The America’s Choice School Design is a proven solution for schools with a record of poor performance. We help turn around schools where most students are having difficulty meeting state standards across multiple subjects.
State Results
- After just one year in America’s Choice schools, Arkansas elementary students outpaced state gains in proficiency in both literacy and mathematics. America’s Choice works with the lowest-performing schools across the state.
- Over four years, average annual growth in 30 America’s Choice middle schools in Georgia exceeded state growth in both English language arts and mathematics. “Georgia’s Choice” has yielded long-term, statewide results—and has met the Georgia Department of Education’s challenge to get at least 50 percent of students to proficiency on a new state test within three years.
- America’s Choice schools in Hawaii have made steady growth in proficiency over five years in both literacy and mathematics. Three schools that had been in restructuring met AYP for the first time.
- Over three years, elementary, middle, and high schools in Mississippi using the America’s Choice School Design exceeded the state growth rate in reading, language, and mathematics. Eight of the first 40 schools identified as the lowest performing in the state exited the “priority” list after just one year as America’s Choice schools.
District Results
- America’s Choice schools in Rochester, NY, made substantial long-term gains in student achievement, particularly for low-performing and minority students, on state tests and other nationally normed measures. The results come from an independent, comprehensive, longitudinal study of America’s Choice schools.
- Over seven years, America’s Choice schools in New York City topped state gains in English language arts and mathematics. America’s Choice elementary students in almost 40 of the toughest schools in the district exceeded state gains annually and cumulatively.
- After just one year as America’s Choice schools, three Chicago K–8 schools made the city’s “top 50 gainers” list for composite increases on the state test.
- Niagara Falls, NY, is closing the gap with the state with districtwide results on the state’s English language arts assessment.
- Duval County, FL, implemented the America’s Choice School Design in more than a third of its 160-plus schools. The district made steady growth in reading and mathematics—and was recognized by the state for the highest increase in “A”-rated schools.
School Results
- William E. Doar Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, selected the America’s Choice School Design when it opened in 2004. In a struggling district, the school made AYP for the first time in its third year of operation.
- In two years as an America’s Choice school, Chattooga High School in rural Georgia increased its graduation rate by 20 percent and improved student performance in all subjects on graduation tests. The school also made AYP and improved results substantially for students with disabilities.
