The Challenge

• Summerville Middle School was tackling difficult performance issues in mathematics, especially with subgroup populations. The staff at this small, rural school wanted to address this issue and prepare all students for success in high school.

The Solution

• Summerville Middle School students who were seriously behind were enrolled in Ramp-Up Mathematics.

The Results

• Ramp-Up students’ 15-percentage point increase in proficiency from 6th to 7th grade on the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test was more than double the state average growth of 7 percentage points.

• Summerville is a model school that has implemented the America’s Choice School Design with fidelity. It is a feeder school to Chattooga High School, which is also achieving excellent results with America’s Choice solutions (see page 20).

In One Year, Ramp-Up Students Gain 15 Percent
- More than Doubling State Growth

Percentage increase in proficiency on the
Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test

School Snapshot
Summerville Middle School
Chattooga County School District

• Rural
• Grades: 6–8
• 418 students
• 74 percent economically disadvantaged
• 16 percent special needs
• 1 percent English language learners
• 73 percent white
• 19 percent African American
• 5 percent Hispanic
• 3 percent multi-racial

Source: schoolmatters.com