Do you really know how well your local school district is performing? If you live in Georgia, you're in luck. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has put together a report card on school performance. A press release about this year's edition explains both the importance of the report card, and how it was derived:

For the vast majority of parents, assessing the quality of a school can be a daunting task with unfamiliar terms and voluminous data. This report card, divided into sections on elementary, middle and high schools, offers parents the simple facts to aid in the assessment of their children’s education, whether they’re in a district or relocating.

The report cards numerically rank 1,176 public elementary schools, 476 middle schools and 369 high schools in the state by achievement score and the percentage of students exceeding standards.

You can use this page to look at the reports for high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools.