Schools with the greatest chronic absence reductions showed the largest achievement gains, with attendance improvement associated with a near doubling of the math effect¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? CCSPP schools making average or larger progress reducing absences were also the schools with the largest achievement gains; each SD of attendance improvement was associated with a near doubling of the main achievement effect. → Swain 2025

Evidence¶

Swain 2025¶

Swain, W., Leung-Gagné, M., Maier, A., & Rubinstein, C. (2025). Community schools impact on student outcomes: Evidence from California. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/541.498

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Descriptive and interaction analyses of first-cohort CCSPP schools found that schools with "average or larger progress in reducing absences" had the largest achievement gains; the executive summary adds that each standard deviation of attendance improvement was associated with a near doubling of the main effect, with a significant attendance-by-treatment interaction.

"CCSPP schools that exhibited average or larger progress in reducing absences were also the schools with the largest gains in student achievement."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• CCSPP community schools reduced chronic absence at least 30% more than matched comparison schools in the first implementation year — related
• LAUSD CCSPP community schools reduced chronic absence by approximately 9% more and improved math proficiency by approximately 10% more than comparable non-CCSPP high-need schools — related
• Benefits of CCSPP community schools were largest for Black students, English learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students — related
• CCSPP community schools improved math achievement by 0.06 standard deviations, roughly 43 additional days of learning — related
• CCSPP community schools reduced suspension rates by roughly 15% (0.5 percentage point) relative to matched comparison schools — related