OPSB & RSD LEAP/GEE Scores in Context Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives Tulane University May 2008

- 1 - WHAT THE LEAP SCORE CATEGORIES MEAN NOPS – All the public schools under the pre-Katrina New Orleans Public Schools system OPSB – All traditional and charter schools under the Orleans Parish School Board post-Katrina RSD – All traditional and charter schools under the Recovery School District in New Orleans post-Katrina Louisiana – All public schools in Louisiana

- 2 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, Louisiana and NOPS Pre-Katrina LEAP Scores 4 th Grade 43% 47% 67% 63% BasicMasteryAdvanced Math 36% 30% 54% NOPS Louisiana NOPS Louisiana 8 th Grade Pre-Katrina, New Orleans Public Schools scored well below the state average

- 3 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, Louisiana and NOPS Pre-Katrina GEE Scores GEE: 10 th & 11 th Grades 39% 40% 61% 62% BasicMasteryAdvanced Math NOPS Louisiana NOPS Louisiana Pre-Katrina, New Orleans Public Schools scored well below the state average

- 4 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source:Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD LEAP Scores 4 th Grade BasicMasteryAdvanced Math RSD OPSB Louisiana 8 th Grade RSD OPSB Louisiana 70% 80% 35% 65% 74% 29% 59% 67% 25% 56% 61% 26% After the storm, low-performing schools were placed in the RSD, while high- performing schools stayed in the OPSB

- 5 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD GEE Scores GEE: 10 th & 11 th Grades BasicMasteryAdvanced Math RSD OPSB Louisiana RSD OPSB Louisiana 56% 62% 12% 64% 66% 20% After the storm, low-performing schools were placed in the RSD, while high- performing schools stayed in the OPSB

- 6 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source:Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD LEAP Scores 4 th Grade BasicMasteryAdvanced Math RSD OPSB Louisiana 8 th Grade RSD OPSB Louisiana 71% 87% 44% 69% 81% 41% 60% 68% 28% 60% 63% 28% Because of how the districts were established, the OPSB generally scores higher than the state average, while the RSD scores below

- 7 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD GEE Scores GEE: 10 th & 11 th Grades BasicMasteryAdvanced Math RSD OPSB Louisiana RSD OPSB Louisiana 58% 59% 16% 65% 62% 21% Because of how the districts were established, the OPSB generally scores higher than the state average, while the RSD scores below

- 8 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source:Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports OPSB LEAP Scores over Time 4 th Grade BasicMasteryAdvanced Math 8 th Grade 2005 NOPS 2007 OPSB 2008 OPSB 2008 LA 2005 NOPS 2007 OPSB 2008 OPSB 2008 LA 47% 80% 87% 71% 43% 74% 81% 69% 30% 67% 68% 60% 36% 61% 63% 60% OPSB LEAP scores increased significantly in 4 th grade between 2007 and 2008, but went up only slightly in the 8 th grade

- 9 - English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source:Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports OPSB GEE Scores over Time GEE: 10 th & 11 th Grades BasicMasteryAdvanced Math 2005 NOPS 2007 OPSB 2008 OPSB 2008 LA 2005 NOPS 2007 OPSB 2008 OPSB 2008 LA 40% 62% 59% 58% 39% 66% 62% 65% OPSB GEE scores declined between 2007 and 2008

English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source:Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports RSD LEAP Scores over Time 4 th Grade BasicMasteryAdvanced Math 8 th Grade 2005 NOPS 2007 RSD 2008 RSD 2008 LA 2005 NOPS 2007 RSD 2008 RSD 2008 LA 47% 35% 44% 71% 43% 29% 41% 69% 30% 25% 28% 60% 36% 26% 28% 60% RSD LEAP scores increased more than OPSB LEAP scores in the 4 th grade between 2007 and 2008, but went up only slightly in the 8 th grade

English Note: Data is for initial test takers Source:Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports RSD GEE Scores over Time GEE: 10 th & 11 th Grades BasicMasteryAdvanced Math 2005 NOPS 2007 RSD 2008 RSD 2008 LA 2005 NOPS 2007 RSD 2008 RSD 2008 LA 40% 12% 16% 58% 39% 20% 21% 65% RSD GEE scores increased slightly between 2007 and 2008