Case Studies

Arkansas top
- Elementary Schools
  - A. R. Hederick Elementary, Booneville 2003 - 2004
  - Edward D. Trice Elementary, Texarkana 2003 - 2004
  - Elm Tree Elementary, Bentonville 2003 - 2004
  - Ida Burns Elementary, Conway 2003 - 2004
  - Jefferson Elementary, Little Rock 2003 - 2004
  - Magazine Elementary, Magazine 2003 - 2004
  - Meadow Park Elementary, North Little Rock 2003 - 2004
  - Parkview Elementary, Van Buren 2003 - 2004
  - Reagan Elementary, Rogers 2003 - 2004
  - Rena Elementary, Van Buren 2003 - 2004
  - Salem Elementary, Salem 2003 - 2004
  - Sidney Deener Elementary, Searcy 2003 - 2004
- Middle Schools
  - Barton Junior High, El Dorado 2004 - 2005
  - Cabot Middle South, Cabot 2004 - 2005
  - Hamburg Junior High, Hamburg 2004 - 2005
  - Harrison Middle School, Harrison 2004 - 2005
  - L. A. Chaffin Junior High, Fort Smith 2004 - 2005
  - Lakeside Junior High, Lakeside 2004 - 2005
  - Nettleton Intermediate Center, Nettleton 2004 - 2005
  - Southwest Middle, Searcy 2004 - 2005
  - Westside Middle, Westside Consolidated 2004 - 2005
  - Woodland Junior High, Fayetteville 2004 - 2005
California top
- Elementary Schools
  - Garfield Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2003 - 2004
  - Hudson Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2003 - 2004
  - O.B. Whaley Elementary, Evergreen Elementary 2004 - 2005
  - Prairie Elementary, Elk Grove Unified 2004 - 2005
  - Roosevelt Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2004 - 2005
  - Signal Hill Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2003 - 2004
- High Schools
  - Bolsa Grande High, Garden Grove 2004 - 2005
  - Central High, Central Union High 2004 - 2005
  - Cleveland High, Los Angeles Unified 2004 - 2005
  - El Monte High, El Monte Union High 2004 - 2005
  - Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles Unified 2004 - 2005
  - Middle College High, West Contra Costa 2004 - 2005
  - Selma High, Selma Unified 2004 - 2005
  - Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles Unified 2004 - 2005
  - Southwest High, Central Union High 2004 - 2005
Colorado top
- Elementary Schools
  - Bryant-Webster Elementary, Denver County 1 2003 - 2004
  - Dunn Elementary, Poudre R-1 2003 - 2004
  - Eastridge Elementary, Cherry Creek 5 2003 - 2004
  - Haaff Elementary, Pueblo City 60 2004 - 2005
  - Ignacio Elementary, Ignacio 11 Jt 2004 - 2005
  - Ignacio Intermediate, Ignacio 11 Jt 2004 - 2005
  - Lois Lenski Elementary, Littleton 6 2004 - 2005
  - Madison Elementary, Weld County 6 2003 - 2004
  - Mission Viejo Elementary, Cherry Creek 5 2003 - 2004
  - Putnam Elementary, Poudre R-1 2003 - 2004
  - Samuels Elementary, Denver County 1 2003 - 2004
  - South Park Elementary, Pueblo City 60 2004 - 2005
  - Tavelli Elementary, Poudre R-1 2003 - 2004
  - Teller Elementary, Denver County 1 2003 - 2004
Florida top
- High Schools
  - Astronaut High, Brevard 2004 - 2005
  - Bayside High, Brevard 2004 - 2005
  - Design & Architectural Senior High, Dade 2004 - 2005
  - Dr Michael M Krop Senior High, Dade 2004 - 2005
  - Ft. Walton Beach High, Okaloosa 2004 - 2005
  - New Smyrna Beach High, Volusia 2004 - 2005
  - Niceville Senior High, Okaloosa 2004 - 2005
  - Palm Bay Senior High, Brevard 2004 - 2005
  - Paxon School/Advanced Studies, Duval 2004 - 2005
  - Pompano Beach High, Broward 2004 - 2005
Hawaii top
- Elementary Schools
  - Aikahi Elementary, Kailua-Kalaheo 2004 - 2005
  - Aina Haina Elementary, Farrington-Kaiser 2004 - 2005
  - Ala Wai Elementary, Kaimuki-Kalani 2004 - 2005
  - Chester W. Nimitz Elementary, Aiea-Moanalua-Radford 2004 - 2005
  - Enchanted Lake Elementary, Kailua-Kalaheo 2004 - 2005
  - Kainalu Elementary, Kailua-Kalaheo 2004 - 2005
