Hi. I'm Jarod Apperson, and this is my Atlanta education blog. In 2006, I graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Finance and Accounting. I currently live in Midtown Atlanta and work in the for-profit sector as a forensic accountant. For the most part, the site will focus on local education data analysis with a few national and NYC pieces as well. I hope you will find it interesting & useful.
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13
Jun
As a Midtown resident, I was happy to see that Inman Middle School ranked sixth out of 199 Metro Atlanta middle schools in my 2011 middle school rankings. I always knew that Inman was considered a high-quality school, but I didn`t know just how impressive it`s performance was until I started digging into the data released by the Governor´s Office of Student Achievement. Inman excels every way you look at it.
04
Jun
As parents make decisions about the schools their children attend, having access to useful performance data is informative. As a resident of Atlanta and someone interested in public education, I have been surprised at the lack of accessible information. So, I set out to compile a ranking of academic performance in Metro Atlanta´s public schools.
I have ranked each of Metro Atlanta´s public elementaryschools considering both the school´s overall performance (40%) and it´s performance relative to peer schools (60%). Peer schools are schools whose students have a similar level of needs. In my analysis, economic disadvantage, English language learners, ethnicity, and special education are each considered in determining a school´s level of needs. A more technical explanation is provided in the linked methodology.
