GSA received an Academic Growth Award from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the 2016-2017 school year. The award was in recognition of 88.1% of our third through eighth grade scholars in the 2016-2017 school year making at least a year’s worth of growth. A growth index below -2 points indicates the school “Did not Meet Growth,” between -2 points and 2 points, “Met Growth,” and 2 or above, “Exceeded Expected Growth.” GSA’s growth index was 3.27.