Case Study: Distinctive Schools improves student progress tracking with Google for Education Data Studio

Chicago charter school organization uses Google Data Studio to visualize student progress

Distinctive Schools, a Chicago charter school organization serving eight public charter schools in Chicago and Detroit, wanted a better way to support personalized learning with timely, centralized student data. With educators pulling information from many different platforms, the team needed a secure, easy-to-use way to break down data silos and make informed, in-the-moment instructional decisions. Google for Education’s Google Data Studio was a strong fit for their existing Google Workspace for Education environment.

Using Google for Education’s Data Studio, Distinctive Schools built real-time dashboards to combine data from internal and external sources, giving teachers and school leaders a clearer view of academic performance, behavior, and social-emotional learning. The solution saved staff time, reduced spreadsheet work, and improved reporting and analysis. Distinctive Schools reported an 81% improvement in ELA scores across K-5 grades over one school year, showing the measurable impact of more data-driven instruction.

Distinctive Schools

Katie O’Connor

Chief Schools Officer