New high schools we sponsored had higher attendance rates but lower test scores than similar schools within the same school districts according to an August 2006 evaluation prepared by the National Evaluation of High School Transformation, American Institutes for Research, and SRI International.
The evaluation also shows that:
- These new high schools had more ninth and tenth graders progressing to the next grade level than other schools.
- These redesigned high schools, however, had lower attendance and progression rates than school district averages.
- Both the new and redesigned high schools had lower test scores on standardized tests in English/language arts and mathematics than school district averages.
About the ReportTitle: Evaluation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s High School Grants Initiative (148 pages, 2.0MB, PDF)
Prepared By: The National Evaluation of High School Transformation, the American Institutes for Research, and SRI International
Date Published: August 2006