Student Evaluation Results

Summer Learning Loss

• New Student U participants maintained a 3.14 GPA (B average) in the fall following their first summer at Student U while their matched peers maintained a 2.80 GPA (C+ average).

Academic Grades

• 74.7% of Student U students made a B or above in Math in 2010.
• 65.5% of Student U students made a B or above in Language Arts in 2010.

End-of-grade (EOG) tests

• 77.6% of Student U students scored a 3 or above on their 2010 Math EOGs, compared with just 55.3% of economically disadvantaged DPS students.
• 51.1% of Student U students scored a 3 or above on their 2010 Reading EOGs, compared to 41.4 % of their economically disadvantaged peers.
• 59% of Student U students improved EOG Math scores by at least one level from 2009 to 2010.
• 66% of Student U students improved EOG Reading scores by at least one level from 2009 to 2010.

Retention

• Zero Student U students have dropped out of school or have been expelled
• 91% of Student U students return each year to Student U.