Floyd County Schools (FCS) ranked above the state average on the 2023 CCRPI (College and Career Ready Performance Index) scores released earlier today by the Georgia Department of Education. 

The CCRPI is Georgia’s statewide accountability measurement as required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). FCS scores exceeded the state’s averages in all areas, with the greatest gain being in both content mastery and closing the gap components. 

All public schools in Georgia are assessed utilizing the CCRPI, a comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform that promotes college and career readiness for students. 

Removal of 100-point scale avoids oversimplifying school performance

The CCRPI no longer includes an overall, 0-100 score for schools, districts, or the state. This change was first implemented in 2022 under an addendum received from the U.S. Department of Education, and made permanent this year under an amendment to Georgia’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan. Information about the changes approved under this amendment is available here.

Each CCRPI component – Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and Graduation Rate for high schools – still has a 0-100 score. The change was made to increase transparency and provide a more complete picture of school performance, ensuring that challenges and opportunities are not hidden behind a single score.

“We are so fortunate to have incredible teachers leading the way in all of our classrooms,” stated John Parker, Floyd County Schools Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer. “Their passion and dedication leads us to new heights every year. As a system we outperformed the state in all areas. Our greatest gains were in the areas of Content Mastery and Closing the Gaps. I would also like to highlight our percentage of students reading on grade level.  As a system 72.7% of our students are reading on grade level. As we keep digging deeper into the data, we are finding that our investment in early literacy is paying off, as 80% of our third graders are reading on grade level.  We are proud of our performance on CCRPI, but our pursuit of excellence will not slow down.”

“I am so proud of our students, teachers, administrators and staff for this fantastic accomplishment,” said Superintendent Dr. Glenn White. “Our entire system works hard each and every day, and results like these prove just that. I am pleased with these results, but know our teachers, staff and students will not stop here. I am excited to see where they will all go from here, as I know they will continue to work hard and excel in our instructional model and goals.” 


More information on CCRPI and scores for all school districts in Georgia can be found on the Georgia Department of Education website here. 

About the CCRPI

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), each U.S. state is required to have a statewide accountability system that complies with federal requirements, providing information on how well schools are performing. The CCRPI meets that requirement in Georgia, as well as satisfies requirements for school accountability in state law.

Click here to access CCRPI resources, including calculation guides with business rules and frequently asked questions. 

Details on Comparability

  • The Content Mastery and Graduation Rate components are comparable between 2022 and 2023. 
  • Readiness component scores are not comparable from 2022 to 2023, because the attendance and college and career readiness indicators were not calculated in 2022 due to pandemic-related data limitations, and changes were made to align the literacy indicator to the metric already used for Georgia Milestones in 2023.
  • Progress and Closing Gaps were not calculated in 2022 due to pandemic-related data limitations.