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While a higher share of third graders passed the state IREAD literacy test this year than in 2022 in most Marion County districts, scores are still well below pre-pandemic levels.
The majority of Marion County districts and charter schools remain well below the statewide pass rate of 81 percent for public school students.
The use of charter school operators by Indianapolis Public Schools to “restart” certain schools has yet to show large-scale improvement on tests, but a few are showing promise.
The IPS board approved the Near Eastside Innovation School Corporation, which utilizes a community support network for families, to run Washington Irving School 14.
The unanimous vote to approve the Near Eastside Innovation School Corp. to run the school follows the district’s decision to drop Urban Act Academy—the charter operator that has run the school since 2018-19—from its Innovation Network.