America’s Choice Schools Outpace State Gains— with Cumulative Results Over Time

The Challenge

Throughout the metropolitan area, the New York City Department of Education had many severely underperforming elementary schools.

The Solution

With the department’s recommendation, almost 40 elementary schools in the district adopted the America’s Choice School Design. These schools included some of the highest populations of economically disadvantaged and special education students, as well as English language learners in all New York City elementary schools.

The Results

America’s Choice schools outpaced state gains on English language arts and mathematics assessments, annually and cumulatively.