ACT scores rose even with more test takers, growing most in Era 3 in selective enrollment and racially integrated schools¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2016: baselines and conditions change

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Reading the evidence codes

q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.

This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Increasing numbers of CPS students took the ACT, and average ACT scores rose even as participation expanded. → Luppescu 2011 q2 i? During Era 3, ACT score growth was largest in selective enrollment and racially integrated schools. → Luppescu 2011 (2)

Evidence¶

Luppescu 2011¶

Luppescu, S., Allensworth, E. M., Moore, P., de la Torre, M., Murphy, J., with Jagesic, S. (2011). Trends in Chicago's Schools Across Three Eras of Reform. Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/trends-chicagos-schools-across-three-eras-reform-full-report

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Trend analysis of ACT participation and scores among CPS juniors (Chapter 4). The chapter reports rising participation alongside rising scores, consistent with the executive summary's finding of roughly a one-point rise over the decade. No effect size is printed.

"Increasing numbers of students are taking the ACT"

Luppescu 2011 (2)¶

q2 · i? · associational · r2

School-type comparison of ACT score trends during Era 3 (Chapter 4 heading and accompanying analysis). Growth was concentrated in selective enrollment and racially integrated schools rather than distributed evenly across school types. No effect size is printed.

"ACT Scores during Era 3 Grew Most in Selective Enrollment and Racially Integrated Schools"

Discussion¶

Graduates' academic qualifications improved alongside graduation rates, with ACT scores rising from 16.7 to 18.6 between 2003 and 2014 — related
Ninth-grade GPAs rose steadily in CPS from 2006 to 2013 alongside improvements in test scores, attendance, and behavior — related
ACT participation is positively selected across schools: higher-achieving schools have higher participation rates — related
CPS graduates' academic qualifications improved steadily from 2003 to 2015, with districtwide ACT rising from 16.97 to 18.81 and GPA from 2.16 to 2.56 — related
Rising CPS graduation rates have been accompanied by higher achievement, including ACT and GPA gains — related
CPS eleventh-grade PSAE participation in 2004 fell below the NCLB 95 percent requirement even after counting alternative assessments — related
Racial achievement gaps in Chicago increased in all three eras, with African American students falling behind all other groups, especially in Era 3 — reports the opposite

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`type`	`claim`
`id`	`act-scores-rose-most-selective-integrated-schools`
`title`	`ACT scores rose even with more test takers, growing most in Era 3 in selective enrollment and racially integrated schools`
`description`	`ACT scores rose even with more test takers, growing most in Era 3 in selective enrollment and racially integrated schools`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2011`
`recheck_by`	`2016`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-08`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	2 — `luppescu-2011`, `luppescu-2011-2`

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