Where We Work

IRRE Partner Districts and High Schools (as of Fall 2009)

IRRE Partner Districts and High Schools
Site
First Year of
Implementation
Number of 
Schools
Number of
Students Enrolled
in IRRE Schools
Demographics
Strategies Implemented 
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, Kansas 1997* 30  ES
8 MS
4 HS

11, 839 ES

8,009 MS & HS

African American 42%
Hispanic 38%
White 16%
Other 4%
Econ. disadvantaged 84%

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Los Angeles Unified School District, Local District 5, California 2008 1 HS 2,737 Hispanic 93%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4%
African American 2%
White <1%,
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 75%

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Austin Independent School District,Texas 2007 2 HS 2,412 Hispanic 68%
African American 28%
White <1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 81%

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Rio Grande Valley, Texas: 3 Districts 2007 6 HS 12,287 Hispanic 98.4%
African American <1%
White <1%
Asian/Pacific Islander <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 87%

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Van Dyke Public Schools, Warren, Michigan 2009 1 HS 903 White 44%
African American 43%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native  <1%
Hispanic <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 75%

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Pasadena Independent School District, Texas 2009 3 HS 7,372 Hispanic 86%
White 9%
African American 5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 78%

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Longview Independent School District, Texas 2009 1 HS 2,076 African American 49.5%
White 26%
Hispanic 23%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
Asian/Pacific Islander <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 49%

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Stockton Unified School District, California 2009 2 HS 4,094 Hispanic 49%
African American 14%
Asian/Pacific Islander 14% 
White 10%
Filipino 9%
American Indian or Alaska Native 4% 
Econ. disadvantaged 63%

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Pasadena Unified School District, California 2009 2 HS 2,943 Hispanic 58%
African American 20%
White 15.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5%,
Filipino 1.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Econ. disadvantaged 59.5%

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Agua Fria Union High School District, Arizona 2008 4 HS 6,506 Hispanic 43%
White 39%
African American 12%
Asian/Pacifica Islander 5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.5%,
Econ. disadvantaged 29.5%

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Philadelphia Public School District, Pennsylvania 2009 3 HS 1,530 Hispanic 52%
African American 33%
White 13%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2%
Econ. disadvantaged 85%

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* Staggered implementation was used in Kansas City, Kansas: one high school, two middle schools, and associated elementary schools began in 1997; one high school, two middle schools, and associated elementary schools began in 1998; two high schools, four middle schools, and associated elementary schools began in 1999.
** Staggered implementation was used in Milwaukee Public Schools: two high schools began implementation in 2006; one high school began in 2007; one high school began in 2008; and one high school began in 2009.



Kansas City KS
Rio Grande Valley TX
Pasadena TX
Long View TX
Austin TX
Agua Fria AZ
Pasadena CA
Los Angeles CA
Stockton CA
Philadelphia PA
Van Dyke MI
Milwaukee WI