AUGUSTA, Ga. () – Over 13,000 students took the Georgia Milestones tests in Richmond County for the 2024-2025 school year, and the Richmond County School System is reporting systemwide gains.

According to RCSS in a press release sent on Aug. 8, students improved performance on End of Course (EOC) assessments in Algebra I, American literature and biology across the district.
Students in grades 4 through 8 showed gains in mathematics on the End of Grade (EOG) assessments. Fifth-grade students improved in science, while eighth graders saw growth in both science and social studies.

RCSS said several schools reported subject-area gains across multiple disciplines, which include the following:

• In American literature, improved scores were reported at Cross Creek High School, Glenn Hills High School, Hephzibah High School, Lucy C. Laney High School, T.W. Josey High School and Westside High School. 
• In algebra, gains were seen at the Academy of Richmond County (ARC), Cross Creek High, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Glenn Hills High, Hephzibah High, A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School and T.W. Josey High. Middle schools showing improvement in Algebra: Concepts and Connections included Freedom Park K–8 School, Glenn Hills Middle School, Hephzibah Middle School, Murphey Middle School, Pine Hill Middle School and John M. Tutt Middle School. 
• In biology, student scores improved at ARC, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, A.R. Johnson Magnet School, T.W. Josey High School and the Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School. 
• In U.S. history, gains were recorded at ARC, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Glenn Hills High, Hephzibah High, A.R. Johnson Magnet School and Lucy C. Laney High School. 

“Georgia Milestones data is one of many tools we use to understand how our students are progressing, and this year’s results are a reflection of our students’ hard work and the commitment of our teachers, leaders and families,” said Dr. Malinda Cobb, interim superintendent of schools.