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North Oconee High - Oconee County Schools

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Accreditation Report<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Oconee</strong> <strong>High</strong> School<br />

Areas of Notable Achievement<br />

Which area(s) are above the expected levels of performance<br />

<strong>North</strong> <strong>Oconee</strong> <strong>High</strong> School expects all students to exceed the state standards, and for this reason, we record all of our data as percent of<br />

Meets + Exceeds as determined by the Georgia Department of Education.<br />

Over the past three years, the graduation rate has steadily increased. In 2008-2009, the graduation rate was 89.7. The graduation rate for<br />

2010-2011 was 93.7.<br />

Describe the area(s) that show a positive trend in performance.<br />

Student performance at NOHS has improved in a number of areas over the past few years.<br />

Since 2007, the number of AP students and tests taken has steadily increased. In 2007, students from NOHS took 202 AP exams. In 2012,<br />

students from NOHS took 631 AP exams. With the increasing number of students taking AP classes and tests, NOHS is proud to say that the<br />

pass rate (3s, 4s, and 5s) has remained steady. The percentage of graduates scoring a 3 or higher has increased from 26.6% in 2007 to<br />

49.6% in 2012.<br />

Since 2008, our ACT scores have increased from 22.7 to 23.9.<br />

Since 2008, our overall SAT scores have increased from 1576 in 2008 to 1591 with the graduating class of 2012.<br />

9th grade literature EOCT: Since 2007, the percentage of students exceeding on the EOCT has increased from 40% to 57% in 2012.<br />

Economics EOCT: Since 2007, the meets + exceeds rate on the ECON EOCT has increased from 83% to 95% for all students meeting and<br />

exceeding state standards.<br />

Mathematics II EOCT: Since 2010, the meets + exceeds rate has increased from 80% of all students to 89% of all students meeting and<br />

exceeding state standards.<br />

On the Georgia <strong>High</strong> School Writing Test, the percentage of students exceeding state standards has increased from 10.8% in 2007 to 24.5%<br />

in the fall of 2012.<br />

Which area(s) indicate the overall highest performance<br />

For EOCT, the percentage of students meeting + exceeding state standards is high for all content areas.<br />

SY 2012-2013 Page 40<br />

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