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The Profile Report provides detailed and comprehensive state-level information on award amounts, assessments reported, participating districts and schools, demographics, and discontinued schools. Select specific reports using the tabs below. Within certain tabs, district- and school-level reports may be generated by clicking on the underlined entity name.

Georgia

Georgia Dept Education

1954 TWIN TOWERS E.
205 JESSE HILL JR. DRIVE, SE

ATLANTA, GA 30334

404-657-5971

Department Website:: www.doe.k12.ga.us/
State Reading First Website:

AwardsAssessmentsAssessment ResultsReading First SchoolsDemographicsDiscontinued Schools

The Awards table lists the date funding was awarded to the state/territory and the total award amount.

Award Date	Total Award Amount
7/1/2002	$28,764,241
7/1/2003	$29,362,206
7/1/2004	$32,645,642
7/1/2005	$33,102,639
7/1/2006	$34,035,204
7/1/2007	$34,841,777
7/1/2008	$12,911,473

The Assessments tables list all assessments and subtests reported by the state/territory in its Reading First Annual Performance Report (APR). The tables also report the grades in which the measure is used, the reading skills measured by the subtest, and the cut-off scores used to determine the percentage of students attaining benchmark proficiency.

DIBELS

Nonsense Word Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Phonics	@ or above 50
2	Phonics	@ or above 50
3	Not in use

Oral Reading Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Fluency	40 Words per Minute
2	Fluency	90 Words per Minute
3	Fluency	110 Words per Minute

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Phonemic Awareness	@ or above 35
2	Not in use
3	Not in use

ITBS

Comprehension
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Comprehension	@ or above 50%
2	Comprehension	@ or above 50%
3	Comprehension	@ or above 50%

Reading Vocabulary
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Vocabulary	@ or above 50%
2	Vocabulary	@ or above 50%
3	Vocabulary	@ or above 50%

Spelling
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Phonics	@ or above 50%
2	Phonics	@ or above 50%
3	Phonics	@ or above 50%

Word Analysis
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Phonics	@ or above 50%
2	Phonics	@ or above 50%
3	Phonics	@ or above 50%

The Assessment Results tables display achievement data provided by each state/territory’s Annual Performance Report (APR). The percent change reflects the percentage point difference between the proficiency rate for the year displayed and the proficiency rate for the previous year.

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All Students DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Georgia	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	15760	7723	49.00%	--
			Grade 2	7923	4331	54.66%	--
			Grade 3	7837	3392	43.28%	--
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	25114	13463	53.61%	4.60%
			Grade 1	8838	5725	64.78%	--
			Grade 2	8162	4157	50.93%	-3.73%
			Grade 3	8114	3581	44.13%	0.85%
	2006	Year 2	Grades 1-3	25409	14928	58.75%	5.14%
			Grade 1	8702	6046	69.48%	4.70%
			Grade 2	8536	4734	55.46%	4.53%
			Grade 3	8171	4148	50.76%	6.63%
	2007	Year 1	Grades 1-3	9727	4638	47.68%	--
			Grade 1	3336	1985	59.50%	--
			Grade 2	3193	1429	44.75%	--
			Grade 3	3198	1224	38.27%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	24992	15406	61.64%	2.89%
			Grade 1	8642	6122	70.84%	1.36%
			Grade 2	8051	4812	59.77%	4.31%
			Grade 3	8299	4472	53.89%	3.12%
	2008	Year 2	Grades 1-3	9399	5245	55.80%	8.12%
			Grade 1	3234	2179	67.38%	7.88%
			Grade 2	3134	1632	52.07%	7.32%
			Grade 3	3031	1434	47.31%	9.04%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	17567	11078	63.06%	1.42%
			Grade 1	5977	4356	72.88%	2.04%
			Grade 2	5809	3540	60.94%	1.17%
			Grade 3	5781	3182	55.04%	1.16%
	2009	Year 3	Grades 1-3	24374	14620	59.98%	4.18%
			Grade 1	6069	4491	74.00%	6.62%
			Grade 2	9304	5609	60.29%	8.21%
			Grade 3	9001	4520	50.22%	2.91%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	45201	29198	64.60%	1.53%
			Grade 1	11321	8585	75.83%	2.95%
			Grade 2	16817	10925	64.96%	4.02%
			Grade 3	17063	9688	56.78%	1.74%

All Students ITBS Comprehension
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Georgia	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	19688	9847	50.02%	--
			Grade 1	6725	3897	57.95%	--
			Grade 2	6380	3202	50.19%	--
			Grade 3	6583	2748	41.74%	--
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	24515	12276	50.08%	0.06%
			Grade 1	8664	5011	57.84%	-0.11%
			Grade 2	8116	4101	50.53%	0.34%
			Grade 3	7735	3164	40.90%	-0.84%
	2006	Baseline	Grades 1-3	9584	4311	44.98%	--
			Grade 1	3303	1744	52.80%	--
			Grade 2	3076	1373	44.64%	--
			Grade 3	3205	1194	37.25%	--
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	25356	12852	50.69%	0.61%
			Grade 1	8703	5002	57.47%	-0.36%
			Grade 2	8500	4322	50.85%	0.32%
			Grade 3	8153	3528	43.27%	2.37%
	2007	Year 1	Grades 1-3	9879	4242	42.94%	-2.04%
			Grade 1	3405	1665	48.90%	-3.90%
			Grade 2	3234	1334	41.25%	-3.39%
			Grade 3	3240	1243	38.36%	1.11%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	25296	12506	49.44%	-1.25%
			Grade 1	8708	4900	56.27%	-1.20%
			Grade 2	8189	4054	49.51%	-1.34%
			Grade 3	8399	3552	42.29%	-0.98%
	2008	Year 2	Grades 1-3	9453	4018	42.51%	-0.43%
			Grade 1	3240	1644	50.74%	1.84%
			Grade 2	3113	1343	43.14%	1.89%
			Grade 3	3100	1031	33.26%	-5.11%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	17598	8152	46.32%	-3.12%
			Grade 1	5976	3180	53.21%	-3.06%
			Grade 2	5816	2803	48.19%	-1.31%
			Grade 3	5806	2169	37.36%	-4.93%
	2009	Year 3	Grades 1-3	9149	4315	47.16%	4.66%
			Grade 1	3012	1762	58.50%	7.76%
			Grade 2	3098	1414	45.64%	2.50%
			Grade 3	3039	1139	37.48%	4.22%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	17414	8347	47.93%	1.61%
			Grade 1	5853	3283	56.09%	2.88%
			Grade 2	5711	2763	48.38%	0.19%
			Grade 3	5850	2301	39.33%	1.98%

The Demographics table displays student enrollment and other state demographics information provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) for the 2005-2006 school year and the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program.

Enrollment data are based on participating Reading First schools only. All other data are for the entire state and do not pertain only to Reading First schools.

Demographic Information
Student Enrollment:	77,759
Number of Teachers:	5,514
Student/Teacher Ratio:	14
Poverty Rate (% Free / Reduced Price Lunch):	50