Achievement Studies
Stories of Student Success
Each year, Classworks works with districts and schools to conduct efficacy studies that highlight achievement gains. Click on the name of the school to view the full PDF case study...
2010-2011: Mt. Holly Middle School, NC
The Challenge: To move from a School of Progress to a School of Distinction, Mt. Holly Middle School needed a way to address the individual needs of strugllling learners. Specifically, they wanted to help them reach the proficient level, Level III, on the North Carollina End-of-Grade (EOG) Tests in reading and math.
2010-2011: Blaschke-Sheldon Elementary School, Ingleside ISD, TX
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Reading
The Challenge: Blaschke Sheldon Elementary is a fifth- and sixth-grade campus serving Ingleside, a suburb of Corpus Christi, Texas. The school wanted to accelerate student growth, especially for its lowest performing populations. Blaschke Sheldon faced challenges in providing individualized instruction, by strand, for students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged students.
2010-2011: Cleveland County Schools, NC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Science
The Challenge: Situated along the I-85 corridor between Greenville, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina, Cleveland County Schools enrolls 16,000 students; 59% receive free and reduced lunch. To improve student performance in science, the district set out to find a new way to engage students, address difficult concepts, and support academic growth.
2010-2011: Dacusville Middle School, Pickens County Schools, SC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math
The Challenge: Dacusville Middle School’s mission is to meet “the unique needs of the students by providing a quality, technology-rich education that promotes academic achievement and success using appropriate technology resources and software support for instruction.” Dacusville needed to find effective technology-based math instruction to help struggling “bubble” students prepare for the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS).
2010-2011: Mitchell County Schools, GA
Grade Level: K-10
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
The Challenge: In Mitchell County Schools, 92% of students receive free and reduced lunch. All four schools are Title I schools. To make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), each school and student group must meet Georgia’s Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) regarding the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced on state assessments. The district needed a solution to help all students achieve growth and meet rising AMOs.
2010-2011: Spartanburg School District 7, SC
Grade Level: K-12
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
The Challenge: Nestled among rolling foothills at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Spartanburg School District 7 enrolls more than 7,200 students; 70% receive free/reduced lunch. The large district regularly administers the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) to measure each student’s academic achievement. It also provided teachers with DesCartes learning statements, which translated each student’s MAP scores to skills and concepts in the South Carolina state standards. However, in a class of 25 students, teachers found it difficult to juggle 25 different learning statements to try to identify how to address students’ needs and close learning gaps.
2009-2010 Student Achievement Studies
- Chapman Elementary School, Spartanburg, SC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: RtI, Growth, Remediation - Churchland Academy Elementary School, Portsmouth, VA
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Reading and Language Arts
Implementation: Growth, Remediation - Clinton Elementary School, Lancaster County, SC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Whole Class Instruction, After School, Growth, Remediation - Commerce City Schools, Commerce, GA
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: SWD, RtI, Growth, Remediation - East Gaston High School, NC
Grade Level: High
Subject: English I and Algebra I
Implementation: Dropout Prevention, Growth, Remediation - Handley Middle School, Roanoke City, AL
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Mobile Computer Labs, Growth, Remediation - Hoke County Cohort Students, Hoke County, NC
Grade Level: Elementary and Middle
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Special Education, Growth, Remediation - Hoke County Elementary Schools, Hoke County, NC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Special Education, Growth, Remediation - Hoke County Middle Schools, Hoke County, NC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Special Education, Growth, Remediation - Jefferson High School, Jefferson, GA
Grade Level: High
Subject: Reading and Language Arts
Implementation: Special Education, Growth, Remediation - LA Nelson Elementary School, Denton ISD, TX
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: After School, Growth, Remediation - Mt. Holly Middle School, Gaston County Schools, NC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: Special Education, After School, Growth, Remediation - North Gaston High School, Dallas, NC
Grade Level: High
Subject: English I and Algebra I
Implementation: Dropout Prevention, Growth, Remediation - Rockfish Hoke Elementary School, Hoke County, NC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Special Education, Growth, Remediation - Sabine Pass School, Sabine Pass, TX
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, High Performers, Growth - Woodruff Elementary School, Woodruff, SC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Growth, Remediation
2008-2009 Student Achievement Studies
- Bearfield Primary School, Hertford County, NC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: At-Risk, Economically Disadvantaged, AYP - Bell Street Middle School, SC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Special Education, Growth, Remediation - Bramlett Elementary School, Barrow County, GA
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math
Implementation: AYP, Economically Disadvantaged, Whole Class Instruction, Special Education, RtI, Remediation - East Fannin Elementary School, Fannin County, GA
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math
Implementation: Remediation - Five Points Elementary School, AL
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math
Implementation: At-Risk, AYP - George Y. Komure Elementary School, Manteca United SD, CA
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: Whole Class Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged, English Language Learner, Before/After School - Grandview Middle School, NC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Reading
Implementation: At-Risk, Economically Disadvantaged, Before/After School, Dropout Prevention - Holbrook Middle School, NC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: At-Risk, Growth, Remediation, Before/After School - Horizonte Instruction and Training Center, UT
Grade Level: High
Subject: Language Arts
Implementation: At-Risk, Economically Disadvantaged, Alternative School, Remediation - Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson, GA
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math
Implementation: Economically Disadvantaged, Special Education, Remediation - Mountain View Elementary School, Box Elder SD, UT
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading, and Language Arts
Implementation: Whole Class Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged, High Performing - Northside Middle School, Houston County, GA
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: Whole Class Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged, AYP, Before/After School - Pendleton Elementary School, Anderson 4 SD, SC
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: Whole Class Instruction, Before/After School, Growth, Remediation - Pulaski County Middle School, Pulaski County, GA
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: AYP, Special Education, Remediation - R.C. Edwards Middle School, Pickens County, SC
Grade Level: Middle
Subject: Reading
Implementation: At-Risk, Growth, Remediation - Red Springs High School, Robeson County, NC
Grade Level: High
Subject: English I and Algebra I
Implementation: Whole Class Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged - Sand Lake Elementary School, Orange County, FL
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: At-Risk, Economically Disadvantaged, High Performing, Growth, Remediation - Shelby High School, Cleveland County, NC
Grade Level: High
Subject: English I and Algebra I
Implementation: At-Risk, AYP, Before/After School, Dropout Prevention, RtI, Remediation - Valley View Elementary School, TN
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Math, Reading
Implementation: Economically Disadvantaged, Before/After School, RtI - Wilkinson County Elementary School, Wilkinson County, GA
Grade Level: Elementary
Subject: Reading
Implementation: At-Risk, Special Education, Remediation