Elevating Student Achievement: Factory Shoals Middle School Partners with Lumos Learning for Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) Success

Factory Shoals Middle School has collaborated with Lumos Learning to empower their students for success on the high-stakes GMAS test.

About Factory Shoals Middle School

Serving approximately 850 students in grades six through eight with a professional staff of 90 educators, Factory Shoals Middle School is the premier school for all students. Building positive relationships with students in a safe and nurturing environment is the main goal of the educators.

With a rich tradition of academic excellence, teachers utilize the Learning Focused Schools instructional framework that allows for student choice, collaboration and hands-on activities that will engage students and encourage them to utilize their higher order thinking skills.

Key School Statistics:

Total Students:850
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 90.00
Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.44

(Source: The National Center for Education Statistics – NCES)

About the Partnership

Emphasizing the critical role of thorough test preparation, the school leadership enthusiastically embraced the integration of Lumos Learning’s state test prep blended program, Lumos tedBook. It combines both print and online resources to help students prepare comprehensively and excel on state assessments.

This dynamic initiative aims to enhance students’ confidence, refine their test-taking skills, and ensure mastery of the essential standards, ultimately propelling them toward excellence in the Learning for Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS).

The school leadership identified several key advantages of the Lumos test prep blended program:

Rigorous standards-aligned content: Covers 30+ math and 40+ ELA skills in print and online formats that perfectly align with the Georgia state standards.

Replicated Test Practice: Realistic preparation with two full-length online practice tests that mimic the GMAS blueprint.

Personalized Remediation: Target proficiency gaps of each student with automatically triggered personalized remedial practice.

Progress Measurement: Take informed instructional decisions with insightful student performance reports for educators and administrators.

Our Proven Smart Test Prep Methodology

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Discover a Few Popular Use Cases of the Lumos State Test Prep Blended Program

Test Preparation

Help students gain familiarity with the format of the state assessment with replicated test practice, resulting in enhanced test taking skills, stamina and confidence.

Diagnostic Assessment

Identify skill gaps by assessing students’ proficiency levels across essential standards.

Formative and Benchmarking Assessments

Ensure accurate evaluation of student progress by crafting customized assessments utilizing a high-quality item bank.

Supplemental Practice

Reinforcement of classroom learning. This additional practice helps solidify their understanding of fundamental concepts.

Homework Assignments

Assign specific sections or exercises as homework assignments, ensuring students regularly engage with math and English practice outside of school hours.

Warmups/Bell Ringers

Provide students with bite-size test practice skills by offering a few sample questions during daily instructional sessions.

Exit Tickets

Administer quick, ungraded assessments at the end of a class period to gauge students’ comprehension of the day’s lesson. This information allows teachers to adjust and tailor instruction to better meet student needs.