Schools on the Move

American Indian Public Charter School Profile
American Indian Public Charter School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the past four years and recognition as a Title I Achieving School for the past five years.

Santa Fe Middle School Profile
Santa Fe Middle School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the past three years and recognition as a California Distinguished School in 2009.

Watts Learning Center Profile
Watts Learning Center (WLC) is a small independent charter elementary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the past four years.

La Primaria Elementary School Profile
La Primaria Elementary School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the past three years.

Western High School Profile
Western High School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the past three years.

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy Profile
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) over the past four years.

Signal Hill Elementary School Profile
Signal Hill Elementary School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) and recognition as a Title I Achieving School in 2008.

Ira Harbison Elementary School Profile
Ira Harbison Elementary School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) and recognition as a 2008 California Distinguished School.

Clifford Street Elementary School Profile
Clifford Street Elementary School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) and the 2007-08 Title I Academic Achievement Award.

Clifton Middle School Profile
Clifton Middle School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API). Clifton students in all subgroups are meeting or exceeding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals in both English language arts and mathematics.

Torch Middle School Profile
Torch Middle School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the last two years.

Cesar E. Chavez High School Profile
Cesar E. Chavez High School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a "similar schools ranking" of 8 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API). Cesar E. Chavez students in all subgroups are meeting or exceeding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals in both English language arts and mathematics.

Lee Mathson Middle School Profile
Mathson Middle School made a 198-point gain on California's Academic Performance Index (API) over the last three years and moved from a statewide decile ranking of 1 to 5. This profile highlights the key elements of Mathson’s growth.

Rio Linda High School Profile with Audio Interview
Rio Linda High School has targeted standards and raised academic rigor, resulting in growth from 1 to 5 on California’s Similar Schools Ranking. This profile highlights the key elements of Rio Linda’s growth.

Monroe Elementary School Profile with Audio Interview
Monroe Elementary School made a 110-point gain on California's Academic Performance Index (API) from 2003-2006 and moved from a statewide decile ranking of 3 to 5.

Giano Intermediate School Profile
Giano Intermediate School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a “similar schools ranking” of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for the last four years and recognition as a 2007 California Distinguished School.

Baldwin Academy Profile
Baldwin Academy is a an elementary school in La Puente, California with a high poverty, high minority student population that performs well above its peers and has maintained a “similar schools ranking” of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) for over four years.

Central Union High School Profile
Central Union High School serves a high minority, high poverty student population and has earned a “similar schools ranking” of 10 (on a 10-point scale) on the California Academic Performance Index (API) and recognition as a 2007 California Distinguished School.

Against Odds, School Propels Its Students to College
A school with a high proportion of poor and Latino students shares the secrets of its graduates' high college attendance rate.

Hope for Urban Education: A Study of Nine High-Performing High-Poverty Urban Elementary Schools
Nine urban elementary schools that improved student achievement to levels higher than that demographically comparable schools share key similarities.

Portrait of a Benchmark School
This school near the U.S.-Mexico border has organized its curriculum and support structures to enable its students to far surpass the state's average scores in reading and math.

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success
Four key elements of student success in small learning communities are identified and discussed.

The Big Picture: School-Initiated Reforms, Centrally Initiated Reforms, and Elementary Achievement in Chicago (1990-2005)
Multiple supportive structures and significant systemic changes were correlated with long-term gains in reading and math.

Best Practices Framework
A framework on best practices provides school administrators practical guidelines for promoting student achievement.

Cleveland Schools that are Making a Difference
This report profiles 13 Cleveland public, private, parochial, and charter schools that have raised student achievement. Profiles of the schools include their demographics, test scores, environment, shared vision, and curriculum and instruction.