Part of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s (OSSE’s) role in school improvement is to ensure that low performing schools carry out the strategies needed to improve academic outcomes for students.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that each state educational agency receiving funds under Title I, Part A, section 1003 notify each local education agency (LEA) in the state of any school served by the LEA that is identified for comprehensive support and improvement under subsection (c)(4)(D)(i). Upon receiving such information from the state, the LEA shall, for each school identified by the state and in partnership with stakeholders (including principals and other school leaders, teachers, and parents), locally develop and implement a comprehensive support and improvement plan for the school to improve student outcomes.
For more information on school improvement under ESSA, visit osse.dc.gov/acceleratedc.
List of 2024 Designated Schools
The following schools received school improvement designations in December 2024 based on accountability scores given during the 2023-24 school year. These schools are in a three-year school improvement cycle that will span school years 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27.
Approved School Improvement Plans (SIPs) for the below designated schools will be posted once finalized in Spring 2025.
Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI):
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Ketcham Elementary School
- Bridges Public Charter School
- Friendship Public Charter School – Online Academy
- Hope Community Public Charter School – Tolson
- Rocketship Public Charter School – Legacy Prep
- Roots Public Charter School
- Shining Stars Montessori Academy Public Charter School
Comprehensive Support and Improvement – Graduation (CSI-Grad)
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Anacostia High School
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Ballou STAY High School
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Luke C. Moore High School
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Roosevelt STAY High School
- Goodwill Excel Center Public Charter School
- IDEA Public Charter School
- Kingsman Academy Public Charter School
Intensive Support and Improvement (ISI)
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Anacostia High School
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Ballou High School
Monitored Improvement Status (MIS)
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Langley Elementary School
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Bard High School (Students with Disabilities)
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Eliot-Hine Middle School (Economically Disadvantaged Students, Black/African American Students)
- District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Sousa Middle School (Black/African American Students)
- Capital City Public Charter School – Middle School (Students of Two or More Races)
- Capital Village Public Charter School (Black/African American Students)
- Center City Public Charter School – Capitol Hill (Economically Disadvantaged Students, Black/African American Students)
The next time OSSE will make school improvement designations will be December 2027, using accountability scores in school year 2026-27.