This site provides access to publicly available data that formed the basis of the 2007 Broad Prize analysis of the 100 Broad Prize eligible urban school districts.
A "school district data report" for each of the 100 Broad Prize eligible school districts (and the three previous winners) can be accessed through the link below. Each report shows:
- Student demographics and basic district information
- Overall performance and improvement on state standard tests:
- Proficiency trends, improvements and values
- Achievement gap calculations
- Standardized residuals
- Performance and improvement in college readiness measures:
- High school graduation rates
- SAT/ACT scores and participation rates
- Advanced Placement scores and participation rates
- Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
The data was generally collected and analyzed as follows:
- At the elementary, middle and high school levels
- In reading and math
- By year: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (except graduation rates)
- By ethnicity: all students, African-American, Asian, Hispanic, white
- By income: low-income, non-low-income
These reports may be useful, among other things to compare:
- A district's performance relative to its historical performance
- A district's performance and improvement relative to its state average
- A district's performance and improvement in comparison to other Broad Prize eligible districts in their state
- How a district's performance relative to its state average compares to that of districts in other states
- How a district performs on national benchmarks that allow for comparisons across states: SAT, ACT, Advanced Placement (AP), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), graduation rates (note: for NAEP scores, visit: www.nces.gov)
Limitations of Reports
Please note that the school district data reports do not contain data comparing districts to one another or to a national average. In addition, standards-based state student achievement data is not comparable between districts situated in different states. This data only includes data provided by states and districts as of February 2007, and therefore may not include additional data collected and considered after that time. Finally, as states have different standards and assessments, this data cannot be used to rank order districts.
Click here for links to the district data reports, including more information on how to interpret district data reports and on Broad Prize data collection and analysis in general.
Questions? Please contact:
Nancy Que
Assistant Director
The Broad Prize for Urban Education
nque@broadfoundation.org