  - King William Lunalilo Elementary, Kaimuki-Kalani 2004 - 2005
  - Maemae Elementary, McKinley-Roosevelt 2004 - 2005
  - Momilani Elementary, Nanakulii-Pearl City-Waipahu 2004 - 2005
  - Noelani Elementary, McKinley-Roosevelt 2004 - 2005
  - Pauoa Elementary, McKinley-Roosevelt 2004 - 2005
  - Samuel K. Solomon Elementary, Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua 2004 - 2005
  - Waiakea Elementary, Hilo-Laupahoehoe-Waiakea 2004 - 2005
Illinois top
- Elementary Schools
  - Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Belleville SD 118 2003 - 2004
  - East Richland Elementary, East Richland C U SD 1 2003 - 2004
  - Irving Elementary, Berwyn South School District 100 2004 - 2005
  - Kellman Corporate Community Elementary, City Of Chicago School Dist 299 2003 - 2004
  - Leland Elementary, City Of Chicago School Dist 299 2003 - 2004
  - Sunset Hills Elementary, Pekin Public School District 108 2004 - 2005
  - Washington Elementary, Quincy SD 172 2003 - 2004
  - Westhaven Elementary, Belleville SD 118 2003 - 2004
  - Whiteside Elementary, Whiteside SD 115 2003 - 2004
  - Whittier Primary, Peoria School District 150 2004 - 2005
- Middle Schools
  - Central Junior High, Belleville School District 118 2004 - 2005
  - Edison Junior High, Pekin Public School District 108 2004 - 2005
  - Giant City Elementary, Giant City C C School Dist 130 2004 - 2005
  - Jackson Elementary, East St Louis School Dist 189 2004 - 2005
  - Sullivan Middle, Sullivan C U School District 300 2004 - 2005
  - Unity Point Elementary, Unity Point C C School District 140 2004 - 2005
  - Vienna Elementary, Vienna School District 55 2004 - 2005
  - Von Steuben Middle, Peoria School District 150 2004 - 2005
  - West Junior High, Belleville School Dist 118 2004 - 2005
New Jersey top
- Elementary Schools
  - Ann Street Elementary, Newark City 2004 - 2005
  - Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary, Barnegat Township 2004 - 2005
  - Moorestown Upper Elementary, Moorestown Township 2004 - 2005
  - Mount Vernon Elementary, Newark City 2004 - 2005
  - Mullica Township Primary, Mullica Township 2004 - 2005
  - Osage, Voorhees Township 2004 - 2005
  - Robert Treat Academy CS, Robert Treat Academy CS 2004 - 2005
  - Roberto Clemente Elementary, Paterson City 2004 - 2005
  - Watchung, Montclair Town 2004 - 2005
  - Woodrow Wilson, Union City 2004 - 2005
New York top
- Elementary Schools
  - Charles A. Upson Elementary, Lockport City School District 2004 - 2005
  - George M. Davis Jr. Elementary, New Rochelle City School District 2004 - 2005
  - Gotham Ave, Elmont Union Free School District 2004 - 2005
  - Lawrence Avenue Elementary, Potsdam Central School District 2004 - 2005
  - Mannsville Manor Elementary, South Jefferson Central School District 2004 - 2005
  - Naples Elementary, Naples Central School District 2004 - 2005
  - Smallwood Drive, Amherst Central School District 2004 - 2005
  - Traphagen School, Mount Vernon City School District 2004 - 2005
  - Ulysses Byas Elementary, Roosevelt Union Free School District 2004 - 2005
  - Webster Elementary, Syracuse City School District 2004 - 2005
- Middle Schools
  - Albert Leonard Middle School, New Rochelle City School District 2006 - 2007
  - Holland Middle School, Holland Central School District 2006 - 2007
  - J Taylor Finley Middle School, Huntington Union Free School District 2006 - 2007
  - John F. Kennedy Middle School, Utica City School District 2006 - 2007
  - Niagara Middle School, Niagara Falls City School District 2006 - 2007
  - Port Chester Middle School, Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District 2006 - 2007
  - Queensbury Middle School, Queensbury Union Free School District 2006 - 2007
  - Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle School, Sherrill City School District 2006 - 2007
