The Georgia Department of Education’s Academic Achievement Programs honor and reward K-12 Title I schools and school districts for significant progress in improving student achievement and/or making significant progress in closing achievement gaps.

TITLE I DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS

A Title I Distinguished School is a Title I school among the top 5% Schoolwide and top 5% Targeted Assisted Title I schools in the state that have the highest absolute performance for the all-students group based on the current statewide assessment. 

The following Glynn County schools were named in October 2024 as Title I Distinguished Schools for their achievements from the 2023-2024 school year:

• St. Simons Elementary School

TITLE I NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS

A Title I National Distinguished School is one of two schools selected from the Schoolwide Plan Title I schools identified as Title I Distinguished Schools described above.  All Schoolwide Plan Title I Distinguished Schools are invited to make an application for the National recognition.

St. Simons Elementary School was selected as one of Georgia's two Title I National Distinguished Schools for the 2019-2020 school year!  Congratulations to the faculty, staff, and students of St. Simons Elementary on this prestigious honor! 

TITLE I REWARD SCHOOLS

A Title I Reward School is a Title I school among the 5% of Title I schools in the state that is making the most progress in improving the performance of the all-students group over the most recent two years on the statewide assessments. 

More information about the Georgia Department of Education's Academic Achievement Program is available HERE.