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OVERVIEW OF EIGHT AWARD-WINNING SCHOOLS

School	Grades	Number of Students	Student Ethnicity	English Language Learners	Free/Reduced Lunch	Special Needs	Measures of Success
Ganado Intermediate School Ganado, Arizona	3–5	515	99% Navajo	68%	88%	11%	increased norm-referenced test scores narrowed gender achievement gap narrowed ELL achievement gap increased number of Navajo teachers increased parent participation
H.D. Hilley Elementary School El Paso, Texas	K–5	690	89% Latino 11% White 1% African American	24%	70%	9%	1997 Texas Successful School increased state assessment scores
Hungerford School, P.S. 721R Staten Island, New York	12 to 21 years old	250	59% White 20% African American 15% Latino 6% Asian	14%	67%	100%	more students use technology increased job placements more students achieve IEPs more students included in general education
International High School at LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, New York	9–12	450	45% Latino 30% Asian 22% White 2% African American	73%* * 100% when admitted	82%	0%	increased graduation rates increased attendance rates increased college acceptance rates narrowed ELL achievement gap
Samuel W. Mason Elementary School Roxbury, Massachusetts	K–5	300	71% African American 14% White 11% Latino 2% Asian 2% Native American	23%	74%	26%	doubled enrollment went from 79th most-chosen to 12th most-chosen school in district almost doubled districtwide test scores gains
Montview Elementary School Aurora, Colorado	K–5	860	46% Latino 27% African American 21% White 5% Asian 1% Native American	42%	77%	13% 126% student transiency	increased reading and math scores from below district average to district high virtually eliminated ethnicity performance gaps selected as Literacy Learning Network demonstration site
Shallowford Falls Elementary School Marietta, Georgia	K–5	660	90% White 3% African American 3% Latino 3% Asian	0.50%	3%	15%	steadily higher ITBS scores even with baseline scores above district average selected as Talents Unlimited demonstration site
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Manhattan, Kansas	K–6	320	80% White 15% African American 3% Asian 1% Latino 1% Native American	1%	44%	30%	increased student performance in math increased student performance in science increased student performance in reading and language arts