  - West Middle School, Binghamton City School District 2006 - 2007
  - Westbury Middle School, Westbury Union Free School District 2006 - 2007
Tennessee top
- Elementary Schools
  - Andrew Jackson Elementary, Kingsport City Schools 2003 - 2004
  - Edmondson Elementary, Williamson County Schools 2003 - 2004
  - Ethridge Elementary, Lawrence County Schools 2003 - 2004
  - Hamilton Elementary, Memphis City Schools 2004 - 2005
  - Hazelwood Elementary, Montgomery County Schools 2004 - 2005
  - Kingston Elementary, Roane County Schools 2003 - 2004
  - Norman Smith Elementary, Montgomery County Schools 2004 - 2005
  - Richland Elementary, Memphis City Schools 2003 - 2004
  - Riverview Elementary, Memphis City Schools 2004 - 2005
  - Rocky Hill Elementary, Knox County Schools 2003 - 2004
  - Sequoyah Elementary, Knox County Schools 2003 - 2004
Texas top
- Elementary Schools
  - Hillside Academy of Excellence, Garland ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Kolter Elementary, Houston ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Margo Elementary, Weslaco ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Valley Creek Elementary, McKinney ISD 2002 - 2003
- Middle Schools
  - Central Middle, Weslaco ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Dowell Middle, McKinney ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Labay Middle, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Lanier Middle, Houston ISD 2002 - 2003
  - MacArthur Elementary-Intermediate, El Paso ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Revere Middle, Houston ISD 2002 - 2003
  - South Houston Intermediate, Pasadena ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Spring Oaks Middle, Spring Branch ISD 2000 - 2001
  - Stovall Middle, Aldine ISD 2002 - 2003
- High Schools
  - Brackenridge High, San Antonio ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Fredericksburg High, Fredericksburg ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Lopez High, Brownsville ISD 2002 - 2003
  - Taylor High, Katy ISD 2002 - 2003
Washington top
- High Schools
  - Friday Harbor High, San Juan Island 2004 - 2005
  - Inglemoor High, Northshore 2004 - 2005
  - Lewis & Clark High, Spokane 2004 - 2005
  - Nathan Hale High, Seattle 2004 - 2005
  - Olympia High, Olympia 2004 - 2005

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Trice Elementary, Texarkana 2003 - 2004 Elm Tree Elementary, Bentonville 2003 - 2004 Ida Burns Elementary, Conway 2003 - 2004 Jefferson Elementary, Little Rock 2003 - 2004 Magazine Elementary, Magazine 2003 - 2004 Meadow Park Elementary, North Little Rock 2003 - 2004 Parkview Elementary, Van Buren 2003 - 2004 Reagan Elementary, Rogers 2003 - 2004 Rena Elementary, Van Buren 2003 - 2004 Salem Elementary, Salem 2003 - 2004 Sidney Deener Elementary, Searcy 2003 - 2004 Middle Schools Barton Junior High, El Dorado 2004 - 2005 Cabot Middle South, Cabot 2004 - 2005 Hamburg Junior High, Hamburg 2004 - 2005 Harrison Middle School, Harrison 2004 - 2005 L. A. Chaffin Junior High, Fort Smith 2004 - 2005 Lakeside Junior High, Lakeside 2004 - 2005 Nettleton Intermediate Center, Nettleton 2004 - 2005 Southwest Middle, Searcy 2004 - 2005 Westside Middle, Westside Consolidated 2004 - 2005 Woodland Junior High, Fayetteville 2004 - 2005 California top Elementary Schools Garfield Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2003 - 2004 Hudson Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2003 - 2004 O.B. Whaley Elementary, Evergreen Elementary 2004 - 2005 Prairie Elementary, Elk Grove Unified 2004 - 2005 Roosevelt Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2004 - 2005 Signal Hill Elementary, Long Beach Unified 2003 - 2004 High