High- and middle-achieving Black students saw core GPA declines at least twice as large as White peers with similar eighth-grade GPAs¶
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q2 i? Black young men entered high school with an average eighth-grade core GPA of 2.46 and declined to 2.12, while Asian students saw the smallest declines (0.18 and 0.15 points). → Seeskin 2018
Evidence¶
Seeskin 2018¶
Seeskin, A., Nagaoka, J., & Mahaffie, S. (2018). Hidden risk: Changes in GPA across the transition to high school. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/hidden-risk-changes-gpa-across-transition-high-school
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Descriptive analysis by race/ethnicity and gender (Figure 5). Black and Latina young women saw the largest declines (0.40 and 0.35 points); "Black young men entered high school with an eighth-grade core GPA of just 2.46" falling to 2.12; Asian young men and women declined only 0.18 and 0.15 points.
"Black young men entered high school with an eighth-grade core GPA of just 2.46, meaning that the decline of an additional one-third of a point in GPA between the eighth and ninth grades resulted in an average ninth-grade GPA of 2.12"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Patterns of GPA decline varied widely across high schools, suggesting school environment plays an important role in the transition — related
- Students with higher eighth-grade achievement saw larger core GPA declines across the transition to high school — related
- CPS students' core GPAs continue to decline between eighth and ninth grade despite steady improvement in both eighth- and ninth-grade grades — related
- Gains in sophomore performance were unequal: about one in five Latino and Black young men were off-track at the end of sophomore year — related
- Students earned higher average grades in CS courses than in core courses, with few failing CS — related
- GPA declines in arts and PE/health greatly exceeded declines in core subjects between eighth and ninth grade — related
- Ninth-grade GPAs varied substantially by gender, race/ethnicity, neighborhood SES, incoming test scores, course level, and school — related
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High- and middle-achieving Black students saw core GPA declines at least twice as large as White peers with similar eighth-grade GPAs |
description |
High- and middle-achieving Black students saw core GPA declines at least twice as large as White peers with similar eighth-grade GPAs |
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moderate |
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2018 |
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2023 |
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