District Closes Gap with State

The Challenge

• Determined to overcome poor performance in its schools, the Niagara Falls City School District sought a turnaround partner that could address their students’ literacy needs.

The Solution

• The school district began implementing the America’s Choice School Design in some of its elementary schools, incrementally adding more until all of its elementary and middle schools were in the design.

The Results

• Districtwide, America’s Choice schools achieved 13 percent growth in proficiency on the state’s 4th-grade English language arts assessment, compared with 8 percent for the state. In the process, America’s Choice schools closed the gap with the state.

       Outpace State Growth Rate

Achievement Gap Between
Niagara Falls and State Narrows