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[Education] Coweta’s schools typically rank
approximately 500 students a year
wide range of academic and
over the last several years. The
schools in terms of standardized
extracurricular opportunities to
growth of the county throughout the
testing, and several Coweta County
meet the needs and ambitions of
1990s and 2000s led to the
schools have been named State
individual students. In addition to
construction of a large number of
Schools of Excellence and national
Advanced Placement and
new schools and facilities, most
Blue Ribbon schools, among other
specialized academic courses, and a
funded by a sales tax for education.
honors.
wide-range of athletic activities,
The latest major school project
Coweta County schools are
funded by the voter-approved sales
average overall SAT score increased
distinguished for outstanding art,
tax was Brooks Elementary School,
to 1516 in 2009, 7 points above the
humanities and career programs.
built in northwest Coweta in 2009,
Coweta County students’
national average of 1509 and 56
In addition to its regular
the construction of ninth-grade
points above the state of Georgia’s
academic program, Coweta County
campus buildings at East Coweta,
average of 1460. It was the second
Schools and the Coweta community
Newnan and Northgate high schools
year in a row that Coweta high
are pioneers in developing charter
in 2007, several school expansions
schools scored above the national
schools in Georgia. In 1999, a
and improvements, and the
average, and increases in student
partnership between the school
construction of the county’s
scores have come at a time of decline
system, West Central Technical
consolidated Central Office and
for state and national SAT averages.
College, and the local business
Student Registration Center at Werz
Similarly, Coweta County’s overall
community created the Central
Drive in Newnan.
averages on the state Criterion
Educational Center (CEC), a career-
Referenced Competency Test (CRCT)
and-technology based charter
scores are consistently above state
school. CEC was named a 2005
averages. In 2009, Coweta students in
National Model High School. CEC is
grades 1 through 8 had higher
the archetype for 25 Career Academy
average passage rates than the state
charter schools being built
in almost all of the 36 grade and
throughout Georgia – by far the
subject areas covered by the exam.
fastest-growing charter school
In 2008, Northgate High School was named a School of Excellence
The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts provides students and
in the top 20 to 25 out of more than
the community with a center of
1,800 public schools statewide.
accomplished artistic programs,
Arbor Springs Elementary School
including performances, local,
was named a 2007 Georgia School of
national and international gallery
Excellence, Arnco-Sargent
exhibits, and master classes with
Elementary School was a 2006
professional artists from outside the
honoree, and Jefferson Parkway
community. The Centre includes a
Elementary School was a 2005
999-seat, state-of-the-art
honoree.
performance hall, recital and rehearsal space, and several visual
have provided the state of Georgia
arts galleries, and has become the
with three Teachers of the Year—
nucleus of an expanding fine arts
more than any other state school
curriculum in Coweta’s schools as
system—and 13 Coweta County
well as a center of community
teachers have been selected as a
artistic life.
semi-finalist, finalist or winner of
Though growth has slowed in
the Georgia Teacher of the Year
the 24,000-student school system,
since 1986.
Coweta County has still added
Coweta Living 2010-11
For more information about Coweta County’s public school system, visit www.cowetaschools.org, or call any of the system’s schools or public offices.
model in the state.
for Georgia’s 8th District, placing it
Coweta County is also proud to
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Coweta schools strive to offer a
within the top 10 percent of Georgia
Superintendent and School Board 237 Jackson St., Newnan (770) 254-2801 Curriculum, Personnel and Business Offices 176 Werz Industrial Dr., Newnan (770) 254-2800 New Student Registration 176 Werz Industrial Dr., Newnan (770) 254-5551 School District and Bus Information Coweta County Schools Transportation (770) 254-2820 Centre for Performing and Visual Arts 1523 Lower Fayetteville Rd., Newnan (770) 254-2787