SCHOOL COMPARISON MEASURES: Finding a PPP School With Characteristics/Demographics Similar to Your Own
The following documents categorize the 24 schools involved in the Promising Practices Project (PPP) by a number of different criteria (e.g., type of school, size of school, AYP proficiency status, percentage of ELL students, etc.). Using these documents, you can determine which PPP school(s) have characteristics/demographics similar to your own school and then, by clicking on the school's name within the document, you can read their Case Study and find out what strategies they believe led to their high growth.
TYPE OF SCHOOL
Two categories --- Magnet or Neighborhood
SIZE OF SCHOOL (Student Enrollment)
Three categories --- 200-300 students, 301-499 students or 500+ students
AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) PROFICIENCY
Two categories --- Making AYP or Not Making AYP
ELL (English Language Learners)
Percentage of ELL students at the school / Three categories --- 1-25%, 26-50% or 51+%
POVERTY
Percentage of Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced Price Meals / Three categories --- 1-35%, 36-70% or 71-100%
MOBILITY
The degree to which classrooms are disturbed by students who enroll and/or leave the school during the school year / Two categories --- at/above the district average (20%) or below the district average
STABILITY
The percentage of students who are enrolled at the school the entire school year (160 days or more) / Two categories --- at/above the district average (90%) or below the district average
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