CPS graduates' qualifications improved: students graduating with at least a 3.0 core GPA rose from 21 to 32 percent between 2006 and 2015¶
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q2 i? The share of CPS graduates with at least a 3.0 unweighted core GPA increased 11 percentage points, while the share below 2.0 declined from 38 to 24 percent. → Nagaoka 2017
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Nagaoka 2017¶
Nagaoka, J., Seeskin, A., & Coca, V.M. (2017). The educational attainment of Chicago Public Schools students: 2016. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/data
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Descriptive analysis of unweighted core-course GPA distributions for CPS graduates (Figure 8; 2015 N=16,431). The report states the 3.0-plus share rose “from 21 percent to 32 percent between 2006 and 2015,” using 3.0 as a college-readiness benchmark.
"In particular, the percentage of students graduating with at least a 3.0 GPA increased from 21 percent to 32 percent between 2006 and 2015 ( see Figure 8 )."
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Related Claims¶
- CPS graduates' immediate college enrollment increased between 2006 and 2015, driven mainly by growth in four-year college enrollment — related
- CPS's Bachelor's Degree Attainment Index rose 7 percentage points, from 11 percent for 2006 ninth-graders to 18 percent for 2016 ninth-graders — related
- Graduates' academic qualifications improved alongside graduation rates, with ACT scores rising from 16.7 to 18.6 between 2003 and 2014 — 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
- Chicago graduation rates improved 17 percentage points (57 to 74 percent) between 2006 and 2015 while the ACT average rose from 17.6 to 18.5 — related
- Only CPS graduates with access to very selective colleges (above 3.3 GPA and ACT 26+) have four-year college graduation prospects exceeding 50 percent — related
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CPS graduates' qualifications improved: students graduating with at least a 3.0 core GPA rose from 21 to 32 percent between 2006 and 2015 |
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CPS graduates' qualifications improved: students graduating with at least a 3.0 core GPA rose from 21 to 32 percent between 2006 and 2015 |
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