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ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– Honey Creek Elementary School was recently named a Literacy Leader School by the Georgia Department of Education for exceptional growth in reading levels. Specifically, Honey Creek was recognized for 3rd Grade Gateway Growth for their growth on the Georgia Milestones Assessment in the percentage of students reading on or above grade level in third grade. Georgia Milestones results show Honey Creek improved a significant 13.5% from 2023 to 2024.
“The teachers, administrators, and support staff at Honey Creek Elementary have done an excellent job at embracing and implementing our district-wide literacy initiatives,” said Superintendent Terry Oatts. “I applaud their achievement and appreciate their dedication to increasing reading proficiency levels and giving our students the tools they need to be successful.”
“I am so proud of our students for improving their reading skills and proud of our teachers for focusing on literacy,” said Board Chairwoman Pam Brown. “This double-digit growth in one year is outstanding and serves as an exemplar for others to follow.”
A total of 324 schools across Georgia met the qualifications to be recognized as Literacy Leaders. Throughout the fall, State Superintendent Richard Woods will visit schools identified as Literacy Leaders to recognize and congratulate them.
Literacy Leader qualifications use the Georgia Milestones Reading Status indicator, which is based on the Lexile score associated with students’ performance on a subset of questions on the ELA assessment.