What does it mean to be an “outperforming school district”?

To identify school districts that consistently outperform demographically similar school districts, or peers, Standard & Poor’s developed the “Outperformers Method”. The method uses three fundamental criteria to identify outperforming school districts: 

(1.)       School districts must achieve higher levels of student proficiency than peers.

 (2.)       School districts must perform at a level that significantly exceeds statistical expectation.

 (3.)       School districts must outperform consistently.

 A recent analysis by Standard & Poor’s found that of the 636 school districts in New York that have sufficient data for analysis, 47 school districts, or 7.4 percent, outperformed demographically similar school districts in reading and math proficiency (RaMP) for two consecutive years (2001-02 and 2002-03).

 

Of the “outperforming” school districts, Rye City Schools had the highest score with a 95% RaMP score, meaning that 95 percent of all students in the district scored at or above state standards on reading and math tests for demographically similar school districts, or peers. 

 

For a look at the new Standard & Poor's "best schools," visit  www.schoolmatters.com
 

 

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