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Analysis of High-Performing Districts
To investigate why students in these five districts are making
significant progress, SCORE conducted case studies of each
district. For each case study, SCORE interviewed the district
superintendent and several other education and community
leaders, such as the school board chairman or chamber of

commerce president. In order to see the difference between
high- and low-performing districts, SCORE also talked with
leaders of one district that made the least progress in student
achievement in each quintile.iv
iv The names of these low-performing districts will be kept anonymous.

Figure 4.2

Relationship Between Absolute Achievement and Student Demographics, 2007-08

Source: Tennessee Department of Education

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