According to

a recently released report, one of the state's worst elementary schools

is in Coweta County.

Newnan Crossing

Elementary School is ranked 1,062nd out of 1,086 schools.

Each year,

the Georgia Public Policy Foundation analyzes each of the state's schools

using test scores and poverty rates to present an overview of how schools

rank across the state.

The foundation

averages the math and reading scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

The report card also figures in the percentage of fifth grade students

with scores above the 50th percentile in reading and math.

The study also

looks at the poverty rate for each school. The poverty rate is determined

Other rankings

included:

Northside

77th.

Canongate

106th.

White Oak

116th.

Poplar Road

151st.

Moreland 250th.

Elm Street

256th.

Thomas Crossroads

283rd.

Jefferson

Parkway 284th.

Western 367th.

Arnco-Sargent

381st.

Arbor Springs

614th.

Eastside 662nd.

Atkinson 794th.

Ruth Hill

898th.

Next week,

the Coweta Citizen Review will examine middle and high school scores.