(a) Each school year, the office shall prepare and distribute to each school system a report card for each school in the State of Georgia. The school report cards must be based on the most current data available disaggregated by student groups. School performance must be compared to:

(1) Previous school and local school system performance;

(2) Current school and local school system performance in relation to the absolute student achievement standards and progress on improved student achievement; and

(3) Comparable school group performance.

This report card on schools shall be the official state education performance report and supersedes all other reports that may be issued by departments of the state government for matters of funding, awards, and interventions.

(b) The report card shall include the following information, where applicable:

(1) The individual school grades as defined in subsection (d) of Code Section 20-14-33;

(2) The academic excellence indicators identified in paragraphs (2) through (12) of subsection (b) of Code Section 20-14-33;

(3) Teacher-student ratios; and

(4) Administrative and instructional costs per student and other financial accounting information as may be required.

(c) Each school year, the office shall prepare and distribute a state-wide report card, aggregated by school systems and disaggregated by student groups, reporting on the student performance and school completion results of each school in the state and a rating for each school based on the definitions as provided in subsection (d) of Code Section 20-14-33.

(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring dissemination of appropriate student performance and school completion performance portions of school report cards annually to the parent, guardian, conservator, or other person having lawful control of each student at the school. On written request, the local school system shall provide a copy of a school report card to any other party. These reports shall be posted on a website at both the state and local school system level.