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2008 OPSB & RSD LEAP/GEE Scores in Context
Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives
Tulane University
May 2008
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WHAT THE LEAP SCORE CATEGORIES MEAN
NOPS – All the public schools under the pre-Katrina New Orleans Public Schools system
OPSB – All traditional and charter schools under the Orleans Parish School Board post-Katrina
RSD – All traditional and charter schools under the Recovery School District in New Orleans post-Katrina
Louisiana – All public schools in Louisiana
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, 2004-05
2005 Louisiana and NOPS Pre-Katrina LEAP Scores
4th Grade
43%
47%
67%
63%
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
0 20 40 60 80 100
36%
30%
54%
54%
NOPS
Louisiana
NOPS
Louisiana
8th Grade
Pre-Katrina, New Orleans Public Schools scored well below the state average
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Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, 2004-05
2005 Louisiana and NOPS Pre-Katrina GEE Scores
GEE: 10th & 11th Grades
39%
40%
61%
62%
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
NOPS
Louisiana
NOPS
Louisiana
Pre-Katrina, New Orleans Public Schools scored well below the state average
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Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, 2006-07
2007 Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD LEAP Scores
4th Grade
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
0 20 40 60 80 100
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana
8th Grade
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana 70%
80%
35%
65%
74%
29%
59%
67%
25%
56%
61%
26%
After the storm, low-performing schools were placed in the RSD, while high-performing schools stayed in the OPSB
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, 2006-07
2007 Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD GEE Scores
GEE: 10th & 11th Grades
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana 56%
62%
12%
64%
66%
20%
After the storm, low-performing schools were placed in the RSD, while high-performing schools stayed in the OPSB
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, 2007-08
2008 Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD LEAP Scores
4th Grade
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
0 20 40 60 80 100
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana
8th Grade
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana 71%
87%
44%
69%
81%
41%
60%
68%
28%
60%
63%
28%
Because of how the districts were established, the OPSB generally scores higher than the state average, while the RSD scores below
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Report, 2007-08
2008 Louisiana, OPSB, and RSD GEE Scores
GEE: 10th & 11th Grades
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana
RSD
OPSB
Louisiana 58%
59%
16%
65%
62%
21%
Because of how the districts were established, the OPSB generally scores higher than the state average, while the RSD scores below
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports
OPSB LEAP Scores over Time
4th Grade
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
8th Grade
2005 NOPS
2007 OPSB
2008 OPSB
2008 LA
2005 NOPS
2007 OPSB
2008 OPSB
2008 LA
47%
80%
87%
71%
43%
74%
81%
69%
0 20 40 60 80 100
30%
67%
68%
60%
36%
61%
63%
60%
OPSB LEAP scores increased significantly in 4th grade between 2007 and 2008, but went up only slightly in the 8th grade
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports
OPSB GEE Scores over Time
GEE: 10th & 11th Grades
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
2005 NOPS
2007 OPSB
2008 OPSB
2008 LA
2005 NOPS
2007 OPSB
2008 OPSB
2008 LA
40%
62%
59%
58%
39%
66%
62%
65%
OPSB GEE scores declined between 2007 and 2008
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English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports
RSD LEAP Scores over Time
4th Grade
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
8th Grade
2005 NOPS
2007 RSD
2008 RSD
2008 LA
2005 NOPS
2007 RSD
2008 RSD
2008 LA
47%
35%
44%
71%
43%
29%
41%
69%
0 20 40 60 80 100
30%
25%
28%
60%
36%
26%
28%
60%
RSD LEAP scores increased more than OPSB LEAP scores in the 4th grade between 2007 and 2008, but went up only slightly in the 8th grade
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0 20 40 60 80 100
English
Note: Data is for initial test takersSource: Louisiana Department of Education District Performance Score Reports
RSD GEE Scores over Time
GEE: 10th & 11th Grades
Basic Mastery Advanced
Math
2005 NOPS
2007 RSD
2008 RSD
2008 LA
2005 NOPS
2007 RSD
2008 RSD
2008 LA
40%
12%
16%
58%
39%
20%
21%
65%
RSD GEE scores increased slightly between 2007 and 2008
