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Maps of Child Well-Being in Georgia
The
Georgia 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book
provides a demographic profile of Georgia's children, accompanied
by maps and graphs that show racial and ethnic disparities among
children for specific indicators of well-being. Maps
are color-coded and provide a picture of our children living in
different geographic regions statewide, ranked by an indicator.
Healthy
Children
School Readiness
School
Success
Stable
Self-Sufficient Families
Strong
Communities
School
Success
Students
Absent More than 15 Days from School
School attendance
is critical to successful school achievement. The overall rate of
student absenteeism has declined over the past three years from
13.8% in 2003 to 10.6% in 2005.
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Third-Grade
Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards on CRCT
CRCT Reading
test scores indicate that slightly more 3rd graders passed the
test in 2004-2005 than in 2003-2004, 92% compared to 90%. |
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Fifth-Grade
Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards on CRCT
Reading
and Math scores indicate that more children passed the
5th-grade CRCT in 2004-2005 than in 2003-2004. |
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Eighth-Grade
Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards on CRCT
Eighth
graders continue to perform poorly on state tests in Reading
and Math.
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Students
Who Graduate from High School on Time
The on-time high school graduation rate has slightly improved
in the past four years from 62% in 2001-2002 to 69% in 2004-2005. |
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106 of the 159 Georgia counties, students graduate at rates
at or below the state average. |
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Teens
Who Are High School Dropouts: Ages 16-19
The Georgia high school dropout rate improved from 16% in 2000
to 12% in 2004. |
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