Henry County Schools Makes Significant District, Schoolwide Gains on 2025 CCRPI

Nov 12 2025

HENRY COUNTY, GA – Henry County Schools made significant improvements on the 2024-2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), according to data released by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) today.

HCS was one of four school districts highlighted by GaDOE to illustrate statewide gains, particularly in the components of Content Mastery and Readiness.

Districtwide scores indicate that strategic board investments, data-driven instructional leadership, and the intentional focus of educators and support staff on both student achievement and well-being are resulting in increasing momentum toward the vision of a high-quality, world-class education for every student.

“This year’s gains in CCRPI performance are the result of hard work and our community’s unwavering belief in the power of public education,” said HCS Superintendent Dr. John Pace III. “Our Board of Education has made investments guided by our Community-Inspired Strategic Plan that are intended to provide all HCS students with opportunities and access that empower them to realize their positive purpose and achieve success in a global society. Across the district, every leader and teacher is dedicated to continuous improvement to ensure even greater outcomes and bright futures for every student.”

The CCRPI includes five components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and – for high schools – Graduation Rate.

Notable districtwide highlights in these components include the following:

Content Mastery improved for each level, with a 4.9-percentage-point increase for elementary schools, a 2.4-point increase for middle schools, and a 1.1-point increase for high schools.
A total of 25 of 28 elementary schools (89.3%) showed an increase in Content Mastery, as well as eight of 12 middle schools (66.7%), and seven of 11 high schools (63.6%).
Progress increased considerably for all levels, with an 11.6-point increase in elementary, a 6.1-point increase in middle, and a 7-point increase in high schools.
All but one elementary school showed gains in Progress, along with nine middle schools and eight high schools.
Middle schools demonstrated the greatest growth in Closing Gaps, with a 28.6-point increase. Elementary schools achieved a perfect 100 score, a 10.1-point improvement from 2024.
Across all levels, 50 schools (98%) showed gains in Readiness. Districtwide, Readiness increased in elementary schools by 3.8 points, for middle schools by 1.9 points, and by 4.1 points for high schools.
The district Graduation Rate increased by 1.8 points to an 89.5 combined four- and five-year score, which is 2.3 points above the state.
A total of 17 elementary schools, five middle schools, and four high schools improved in all components.

Notable school-level highlights that outperformed statewide scores include the following:

East Lake Elementary, New Hope Elementary, and Timber Ridge Elementary surpassed the state score in all four components – Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, and Readiness.
Ola High and Union Grove High surpassed the state score in all five components – Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and Graduation Rate.
Union Grove High School (83.7) and Ola High School (83.4) outpaced the state score in Content Mastery of 69.2.
East Lake Elementary and Timber Ridge Elementary achieved perfect Progress scores of 100 points, surpassing the state score of 86.1 points, and were among 16 HCS elementary schools to outpace the state in this measure.
Austin Road Elementary, East Lake Elementary, Hampton Elementary, Locust Grove Elementary, New Hope Elementary, Oakland Elementary, Smith-Barnes Elementary, Walnut Creek Elementary, and Wesley Lakes Elementary all achieved perfect Closing Gaps scores of 100. Ola Elementary and Dutchtown Elementary followed closely in this component at 97.7. These schools are among 20 HCS elementary schools with Closing Gaps performance exceeding the state score of 75.
McDonough Middle achieved a perfect Closing Gaps score of 100, surpassing the state score of 86.3 for middle schools.
Stockbridge High School achieved a perfect Closing Gaps score of 100, outpacing the state score of 71 for high schools.

“Achievement is rising in Henry County Schools, and our progress reflects the commitment of our board, students, educators, and community,” said Deputy Superintendent of Accountability, Student Achievement, and School Improvement Termerion McCrary. “We will continue to accelerate performance with urgency as we expand opportunities, access, and outcomes for every student.”

CCRPI Scoring

The CCRPI, a comprehensive assessment tool, measures how well Georgia public schools prepare students to succeed beyond high school, based on five indicators, each yielding a score from 0-100.

The CCRPI components, which tell the story of schools’ performance during a school year, are defined by GaDOE as follows:

Content Mastery includes student scores on statewide assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Progress measures how much growth students demonstrate in English language arts and mathematics, and how well English learners are progressing toward English language proficiency.
Closing Gaps measures how well schools meet annual improvement targets for student subgroups.
Readiness includes literacy scores, student attendance, the percentage of students succeeding in “beyond the core” instruction, accelerated enrollment, pathway completion, and college- and career-readiness measures.
Graduation Rate is a component at the high school level only and includes both four- and five-year graduation rates.

