Schools
North Fulton Middle Schools Outperform Most State, National Peers
Fulton Science Academy leads North Fulton middle schools
North Fulton middle schools score higher than the national average on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), and most did better than the state scoring averages.
The scores are reported in percentiles and show how students compared with other students across the nation.
ITBS percentile rankings are available for all Fulton County Schools online and as a pdf file posted with this story. The test was taken by third, fifth and eighth grade students.
Find out what's happening in Alpharetta-Miltonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
ranked the highest for eighth graders. had the second highest showing in North Fulton. , another charter school in Alpharetta, had the biggest one year gains, jumping by at least 7 percent and as much as 24 percent in the scores for Reading, Math, Language Social Studies and Science.
(Check Alpharetta-Milton Patch soon for a preview of the continuating of a zoning hearing for Amana Academy on Monday, Dec. 19, which wants to relocate to Windward.)
Find out what's happening in Alpharetta-Miltonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
8th Grade Reading Math Language Social Studies Science
School 2011 Change 2011 Change 2011 Change 2011 Change 2011 Change Amana Academy 78 +19 74 +24 69 +7 73 +10 77 +10 Autrey Mill 79 +4 85 +7 80 +4 79 +6 82 +3 Crabapple 76 +4 70 +1 75 +3 75 +5 79 +3 Elkins Pointe 61 +2 63 +3 62 -2 64 +1 69 +3 Fulton Science Academy 86 +2 90 +2 85 +3 86 +1 87 +3 Haynes Bridge 65 -6 65 -5 64 -6 67 -3 69 -4 Holcomb Bridge 60 +2 59 +2 60 +2 60 0 71 +2 Hopewell 70 0 71 +2 70 +1 70 0 74 0 Northwestern 80 0 84 +4 78 -1 79 -1 81 -1 River Trail 82 +3 88 +2 83 +5 82 +5 85 +3 Taylor Road 74 +1 77 -1 78 -1 74 0 78 +3 Webb Bridge 79 +6 86 +5 80 +5 81 +4 82 +5 Fulton Average 60 +3 63 +3 63 +2 62 +3 67 +2Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
