{"id":1089,"date":"2023-10-13T13:23:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wearedream.org\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:35:12","slug":"all-kids-can-announcing-dreams-2022-23-new-york-state-test-results","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/wearedream.org\/blog\/all-kids-can-announcing-dreams-2022-23-new-york-state-test-results\/","title":{"rendered":"All Kids Can: Announcing DREAM\u2019s 2022-23 New York State Test Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A month into the school year, the DREAM family has so much to celebrate. At the top of that list: news of DREAM\u2019s 2022-23 New York State Test results, which have just been released.<\/p>\n<p>DREAM Charter Schools students\u201496% of whom are Black and\/or Hispanic and 89% of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch\u2014achieved the network\u2019s highest-ever ELA and Math proficiency rates on the 2022-23 New York State Test, effectively closing the Covid learning gap for students in grades 3-8 and substantially outpacing peer schools. DREAM\u2019s commitment to serving all kids means that the network accomplished these outcomes with a population composed of 29% of students with identified special needs (compared to NYC\u2019s average of 21%), and equitable, inclusive practices that include backfilling every vacant seat in its schools.<\/p>\n<p>These results also saw DREAM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Outperform community district schools<\/strong> in Mott Haven and East Harlem by double-digit percentage points in both ELA and Math<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase subject proficiency<\/strong> in Math across all of DREAM\u2019s middle schools, with staggering YoY growth ranging from 31 to 48 percentage points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensure access for all learners<\/strong> with proficiency rates for students with special needs that were 11 percentage points higher in ELA and 18 percentage points higher in Math than NYC students with special needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DREAM\u2019s NYST results are a testament to our \u201cAll Kids Can. This Kid Can.\u201d maxim\u2014the belief that every student belongs and every student can achieve. With a rate of students with IEPs that is above the New York City average and well above DREAM\u2019s charter school peers, we know that transformative outcomes for youth are possible not in spite of our student population\u2019s incredibly diverse learning needs\u2014but in many ways, because of them. The same strategies that we\u2019ve honed for our students with IEPs\u2014small group and one-on-one instruction, two teachers per classroom, deep family partnerships\u2014work to support the success of all our students. It\u2019s proof that when students learn in diverse classrooms, they <em>all<\/em> benefit.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more specifics about DREAM\u2019s results in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SY22-23-DCS-Student-Achievement-Summary.pdf\">2022-23 Student Achievement Data Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SY22-23-DCS-Student-Achievement-Summary.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1090 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-achievement-report-link-cropped-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-achievement-report-link-cropped-1.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-achievement-report-link-cropped-1-300x87.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-achievement-report-link-cropped-1-768x223.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wearedream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-achievement-report-link-cropped-1-18x5.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A month into the school year, the DREAM family has so much to celebrate. 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