Content Mastery

HCS saw notable districtwide growth across elementary, middle, and high schools in Content Mastery, with increases in the level of proficiency students demonstrated on Georgia Milestones assessments.

At the elementary level, 25 schools showed gains in Content Mastery scores, increasing from 19 in 2024, with overall scores improving by 4.9 points over last year’s performance. These schools include:

Pate’s Creek Elementary (+12)
East Lake Elementary (+11.4)
Oakland Elementary (+11.2)
Locust Grove Elementary (+7.7)
Walnut Creek Elementary (+7.7)
Smith-Barnes Elementary (+7.6)
Rock Spring Elementary (+7.5)
Unity Grove Elementary (+6.6)
Bethlehem Elementary (+6.5)
New Hope Elementary (+6.4)
Hampton Elementary (+6)
Austin Road Elementary (+5.8)
Luella Elementary (+5.6)
Timber Ridge Elementary (+5.6)
Wesley Lakes Elementary (+5.4)
Ola Elementary (+4.9)
Dutchtown Elementary (+4.8)
Flippen Elementary (+4.6)
Cotton Indian Elementary (+4.1)
Red Oak Elementary (+3.7)
Rocky Creek Elementary (+3.1)
Woodland Elementary (+2.6)
Fairview Elementary (+1.3)
Pleasant Grove Elementary (+0.4)
Mount Carmel Elementary (+0.3)

Three elementary schools achieved scores higher than the state score of 68: East Lake (82.7), New Hope (77.7), and Timber Ridge (73.6).

Eight middle schools showed gains in Content Mastery, increasing from seven in 2024, with overall performance improving by 2.4 points. These schools include

McDonough Middle (+6.1)
Austin Road Middle (+5.8)
Stockbridge Middle (+5)
Eagle’s Landing Middle (+4)
Union Grove Middle (+2)
Hampton Middle (+1.4)
Luella Middle (+1.2)
Ola Middle (+0.8)

Union Grove (75.3) and Ola (69.2) achieved scores higher than the state score of 65.6 for middle schools.

Seven high schools showed growth in Content Mastery, including:

Stockbridge High (+7.6)
Union Grove High (+6.4)
Ola High (+5.7)
Eagle’s Landing High (+4.9)
Woodland High (+3.3)
EXCEL Academy High (+2.8)
Hampton High (+2.8)

Union Grove (83.7) and Ola (83.4) achieved scores higher than the state score of 69.2 for high schools.

Progress

HCS also saw notable districtwide growth in Progress, which measures a school’s ability to enhance student learning by evaluating individualized growth from prior administrations of the Georgia Milestones assessments.

More than 96% of elementary schools showed increases in Progress, which overall improved by 11.6 points over last year’s performance. These schools include:

Walnut Creek Elementary (+27.6)
Stockbridge Elementary (+26.1)
East Lake Elementary (+22.5)
Bethlehem Elementary (+22)
Rocky Creek Elementary (+21.4)
Oakland Elementary (+19.8)
Luella Elementary (+19.5)
Pate’s Creek Elementary (+18.1)
Unity Grove Elementary (+16.7)
Dutchtown Elementary (+16.5)
Woodland Elementary (+16.5)
Wesley Lakes Elementary (+15.9)
Tussahaw Elementary (+15)
Timber Ridge Elementary (+13)
Ola Elementary (+11.6)
Pleasant Grove Elementary (+11.3)
Red Oak Elementary (+8.6)
Smith-Barnes Elementary (+7.4)
Austin Road Elementary (+7.2)
Flippen Elementary (+6.3)
Mount Carmel Elementary (+5.7)
New Hope Elementary (+5.4)
Cotton Indian Elementary (+4.7)
Hickory Flat Elementary (+4.4)
Rock Spring Elementary (+3.5)
Locust Grove Elementary (+1.2)
Hampton Elementary (+1)

“These results reflect the collective effort of Walnut Creek Elementary School teachers, students, families, and, of course, our district,” said Principal Tamika Knighton. “Every aspect of our growth is a testament to our commitment to sharing values of excellence throughout our school. We implemented an effective instructional framework that provided clarity, and we elevated our learning targets and success criteria in our classrooms. I am truly proud to stand amongst the educators in my building who are committed to excellence.”

A total of 16 elementary schools achieved scores higher than the state score of 86.1 for elementary schools, compared to six in 2024. These schools include East Lake (100), Timber Ridge (100), Smith-Barnes (99.4), Rock Spring (98.3), New Hope (94.5), Ola (94.2), Stockbridge (93), Mount Carmel (92.8), Pleasant Grove (92.5), Austin Road (90.3), Pate’s Creek (89), Locust Grove (88.8), Rocky Creek (88.8), Unity Grove (87.6), Red Oak (86.7), and Hickory Flat (86.6).

