Three K–8 Schools in “Top Gainers” List After One Year of America’s Choice

The Challenge

• The Chicago Public Schools had a growing number of schools in the “needs improvement” designation.

The Solution

• In the 2006–07 school year, the district selected the intensive version of the America’s Choice School Design for eight severely underperforming K–8 schools.

The Results

• After just one year, three of these America’s Choice schools were recognized as among the “top 50 gainers” in Chicago’s 623 schools for composite increases on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test.