According to the report, “notable progress” in closing achievement gaps includes:
- Black, Hispanic, and white students in Los Angeles scored higher in 2013 than in 2011 in math at grade four.
- Black, Hispanic, and white students in in D.C. scored higher in 2013 than in 2011 in reading at grade eight.
- Students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch increased their average scores from 2011 to 2013 in at least one subject and grade combination in eight districts (Atlanta; Baltimore City; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Dallas; D.C.; Fresno, Calif.; and Los Angeles).
“Every district has its own story,” said Driscoll, “but as a whole over the last 10 years all of the districts are improving. In general, though, these scores are too low, and that should concern everyone. TUDA matter because these school systems need our attention more than ever before.”
This report card is the second to be published in an interactive report that allows searches using multiple variables within districts and for comparison against other regions.
For example, the “district profiles” pages include the performance gaps by race/ethnicity, gender, and eligibility status for the National School Lunch program. It also includes classroom context, such as how much time teachers spend teaching a subject compared with the corresponding information at the state and national levels.
The report website also features a video to help people understand the ways the new site allows searches for hundreds of findings.
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