Case+Studies

**Portland, OR**
2000-2004

Test: //Oregon Plus Test//, //Oregon Statewide Assessment//

Case Study 4
Students in this blended second and third grade class scored higher than district and state averages over the four year period. Specifically, 98% of Bridges second grade students met or exceeded the mathematics performance standard compared to 74% of their peers in the district and 80% of second grade students statewide. Likewise, 82% of the third grade students from the blended class met or exceeded the mathematics performance standard compared with 73% of third graders in the district and 78% of those across the state.

Peoria, AZ
2004-2006

Test: //TerraNova//

Case Study 1
Students in this Bridges Grade 2 classroom outperformed their peers as measured by national percentile rank (NPR). In both 2004-05 and 2005-06 the Bridges students scored at the 84th NPR while both the district and state results were below the 60th NPR.

**Middlebury, VT**
2007-2008

Test: //NECAP//

Case Study 5
Incoming third grade Bridges students outperformed their peers in aggregate and for the two student subgroups with reportable data. Overall, 73% of the Bridges students scored at or above the proficient level, compared with 68% of the state students. In addition, over the past three years Bridges students have made strong gains, especially economically disadvantaged students who showed a 30 percentage point increase in those who met or exceed the standard.