Mapping America’s Schools That Are Beating the Odds in Reading
New interactive compares learning across 3 million students, 42,000 schools and more than 10,000 districts.
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This article is part of Bright Spots, a series聽highlighting schools where every child learns to read, no matter their zip code. Explore the聽Bright Spots map聽to find out which schools are beating the odds in terms of literacy versus poverty rates.
Across the United States, thousands of grade schools are proving that poverty doesn鈥檛 have to determine destiny 鈥� or a child鈥檚 change to excel at reading. Using state-level data, 蜜桃影视 analyzed how third-grade reading proficiency compares to local poverty rates and identified more than 2,000 schools outperforming expectations.
As poverty rates rise, reading proficiency rates tend to fall. But not everywhere. In these standout schools, students are reading well above what鈥檚 predicted based solely on their communities鈥� income levels.
We calculated each state鈥檚 expected reading proficiency rate, based on its local poverty rate, and compared that to its actual third grade reading scores. This methodology helped us identify schools that are beating the odds and successfully teaching kids to read.
View our interactive map to find the schools in your community beating the odds in reading.
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