ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The College and Career Readiness Performance Index results for this year are out, and both Springdale Park Elementary School and Barack and Michelle Obama Academy scored a 100% for the progress component this year.

“I still have goosebumps. Just very proud because it was hard, the lift was very hard,” said Dr. Robin Christian, Principal at Obama Academy in Peoplestown.

Christian has been principal for 11 years. In that time, she says she’s seen progress year after year.

“We’re no longer one of those schools saying, ‘oh we’re suffering from COVID loss.’ We’ve been able to close that,” said Christian.

There are five portions of this assessment: content mastery, progress, closing gaps, readiness and for high school, graduation rate.

“The way you get a

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