OUR RESULTS

Data: Download our 2008-09 Report Card (pdf)

Broad Impact: Download our bold vision for school renewal in Rhode Island (pdf)

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

• The Learning Community substantially outperformed other urban elementary schools in math and reading on state-mandated NECAP tests in 2008.
• Learning Community third graders scored as well as their suburban peers.
  80% of our students read at or above the national benchmark.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

• For the last two years The Learning Community has had the best family engagement of any public school in Rhode Island.
• 88% of families say the school “contacts me if my child improves or does something well” (compared with 48% for RI elementary schools on average).

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• The national Nonprofit Finance Fund gave The Learning Community it highest rating on an evaluation of financial systems and position in 2008.
• The Learning Community spends more than $2000 less per pupil than the average urban school per pupil (2007).

DEMAND

• Only 7% of students who entered the lottery for admission to the school were accepted for the fall of 2009.
• The Learning Community’s waiting list is over 400 students.
• In 2008-09 over 250 teachers applied for 4 open positions.

OUR EXTENDED IMPACT

Download our bold vision for school renewal in Rhode Island (pdf)

The Learning Community is achieving remarkable results, but one school is not enough.  There is growing evidence that the single most important factor in improving student achievement is effective teaching.  The Learning Community has launched a new strategy to reach 500 teachers and 13,000 students in the next 5 years through targeted professional development designed to increase student performance.  We have already begun work with other public schools to systematically spread our impact.