Lessons for All From 2018 Bold Growth Schools

RELEASED JULY 2018

We analyzed school-level student growth data from 2015-16 and 2016-17 to identify the top ten high-poverty, rapidly improving schools in the District of Columbia based on their scores against a “growth Index.” Our analysis finds that 10 of the District’s public schools serve a high percentage of at-risk students and achieve some of the most significant academic growth in the city. We call these schools — five DCPS-run schools and five public charter schools — “Bold Growth Schools.” We toured the schools, observed classrooms, and uncovered common practices capable of being scaled across the District.