Sorting students into different tracks within a school correlates strongly with student race and economic status and predicts and contributes to student outcomes. Students in higher-level classes typically experience better teachers, curriculum, and achievement levels than peers in lower-level classes. Creating classrooms that support equity of access to excellence requires that educators at all levels focus on seven interrelated principles. These range from developing a growth mind-set to creating flexible classroom routines that attend to learner needs to becoming an analytical practitioner.