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Brilla College Prep, located in New York City, opened in August 2013 with 200 kindergarten and first graders; today, it serves more than 1,300 children through 8th grade across five campuses. As the school network grew, the Brilla leadership team faced a challenge familiar to many expanding schools: building a data program on a limited budget. While data is critical to a school’s growth and performance, it can be difficult for a growing school to build data capacity at the expense of other critical resources. Setting up data systems, synthesizing multiple data sources, and getting actionable insights to all stakeholders requires a significant investment of time and money.
In the 2017-2018 school year, 26% of 3rd - 8th grade Meadowview students scored Below Basic in ELA and 38% scored Below Basic in Math on the state assessment. Leading up to the start of the 2018-2019 school year, Meadowview Charter School committed to providing enhanced levels of support to these students. The school’s leaders knew that students performing at the Below Basic level were those furthest from engaging with rigorous content, and that as a result, those students were most at risk of falling - and staying - behind.