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EXCELLENCE
in ACHIEVEMENT
Title I Distinguished School
Title I Reward Schools
Hamilton Elementary School was named a 2025 Title I
Norman Park Elementary and Stringfellow Elementary
Distinguished School for ranking in the top five percent
were both named 2025 Title I Reward Schools, placing
statewide for overall academic achievement, based on
them in the top five percent in Georgia for making the
combined 2024 ELA and Math scores.
greatest progress in improving ELA and mathematics
performance across all subgroups.
Hamilton achieved significant gains in content mastery
across subjects (ELA up 11.87%, Math up 6.93%,
Norman Park focused on standards-based instruction
Science up 22.36%).
and data. They implemented fluid, small-group FLEX
time and used weekly collaborative meetings to adjust
Principal Kristyn Nelms attributed the success to
instructional focus. They saw double-digit growth in ELA
consistent and purposeful collaboration time and the
(up 11.55%) and Math (up 11.37%).
implementation of a Georgia Milestones Bootcamp for
targeted assessment preparation.
Superintendent Dan Chappuis congratulated the school,
stating, "This recognition is a testament to the power of
high expectations, effective teaching, community
Stringfellow credited their success to establishing a clear
support, and the belief that every child can learn and be
school mission, investing in intentional, uninterrupted
successful."
collaboration time, and strengthening instruction through
GaDOE Teacher Clarity Training, resulting in a 17.5%
content mastery increase.
Literacy Leaders
3rd-Grade Achievement
Hamilton was recognized for
having over 90% of its students reading at or
above grade level, earning the highest literacy
scores in the 12-county Coastal Plains RESA
region.
Literacy Leaders | Growth
Doerun, Hamilton, Odom, and Stringfellow
were honored for exceptional year-over-year
growth in third-grade reading. Stringfellow
earned an additional growth award for its fifthgrade reading scores.
Math Leaders
5th-Grade Growth
Funston and Norman Park were named Math
Leaders for showing exceptional growth in
the percentage of students scoring Proficient
or Distinguished on the Georgia Milestones
End of Grade assessment (GMAS EOG).