Schools Bolsa Grande High, Garden Grove 2004 - 2005 Central High, Central Union High 2004 - 2005 Cleveland High, Los Angeles Unified 2004 - 2005 El Monte High, El Monte Union High 2004 - 2005 Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles Unified 2004 - 2005 Middle College High, West Contra Costa 2004 - 2005 Selma High, Selma Unified 2004 - 2005 Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles Unified 2004 - 2005 Southwest High, Central Union High 2004 - 2005 Colorado top Elementary Schools Bryant-Webster Elementary, Denver County 1 2003 - 2004 Dunn Elementary, Poudre R-1 2003 - 2004 Eastridge Elementary, Cherry Creek 5 2003 - 2004 Haaff Elementary, Pueblo City 60 2004 - 2005 Ignacio Elementary, Ignacio 11 Jt 2004 - 2005 Ignacio Intermediate, Ignacio 11 Jt 2004 - 2005 Lois Lenski Elementary, Littleton 6 2004 - 2005 Madison Elementary, Weld County 6 2003 - 2004 Mission Viejo Elementary, Cherry Creek 5 2003 - 2004 Putnam Elementary, Poudre R-1 2003 - 2004 Samuels Elementary, Denver County 1 2003 - 2004 South Park Elementary, Pueblo City 60 2004 - 2005 Tavelli Elementary, Poudre R-1 2003 - 2004 Teller Elementary, Denver County 1 2003 - 2004 Florida top High Schools Astronaut High, Brevard 2004 - 2005 Bayside High, Brevard 2004 - 2005 Design & Architectural Senior High, Dade 2004 - 2005 Dr Michael M Krop Senior High, Dade 2004 - 2005 Ft. Walton Beach High, Okaloosa 2004 - 2005 New Smyrna Beach High, Volusia 2004 - 2005 Niceville Senior High, Okaloosa 2004 - 2005 Palm Bay Senior High, Brevard 2004 - 2005 Paxon School/Advanced Studies, Duval 2004 - 2005 Pompano Beach High, Broward 2004 - 2005 Hawaii top Elementary Schools Aikahi Elementary, Kailua-Kalaheo 2004 - 2005 Aina Haina Elementary, Farrington-Kaiser 2004 - 2005 Ala Wai Elementary, Kaimuki-Kalani 2004 - 2005 Chester W. Nimitz Elementary, Aiea-Moanalua-Radford 2004 - 2005 Enchanted Lake Elementary, Kailua-Kalaheo 2004 - 2005 Kainalu Elementary, Kailua-Kalaheo 2004 - 2005 King William Lunalilo Elementary, Kaimuki-Kalani 2004 - 2005 Maemae Elementary, McKinley-Roosevelt 2004 - 2005 Momilani Elementary, Nanakulii-Pearl City-Waipahu 2004 - 2005 Noelani Elementary, McKinley-Roosevelt 2004 - 2005 Pauoa Elementary, McKinley-Roosevelt 2004 - 2005 Samuel K. Solomon Elementary, Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua 2004 - 2005 Waiakea Elementary, Hilo-Laupahoehoe-Waiakea 2004 - 2005 Illinois top Elementary Schools Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Belleville SD 118 2003 - 2004 East Richland Elementary, East Richland C U SD 1 2003 - 2004 Irving Elementary, Berwyn South School District 100 2004 - 2005 Kellman Corporate Community Elementary, City Of Chicago School Dist 299 2003 - 2004 Leland Elementary, City Of Chicago School Dist 299 2003 - 2004 Sunset Hills Elementary, Pekin Public School District 108 2004 - 2005 Washington Elementary, Quincy SD 172 2003 - 2004 Westhaven Elementary, Belleville SD 118 2003 - 2004 Whiteside Elementary, Whiteside SD 115 2003 - 2004 Whittier Primary, Peoria School District 150 2004 - 2005 Middle Schools Central Junior High, Belleville School District 118 2004 - 2005 Edison Junior High, Pekin Public School District 108 2004 - 2005 Giant City Elementary, Giant City C C School Dist 130 2004 - 2005 Jackson Elementary, East St Louis School Dist 189 2004 - 2005 Sullivan Middle, Sullivan C U School District 300 2004 - 2005 Unity Point Elementary, Unity Point C C School District 140 2004 - 2005 Vienna Elementary, Vienna School District 55 2004 - 2005 Von Steuben Middle, Peoria School District 150 2004 - 2005 West Junior High, Belleville School Dist 118 2004 - 2005 New Jersey top Elementary Schools Ann Street Elementary, Newark City 2004 - 2005 Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary, Barnegat