Former English Learners graduated from CPS high school at a higher rate (89.0%) than students never classified as English Learners (84.1%)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students formerly classified as English Learners graduated at 89.0%, exceeding never-EL students at 84.1%, while students still classified as English Learners graduated at a slightly lower rate of 82.2%. → Mahaffie 2024

Evidence¶

Mahaffie 2024¶

Mahaffie, S., Usher, A., Nagaoka, J., & McKoy, D. (2024). The educational attainment of Chicago Public Schools students: 2023. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool/cps/

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive comparison of four-year graduation rates by EL status among 2019–20 CPS ninth-graders (Figure 5): Former ELs (6,392 students) 89.0%, Never ELs (15,843) 84.1%, Active ELs (2,416) 82.2%.

"students formerly classified as English Learners as of ninth grade graduated from high school at a higher rate (89.0%) than students who had never been classified as English Learners (84.1%)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• English-Learner Status — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• ELs lag behind peers in achievement and attainment partly due to limited exposure to academic content — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Former English Learners graduated from CPS high school at a higher rate than never-English Learners, while active English Learners graduated at a slightly lower rate — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Students who began as English Learners graduated from high school at a slightly higher rate than never-classified EL students and enrolled in college at about the same rate, with more two-year enrollment — related
• Students who began as English Learners graduated from CPS high school at a slightly higher rate (83.1%) than students never classified as English Learners (81.2%) — related
• Former English Learners had higher Freshman OnTrack and graduation rates than the district average in Chicago Public Schools — related