Four SCCPSS schools have been recognized this year by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement with 2025 Single Statewide Accountability Awards. The schools are recognized in the Greatest Gains and Highest Performing categories based on the most recent College and Career Ready Performance Index scores.

Three of the schools – Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, Garden City Elementary, and Alfred Ely Beach High School - are recognized in the Greatest Gains category.  Savannah Arts Academy is recognized in the Highest Performing category. Awards are given to schools with high academic performance and/or high academic growth.  Both awards categories have four tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

Woodville-Tompkins High School was awarded Platinum for the second year in a row.  Garden City Elementary School received recognition at the Silver Level and Beach High School was recognized at the Bronze Level in the Greatest Gains category. The award level for Greatest Gains was determined by averaging CCRPI Progress scores for the past three years and assigning a school a percentile rank based on that average.

Savannah Arts Academy was recognized with a Highest Performing Award at the Bronze level.  The award level for Highest Performing Schools was determined by averaging the last three year’s CCRPI Content Mastery Scores and assigning a school a percentile rank based on that average.  The percentile ranks for each level in both categories is as follows:

·       99^th = Platinum

·       97^th = Gold

·       95^th = Silver

·       93^rd = Bronze

Dr. MJ Kim, Director of Policy, Research and Evaluation for the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement stated in the award letter that “These awards are not handed out generously. They go to schools that have genuinely earned them because growth is hard to manufacture. It requires intentional instruction, consistent effort, and, most of all, a belief that every student is capable of more.”

Congratulations to all!