NEW ORLEANS - (August 28, 2019) The Louisiana Department of Education released statewide progress data results and for the second year in a row NOLA Public schools are outperforming statewide averages for growth, specifically across all four sub-groups reported by the state. The announcement comes after the LDOE released their annual
鈥淥ur school system is making meaningful progress towards all of our students mastering essential skills in English Language Arts and Math. We should all be very proud of the progress being made and that we continue to outperform the state and our peer districts on the number of students making top growth, year over year.鈥� said NOLA-PS Superintendent of Schools Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. 鈥淚 want to thank our local educators for their hard work and commitment to moving all of our students ahead, especially those that have historically been underserved across our state.鈥�
The 2019 student progress results bring additional context to the 2019 LEAP 2025 assessment results and show as a district, that:
- For the second year in a row, NOLA public school students met or exceeded the both the state and other large school districts鈥� top growth rate in math and English Language Arts (ELA).
| School System | 2019 % Top Growth in ELA | 2019 % Top Growth in Math |
|---|---|---|
| Orleans Parish | 47% | 46% |
| Louisiana Statewide | 47% | 44% |
鈥� For the second year in a row, 天博体育 are exceeding Louisiana and similar parishes in top growth for historically disadvantaged students, including African-American and Students with Disabilities. This means more students in 天博体育 who are African-American, Economically Disadvantaged, English Language Learners and have disabilities are on track to achieve grade-level expectations by 8th and 10th grades than students in these other large districts and across Louisiana.
| 2019 % Top Growth, By School System | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroup | Orleans Parish | Louisiana Statewide | East Baton Rouge Parish (includes RSD) | Jefferson Parish | Caddo Parish |
| Black or African-American | 45% | 43% | 44% | 42% | 40% |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 45% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 40% |
| English Language Learner | 46% | 45% | 43% | 42% | 42% |
| Students with Disabilities | 43% | 42% | 43% | 39% | 41% |
- 天博体育 had six schools identified as 鈥淥utstanding Schools鈥� from across the state based upon their impact helping students grow year over year.
| 天博体育 Identified as "Outstanding Schools" for Student Progress |
|---|
| Benjamin Franklin High School |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School |
| Lake Forest Charter School |
| Paul Habans Charter School |
| McDonogh 42 Charter School |
| Andrew H. Wilson Charter School |
鈥� 天博体育 has 26 schools exceed the state鈥檚 rate of top growth in both ELA and Math.
| 天博体育 that Exceeded State's Top Growth Rate in Math and ELA | ||
|---|---|---|
| School Name | ELA (Grades 3-8, English I & II) 2019 Top Growth | Math (Grades 3-8, Alegebra I & Geometry) 2019 Top Growth |
| Homer A. Plessy Community School | 60 | 48 |
| Paul Habans Charter School | 59 | 63 |
| ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary | 50 | 46 |
| Mildred Osborne Charter School | 51 | 52 |
| Akili Academy of New Orleans | 54 | 45 |
| Livingston Collegiate Academy | 48 | 50 |
| Esperanza Charter School | 52 | 54 |
| Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci | 51 | 46 |
| KIPP Morial | 52 | 51 |
| KIPP Renaissance | 52 | 50 |
| KIPP Leadership | 56 | 46 |
| Samuel J. Green Charter School | 52 | 57 |
| Arthur Ashe Charter School | 48 | 49 |
| Phillis Wheatley Community School | 49 | 48 |
| Langston Hughes Charter Academy | 51 | 47 |
| Audubon Charter School | 50 | 46 |
| Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est | 54 | 48 |
| Benjamin Franklin High school | 74 | 68 |
| Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School | 56 | 59 |
| Lusher Charter School | 56 | 54 |
| Lake Forest Elementary Charter School | 63 | 64 |
| Wilson Charter School | 54 | 65 |
| Einstein Charter High School at Sarah Towles Reed | 48 | 55 |
| Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed | 48 | 45 |
| McDonogh 42 Charter School | 56 | 66 |
The student progress measure will make up 25 percent of an elementary or middle school's overall performance score and 12.5 percent of a high school's overall performance score.
To access detailed breakdowns of the statewide data, visit the and libraries.
Media Contact:
Tania Dall, NOLA-PS Director of Communications, (504) 206-6611, [email protected]
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ABOUT NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 天博体育 (NOLA-PS) is the public school district for Orleans Parish, which includes the district鈥檚 elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board and the district鈥檚 administration led by 天博体育 Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. 天博体育 currently oversees 78 public schools.
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NEW ORLEANS 鈥� (Aug. 23, 2019) 鈥� This week, 天博体育 (NOLA-PS) hosted the third annual Citywide Summer Graduation Ceremony honoring Orleans Parish public school students who completed required coursework over the summer of 2019. Thirty-one seniors from eight schools took part in the graduation ceremony at New Orleans Jazz Market. NOLA-PS began summer graduation ceremonies in 2017 in an effort to ensure all graduates are celebrated with a ceremony regardless of when they finish classes.
NEW ORLEANS - (Aug. 19, 2019) 鈥� 天博体育 (NOLA-PS) has partnered with Children鈥檚 Hospital New Orleans to extend school health services for students via the School Telehealth Program in more than a dozen schools. Children鈥檚 Hospital New Orleans will provide school nurses from across the district with training and digital exam equipment, such as laptops and digital exam cameras, to assist students immediately with minor health conditions which would otherwise require a doctor鈥檚 visit. The digital exam equipment will connect school nurses with one of Children鈥檚 Hospital New Orleans鈥� primary care providers stationed in River Ridge. Please Courtesy: 天博体育
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� (August 22, 2019) 鈥� This evening, 天博体育 (NOLA-PS) Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. will announce that KIPP New Orleans Schools, a high quality charter operator in the school district, will be granted the authority to manage John F. Kennedy High School starting in the 20-21 school year. Dr. Lewis will make his announcement to the Orleans Parish School Board today, Thursday, August 22 at 5:30pm at the regular board business meeting.
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� (Aug. 15, 2019) - 天博体育 (NOLA-PS) has partnered with Baptist Community Ministries鈥� (BCM) to launch, 鈥淪trive for Less Than 5,鈥� a campaign to challenge families to strive for less than five absences and tardies throughout this new school year. In New Orleans, 25 percent of public school children from kindergarten to 12th grade were chronically absent during the 2017-2018 school year 鈥� meaning they missed more than 10 percent of the school year, or 15-18 days. Missing more than five days of school can impact learning and lowers test scores and can put students at risk of repeating a grade and/or dropping out of school.
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