Austin charter schools outperformed Austin district schools in reading growth but not significantly in math¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2025: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i0 Austin charter schools' reading growth exceeded other district schools' by 0.03 SD (15 days), significant at p<0.05. → CREDO 2022 q2 i? The charter-versus-district math growth difference (0.01 SD, 8 days) was not statistically significant. → CREDO 2022

Evidence¶

CREDO 2022¶

CREDO. (2022). City Study 2022: Austin. https://credo.stanford.edu

q2 · i0 · associational · r?

Within-Austin comparison of charter and other district school growth for SY 2018-19. The printed row "C h a r t e r S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.03* 15* 0.01 8" shows a significant reading difference of 0.03 SD and a non-significant math difference of 0.01 SD; equivalence was not tested.

"C h a r t e r S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.03* 15* 0.01 8"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Austin charter ELL students outperformed Austin district ELL students in reading growth — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Austin students' one-year growth in 2018-19 exceeded the state average in both reading and math — related