Student performance showed robust improvement for the 6th consecutive year. New Orleans (OPSB & RSD) is #1 in growth, gaining 5 points in the percentage of students meeting the state proficiency goal of Basic or above. This growth was fueled by RSD-New Orleans, with its 6 point gain. OPSB grew 1 point, equal to the [...]
Schools under the OPSB serve a disproportionately low number of students with disabilities. The city average is 9.9% special education students, but OPSB schools (charter and traditional combined) serve 6.6%. OPSB charters serve only 5.49% while RSD charters serve 11.1%. Even OPSB’s open-admission charter schools are significantly under-serving special education students. OPSB receives a lump [...]
April 29, 2013 – 11:10 pm
There has been much discussion about how folks really view education reforms in New Orleans. Last week, Tulane’s Cowen Institute released a 2013 public opinion poll providing data that replaces pure speculation with poll results on how voters feel about key issues. Key Findings Voters agreed more than they disagreed, reflecting consensus on some key points: Support [...]
The state has released the four-year cohort graduation rates for 2012, and the news is good for New Orleans. The combined graduation rate for all New Orleans public schools rose to 77.8%. Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by District New Orleans = OPSB, RSD, charter and traditional schools The New Orleans graduation rate of 77.8% compares well to the [...]
January 13, 2013 – 11:08 pm
With the recent release by the U.S. Department of Education of national high school completion rates, New Orleans has cause to celebrate. In terms of graduating students on time, we have closed the performance gap. New Orleans outperformed the state and outperformed the nation. States are now required to use a common measurement for high school completion: the percent [...]
October 22, 2012 – 10:10 pm
Major improvement in New Orleans’ Ranking #1 in growth since 2005 Since 2005, the District Performance Score (DPS) for New Orleans has grown an astonishing 36.8 points, more than any other district in the state. For the first time, New Orleans has a higher DPS than both East Baton Rouge and Caddo (Shreveport) Parishes. New [...]
Earlier this month, the state released the results of the End of Course tests (EOCs). Background Info on End of Course Tests Louisiana has phased out the Graduation Exit Exam (GEE) and replaced it with EOCs. The graduating class of 2014 must pass at least three EOCs to graduate: English II or English III, Algebra I or [...]
The K-8 student test scores for Louisiana were released today, and New Orleans continues to improve. Test Score Highlights For the 6th year in a row, student performance is up. Growth was less robust this year. While the RSD outperformed the state, for the first time since Katrina, OPSB did not. New Orleans Combined (OPSB [...]
February 27, 2012 – 2:31 pm
Orleans Public School Enrollment Continues to Climb with Increase in Diversity and Charter Choice New Orleans continues its steady increase in enrollment, growing from 39,877 students last year to 42,030 this year. The student population continues to diversify, with the percentage of non-African American students growing to 13.7% this year, up from 11.3% last year [...]
October 7, 2011 – 2:00 pm
Since 2005, New Orleans has improved more than any other school district in Louisiana. District Performance Highlights Educate Now! calculates that the combined DPS for New Orleans should be around 82.4. This means that New Orleans has grown a stunning 25.5 points – 49% – between 2005 and 2011! #1 in Growth Since 2005 District Performance [...]
