Elementary attendance improved more in schools that were strong or growing on 5Essentials Survey measures, in both pooled and within-school models¶

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Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · associational r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Schools strong on measures improved attendance up to 0.48 percentage points more than average schools. → Hart 2020 q2 i? Schools growing more than average on measures improved attendance up to 0.51 percentage points more. → Hart 2020 (2) q2 i? In years when schools grew in their measures, attendance improved up to 0.61 percentage points more than in years of average growth. → Hart 2020 (3)

Evidence¶

Hart 2020¶

Hart, H., Young, C., Chen, A., Zou, A., & Allensworth, E.M. (2020). Supporting school improvement: Early findings from reexamination of the 5Essentials survey. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/supporting-school-improvement

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Pooled regression model of elementary attendance, where strong means one standard deviation above average on a measure. For nearly all measures, above-average strength was positively and significantly related to improvement; the report notes "Small amounts of variation in attendance at the elementary level left little remaining variation that could be explained by 5Essentials Survey measures."

"Schools that were strong on 5Essentials Survey measures improved their attendance rate as much as 0.48 percentage points more than schools that were average on measures (see Figure 3.A)."

Hart 2020 (2)¶

Hart, H., Young, C., Chen, A., Zou, A., & Allensworth, E.M. (2020). Supporting school improvement: Early findings from reexamination of the 5Essentials survey. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/supporting-school-improvement

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Pooled regression growth results for elementary attendance: for nearly all measures, above-average measure growth was positively and significantly related to attendance rate improvement, shown in Figure 3.B.

"Schools that grew more than average on 5Essentials Survey measures improved their attendance rate as much as 0.51 percentage points more than schools that showed an average amount of change in measures (see Figure 3.B)."

Hart 2020 (3)¶

Hart, H., Young, C., Chen, A., Zou, A., & Allensworth, E.M. (2020). Supporting school improvement: Early findings from reexamination of the 5Essentials survey. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/supporting-school-improvement

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School fixed effects model comparing schools to themselves across years; for all measures, above-average growth in a given year was positively and significantly related to attendance improvement, shown in Figure 3.D.

"In years when schools grew in their 5Essentials Survey measures, they improved their attendance rate as much as 0.61 percentage points more than in years when measures showed an average amount of change ( see Figure 3.D)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• 5Essentials Survey measures predict school improvement in elementary and high schools, but not all measures relate to all outcomes — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it

• Elementary schools strong in three or more of the five essential supports were ten times more likely to substantially improve student math and reading scores (attributed to Bryk et al., 2010) — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it

• Base strength predicted outcome improvement better than growth in aggregate, and pooled regression estimates exceeded school fixed effects estimates — related
• Yearly high school attendance grew up to 3.55 percentage points more in schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures than in schools with average scores — related
• Strong scores and growth on the 5Essentials Survey predict student success measures including GPA, attendance, test scores, and college enrollment — a broader claim this one bears on
• 5Essentials Survey measures predicted school improvement in both high- and low-poverty schools at elementary and high school levels — a broader claim this one bears on
• Freshman OnTrack rates improved by as much as 3.25 percentage points more in high schools with strong 5Essentials Survey measures — related
• Schools strong in the essential supports are more likely to improve student learning over time — related