During the Houston County Board of Education’s August meeting, the Board recognized the Houston County schools named as 2020-2021 Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education. The Houston County School District has six schools on the Reward Schools list:

• Centerville Elementary

• Eagle Springs Elementary

• Huntington Middle

• Morningside Elementary

• Shirley Hills Elementary

• Tucker Elementary

A Reward School is among the 5% of Title I schools in the state that are making the most progress in improving the performance of all students over the most recent two years on the statewide assessments. Because assessments were not administered in the 2019-20 school year, this year’s list is based on 2018-19 and 2019-20 data.

“While we are focused on ensuring all schools have the support and resources they need to continuously improve, it is incredibly important that we also recognize and celebrate when schools are doing well,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “I wish to congratulate the staff and students of this year’s Reward Schools – during a time of challenges, they have worked hard and they have succeeded.”

This year, 157 schools in 77 school districts were identified as Reward Schools. Click here for the list of 2020-21 Reward Schools.