(higher than Educate Now!’s projection earlier this month)
The Louisiana Department of Education has released the official combined District Performance Score for New Orleans schools – 83.2.
#1 In Growth Since 2005
District Performance Scores = All students, all grades, all tests
Educate Now! compared District Performance Scores of the 4 largest districts in the state.
| 2005 | 2011 | Gain | |
| New Orleans | 56.9 | 83.2 | 26.3 |
| East Baton Rouge | 73.1 | 86.2 | 13.1 |
| Jefferson | 74.3 | 88.2 | 13.9 |
| Caddo (Shreveport) | 82.3 | 88.5 | 6.2 |
While New Orleans still lags a bit, the large districts are all clustered within 5 points of each other. Our challenge will be to see if over the next 2-3 years we can surpass the “clustering” of these larger districts. Educate Now! is optimistic we will!