8th-grade on-track NSI positively impacted math test scores, moving students from the 37th to the 40th percentile¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The 8th-grade on-track NSI had a positive impact on math test scores equivalent to moving a student from the 37th to the 40th percentile. → Matthew Johnson 2026

Evidence¶

Matthew Johnson 2026¶

Matthew Johnson, Naihobe Gonzalez, Jeffrey Max, Tareena Musaddiq, Sophia Seifert, Michelle Bennett, Ren Schlosser. (2026). Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement (NSI) Initiative: NSI Impacts on Students and the Aspects of NSI Implementation Related to Impacts: Final Report. Gates Foundation. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-the-networks-for-school-improvement-initiative-student-outcomes-final-report

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Quasi-experimental comparison of students in 8th-grade on-track NSI schools to similar students in comparable non-participating schools. The report describes the impact as "equivalent to moving a student from the 37th to the 40th percentile"; no standardized effect size is printed.

"The 8th-grade on-track NSI had a positive impact on math test scores equivalent to moving a student from the 37th to the 40th percentile."

Discussion¶

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