Township 2004 - 2005 Moorestown Upper Elementary, Moorestown Township 2004 - 2005 Mount Vernon Elementary, Newark City 2004 - 2005 Mullica Township Primary, Mullica Township 2004 - 2005 Osage, Voorhees Township 2004 - 2005 Robert Treat Academy CS, Robert Treat Academy CS 2004 - 2005 Roberto Clemente Elementary, Paterson City 2004 - 2005 Watchung, Montclair Town 2004 - 2005 Woodrow Wilson, Union City 2004 - 2005 New York top Elementary Schools Charles A. Upson Elementary, Lockport City School District 2004 - 2005 George M. Davis Jr. Elementary, New Rochelle City School District 2004 - 2005 Gotham Ave, Elmont Union Free School District 2004 - 2005 Lawrence Avenue Elementary, Potsdam Central School District 2004 - 2005 Mannsville Manor Elementary, South Jefferson Central School District 2004 - 2005 Naples Elementary, Naples Central School District 2004 - 2005 Smallwood Drive, Amherst Central School District 2004 - 2005 Traphagen School, Mount Vernon City School District 2004 - 2005 Ulysses Byas Elementary, Roosevelt Union Free School District 2004 - 2005 Webster Elementary, Syracuse City School District 2004 - 2005 Middle Schools Albert Leonard Middle School, New Rochelle City School District 2006 - 2007 Holland Middle School, Holland Central School District 2006 - 2007 J Taylor Finley Middle School, Huntington Union Free School District 2006 - 2007 John F. Kennedy Middle School, Utica City School District 2006 - 2007 Niagara Middle School, Niagara Falls City School District 2006 - 2007 Port Chester Middle School, Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District 2006 - 2007 Queensbury Middle School, Queensbury Union Free School District 2006 - 2007 Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle School, Sherrill City School District 2006 - 2007 West Middle School, Binghamton City School District 2006 - 2007 Westbury Middle School, Westbury Union Free School District 2006 - 2007 Tennessee top Elementary Schools Andrew Jackson Elementary, Kingsport City Schools 2003 - 2004 Edmondson Elementary, Williamson County Schools 2003 - 2004 Ethridge Elementary, Lawrence County Schools 2003 - 2004 Hamilton Elementary, Memphis City Schools 2004 - 2005 Hazelwood Elementary, Montgomery County Schools 2004 - 2005 Kingston Elementary, Roane County Schools 2003 - 2004 Norman Smith Elementary, Montgomery County Schools 2004 - 2005 Richland Elementary, Memphis City Schools 2003 - 2004 Riverview Elementary, Memphis City Schools 2004 - 2005 Rocky Hill Elementary, Knox County Schools 2003 - 2004 Sequoyah Elementary, Knox County Schools 2003 - 2004 Texas top Elementary Schools Hillside Academy of Excellence, Garland ISD 2002 - 2003 Kolter Elementary, Houston ISD 2002 - 2003 Margo Elementary, Weslaco ISD 2002 - 2003 Valley Creek Elementary, McKinney ISD 2002 - 2003 Middle Schools Central Middle, Weslaco ISD 2002 - 2003 Dowell Middle, McKinney ISD 2002 - 2003 Labay Middle, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD 2002 - 2003 Lanier Middle, Houston ISD 2002 - 2003 MacArthur Elementary-Intermediate, El Paso ISD 2002 - 2003 Revere Middle, Houston ISD 2002 - 2003 South Houston Intermediate, Pasadena ISD 2002 - 2003 Spring Oaks Middle, Spring Branch ISD 2000 - 2001 Stovall Middle, Aldine ISD 2002 - 2003 High Schools Brackenridge High, San Antonio ISD 2002 - 2003 Fredericksburg High, Fredericksburg ISD 2002 - 2003 Lopez High, Brownsville ISD 2002 - 2003 Taylor High, Katy ISD 2002 - 2003 Washington top High Schools Friday Harbor High, San Juan Island 2004 - 2005 Inglemoor High, Northshore 2004 - 2005 Lewis & Clark High, Spokane 2004 - 2005 Nathan Hale High, Seattle 2004 - 2005 Olympia High, Olympia 2004 - 2005

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