Districtwide, middle school scores improved by 6.1 points over last year’s performance, with nine schools demonstrating growth:

Stockbridge Middle (+15.5)
Austin Road Middle (+13.6)
Union Grove Middle (+13)
Hampton Middle (+10.4)
McDonough Middle (+10.1)
Dutchtown Middle (+7.8)
Locust Grove Middle (+3.1)
Eagle’s Landing Middle (+3)

Six middle schools achieved scores higher than the state score of 83.1 for middle schools, compared to three in 2024. They include Union Grove (95.7), Austin Road (95.3), Impact Academy (91.3), McDonough (90.9), Ola (88.1), and Dutchtown (84.4).

Overall, high school scores improved by seven points over last year’s performance, with eight high schools demonstrating growth:

Hampton High (+26)
Locust Grove High (+20.5)
Stockbridge High (+16.3)
Eagle’s Landing High (+16.1)
Luella High (+6)
Woodland High (+3.8)
Union Grove High (+1.1)
Dutchtown High (+1)

Eight high schools achieved scores higher than the state score of 82.2 for high schools, compared to five in 2024. They include Ola (96.7), Dutchtown (95.7), Locust Grove (94.6), Union Grove (92.4), Woodland (89.4), Luella (86.5), McDonough (84.1), and Hampton (83.4).

Closing Gaps

HCS also saw notable districtwide growth in Closing Gaps, which measures a school’s ability to meet annual improvement targets for student subgroups.

Districtwide, elementary schools received a perfect score of 100, a 10.1-point increase over 2024, with 18 schools demonstrating growth:

Oakland Elementary (+95.4)
East Lake Elementary (+80.8)
Timber Ridge Elementary (+70.1)
Pate’s Creek Elementary (+60.3)
Wesley Lakes Elementary (+44.4)
Hampton Elementary (+44.4)
Austin Road Elementary (+43.7)
Luella Elementary (+42.4)
Bethlehem Elementary (+36.7)
Smith-Barnes Elementary (+31.8)
Walnut Creek Elementary (+30)
Dutchtown Elementary (+24.6)
Unity Grove Elementary (+21.3)
Ola Elementary (+20.8)
Fairview Elementary (+17.4)
Pleasant Grove Elementary (+10.9)
Stockbridge Elementary (+5)
Red Oak Elementary (+3.9)

A total of 20 elementary schools surpassed or tied the state score of 75 for elementary schools, compared to four that outpaced the state in 2024. These schools include Austin Road (100), East Lake (100), Hampton (100), Locust Grove (100), New Hope (100), Oakland (100), Smith-Barnes (100), Walnut Creek (100), Wesley Lakes (100), Dutchtown (97.7), Ola (97.7), Unity Grove (92.1), Red Oak (88.9), Bethlehem (86.7), Pate’s Creek (85.3), Luella (82.4), Fairview (82), Rock Spring (81.6), Timber Ridge (77.8), and Stockbridge (75).

Middle schools demonstrated the most significant growth in Closing Gaps, with a 28.6-point increase over 2024, including seven schools demonstrating increases:

McDonough Middle (+55.6)
Hampton Middle (+46.4)
Eagle’s Landing Middle (+29.4)
Locust Grove Middle (+27.3)
Stockbridge Middle (+23.5)
Luella Middle (+18.8)
Austin Road Middle (+12.1)

McDonough Middle surpassed the state score of 86.3 for middle schools with a perfect score of 100.

Six high schools demonstrated gains:

EXCEL Academy (+66.7)
Eagle’s Landing High (+41.8)
Woodland High (+40)
Stockbridge High (+35)
Hampton High (+20.8)
Union Grove High (+15.1)

Additionally, Stockbridge (100), Ola (87.5), Hampton (87.5), Union Grove (85.9), Eagle’s Landing (83.9), and Woodland (73.3) surpassed the state score of 71.3 for high schools.

“One shift we made to foster a culture of success is based on the fact that our kids need to have a sense of belonging,” said McDonough Middle School Principal Dr. Kimberly Kessinger. “So, we implemented several initiatives to ensure our kids feel loved, because if they don’t feel loved, learning becomes difficult. So, we were very intentional about ensuring our kids and teachers felt loved and that they were getting the direct support that they needed each and every day.”

Readiness

HCS saw its most impressive gains in Readiness, which can be directly traced to the district’s emphases on literacy, student attendance, and advanced coursework.

