One Edison Chester-Upland school, Showalter Junior Academy, made remarkable gains of 54 percentile points across all subjects and grade levels; students gained an impressive 55 percentile points in reading, 53 percentile points in math and 53 percentile points in language, as an average across all grade levels.

Each of Edisons Chester-Upland schools posted strong and consistent overall average gains from spring 2002 to spring 2003. At Columbus Elementary, students made significant gains across all grade levels of 18 percentile points in reading, 22 percentile points in math and 19 percentile points in language arts. Stetser Elementary School posted strong average overall gains of 10 percentile points in reading, 19 percentile points in math, and 9 percentile points in language arts. William Penn Elementary School posted strong average overall gains of 7 percentile points in reading, 10 percentile points in math, and 7 percentile points in language arts. Wetherill Elementary School posted average overall gains of 2 percentile points in reading, 13 percentile points in math, and 6 percentile points in language arts. Main Street Elementary and Middle School posted average overall gains of 5 percentile points in reading, 7 percentile points in math, and 2 percentile points in language arts. Pulaski Middle School posted average overall gains of 5 percentile points in reading, 6 percentile points in math, and 4 percentile points in language arts. Smedley Middle School remained unchanged in reading, gained 5 percentile points in math, and 2 percentile points in language arts. Chester High School remained unchanged in reading, but made average gains across all grade levels of 5 percentile points in math and 4 percentile points in language arts.

We are very excited about these SAT9 scores  there is no doubt that Edison in Chester is on the move, said Dr. Juan Baughn, Edison Vice President of Operations. Our goal is to sustain and continue to improve upon these scores. Principals and academy directors, the Edison achievement team, parents and students should be proud of this achievement. Additionally, I want to thank the Board of Control, Chester-Upland School District, and the Chester-Upland Education Association for their support and cooperation.

These gains are the culmination of a partnership between the Chester-Upland School District and Edison in cooperation with the Chester Upland Education Association and with strong support from the Board of Control and the local community. This unique partnership is providing a new educational program for more than 4,500 Chester-Upland students at nine schools in grades K-12.

We could not be more thrilled by the overwhelmingly positive achievement results from the Chester-Upland School District. The fact that every school raised its overall achievement on the SAT-9 is truly a mark of the district-wide turnaround that is taking place in Chester-Upland, said John Chubb, Edisons Chief Education Officer. Working in partnership with the Chester-Upland School District and the Board of Control, the Chester-Upland schools have shown incredible focus and dedication to improving achievement. Chester-Upland schools are poised for even greater achievement advances next year.

The average overall gains at each school are as follows: Showalter Middle School had an average overall gain of 54 percentile points; Columbus Elementary had an average overall gain of 19 percentile points; Stetser Elementary School had an average overall gain of 13 percentile points; William Penn Elementary School had an average overall gain of 8 percentile points; Wetherill Elementary had an average overall gain of 7 percentile points; Pulaski Middle School had an average overall gain of 5 percentile points; Main Street Elementary and Middle School had an average overall gain of 4 percentile points; Chester High School had an average overall gain of 3 percentile points , and Smedley Middle School had an average overall gain of 2 percentile points.

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