said.
BCS students scored in the top three percent of all school systems in the state in each grade three through eight in the subject of math. BCS ranked number one in having the highest percentage of students scoring proficient and above in math in grades seven and eight as compared to all other school systems in the state. BCS had the second highest percentage of students scoring proficient and above in math in fifth grade as compared to all other school systems in the state. BCS students in Algebra One scored in the top eight percent of all other school systems in the state.
Bremen City students scored in the top three percent of all other school districts in the state in science in grades five, eight, and high school biology. BCS ranked number one having the highest percentage of students scoring proficient and above in eighth grade science as compared to all other school systems in the state. BCS students scored in the top two percent of all school systems in the state in both eighth grade social studies and United States History. BCS had the third-highest percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the United States History exam as compared to all other school systems in the state. “However, we couldn’t accomplish all that we do without the support from our parents and community. Student success is a team effort, and we are blessed to have parents, grandparents, and a greater community who put education first,” Evans said.