Across the district, Readiness increased by 3.8 points for elementary schools, 1.9 points for middle schools, and 4.1 points for high schools.

At the school level, a total of 50 elementary, middle, and high schools increased in Readiness.

All 28 elementary schools with year-over-year data demonstrated growth:

Oakland Elementary (+8.6)
Fairview Elementary (+6.7)
Rock Spring Elementary (+5.5)
Unity Grove Elementary (+5.5)
East Lake Elementary (+4.8)
Pleasant Grove Elementary (+4.7)
Cotton Indian Elementary (+4.6)
Rocky Creek Elementary (+4.6)
Flippen Elementary (+4.5)
Stockbridge Elementary (+4.5)
Austin Road Elementary (+4.4)
Wesley Lakes Elementary (+4.3)
Luella Elementary (+3.8)
Ola Elementary (+3.8)
Hampton Elementary (+3.7)
Locust Grove Elementary (+3.7)
Bethlehem Elementary (+3.6)
Red Oak Elementary (+3.6)
Mount Carmel Elementary (+3.5)
Walnut Creek Elementary (+3.5)
Timber Ridge Elementary (+3.4)
Smith-Barnes Elementary (+3.3)
Woodland Elementary (+2.9)
Tussahaw Elementary (+2.8)
Hickory Flat Elementary (+2.6)
Pate’s Creek Elementary (+2.2)
Dutchtown Elementary (+2.1)
New Hope Elementary (+1.2)

Seven of these schools surpassed the state score of 84.1 for elementary schools, including East Lake (90.1), New Hope (88.1), Timber Ridge (87.3), Ola (87.1), Rock Spring (86.5), Rocky Creek (85.4), and Luella (84.2).

“We increased accountability, defined what mastery looks like, and planned our instruction to ensure every student had access to that mastery,” said East Lake Elementary School Principal Dana Flowers. “We love our kids, and we are committed to their success and ensuring everyone has exactly what they need to thrive and be productive.”

Districtwide, middle schools outpaced the state score of 83.2 for middle schools by one-tenth of a percentage point. A total of 11 schools demonstrated growth:

Excel Academy (+11.1)
Stockbridge Middle (+5.2)
Hampton Middle (+4.6)
McDonough Middle (+3.5)
Luella Middle (+2.1)
Eagle’s Landing Middle (+2.0)
Austin Road Middle (+1.3)
Ola Middle (+1.1)
Locust Grove Middle (+0.6)
Union Grove Middle (+0.3)
Woodland Middle (+0.2)

Six schools surpassed the state score for middle schools, including Union Grove (90.5), Impact Academy (89.0), Ola (86.4), Hampton (85.7), Woodland (84.5), and EXCEL Academy (82.0).

High schools saw the largest increase in readiness, with the districtwide score of 89.5 outpacing the state score of 75.4 for high schools by an impressive 14.1 percentage points. All 11 high schools with year-over-year data demonstrated gains:

Eagle’s Landing High (+8.8)
Hampton High (+7.3)
Dutchtown High (+7.0)
Locust Grove High (+4.1)
Luella High (+3.9)
McDonough High (+3.2)
Stockbridge High (+2.7)
EXCEL Academy (+1.5)
Ola High (+1.4)
Union Grove High (+1.3)
Woodland High (+0.3)

Additionally, two schools surpassed the state score for high schools, including Ola (83.3) and Union Grove (79.8).

Graduation Rate

The district’s graduation rate, when taking into account both four- and five-year graduation rates, was 89.5%, which is 2.3 points higher than the state average.

Eight high schools increased their CCRPI Graduation Rate:

Locust Grove High (+8.2)
Luella High (+4.4)
Stockbridge High (+2.4)
Union Grove High (+1.2)
Dutchtown High (+1.0)
Woodland (+1.0)
Hampton High (+0.4)
Ola High (+0.4)

Additionally, nine high schools surpassed the state graduation rate of 87.2, including Impact Academy (95.9), Ola (94.9), Union Grove (94.4), Dutchtown (92.3), Luella (92), Hampton (91.8), Locust Grove (89.9), Woodland (88.7), and Eagle’s Landing (88.1).

“The gain in our graduation rate can be attributed to several different factors, including the powerful collaboration between our school and the district,” said Locust Grove High School Principal Tony Townsend. “However, it also reflects the partnership between the school and community and the community’s alignment with the district’s mission and vision for a K-12 experience. This improvement represents increased access to postsecondary opportunities for our kids.”

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 and satisfies requirements for school accountability in state law.

To view 2025 CCRPI data, visit ccrpi.gadoe.org.

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