Students in foster care were increasingly identified with disabilities, reaching nearly one in three by 2022–23 and far exceeding other high-need groups¶
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q2 i? The percentage of California students in foster care identified with at least one disability rose from 23 percent in 2014–15 to 31 percent in 2022–23, nearly three times the rate for all students. → Ximenes Barrat 2025
Evidence¶
Ximenes Barrat 2025¶
Ximenes Barrat, V., Diercks, C., Berliner, B., Derby, K., Chen Gaddini, M., & Pivnick, L. (2025). Revisiting California's invisible achievement gap: Trends in education outcomes of students in foster care in the context of the local control funding formula. WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resource/revisiting-californias-invisible-achievement-gap/
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Longitudinal analysis of CDE CALPADS administrative data for 2014–15 through 2022–23 comparing four student groups. The report states "nearly one in three students in foster care was identified with at least one disability," a rate far exceeding low-income students and English learners.
"By 2022–23, students in foster care were nearly three times more likely to be identified with a disability compared to all students. By this time, nearly one in three students in foster care was identified with at least one disability"
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Related Claims¶
- Academic achievement of students in foster care improved before the pandemic but lost all gains afterward, with only 19 percent meeting ELA standards in 2022–23 — related
- The number of California students in foster care declined by over 13,000 on Census Day between 2014–15 and 2022–23, with enrollment concentrated in a small number of districts — related
- Students in foster care were consistently more likely than other high-need groups to attend a low-performing school — related
- Students in foster care were consistently about three times more likely to be suspended than all other student groups, with rates reverting to pre-pandemic levels by 2022–23 — related
- Among LCAP planned actions referencing students in foster care in the 10 largest districts, very few were unique to foster care and an even smaller fraction of funds was — related
- California's shift to attendance-based AB 602 funding stabilized disability identification rates for about a decade, but rates have climbed steeply since 2010, so the policy's long-term intended outcomes were not produced — related
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Students in foster care were increasingly identified with disabilities, reaching nearly one in three by 2022–23 and far exceeding other high-need groups |
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Students in foster care were increasingly identified with disabilities, reaching nearly one in three by 2022–23 and far exceeding other high-need groups |
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2025 |
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