Nola by the Numbers: 2014 School Performance Scores
The Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University advances the success of New Orleans children and young adults on their educational pathways through research, policy analysis, and initiatives that support youth. NOLA BY THE NUMBERS: 2014 SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCORES Introduction Each year, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) publishes School Performance Scores (SPS). Te Cowen Institute provides a review of the LDOE 31.1% data (see Appendix B for data sources) in order to help the public and policymakers of students are in schools with an better understand school quality in New Orleans. Tis report explains the 2013-14 SPS above the state performance SPS calculation, as well as changes in the grading scale associated with the score, compared to 15.6% in 2002. transition to Common Core and higher standards. With a performance score of 83.4, New Orleans’ 2014 SPS remained unchanged from 2013 and earned a letter 60% grade of C (excluding Type 2 schools and NOCCA). Despite improvements since of schools earned progress points 2005, public school performance in New Orleans continues to lag behind the state. (80% of elementary schools and 13% of high schools). New Orleans Performance Over Time In New Orleans, nearly one-third of students were enrolled in public schools with C an SPS higher than the state performance score in 2014. At 31.1 percent, this rate is the average grade received by is nearly double pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. Figure 1 below illustrates the New Orleans schools. OPSB percentage of students enrolled in public schools in New Orleans with a higher SPS received an A and RSD-New than the state.
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