GoCPS did not produce major changes in enrollment patterns, and pre-existing racial/ethnic and income differences in enrolling in high-SQRP schools persisted¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · theoretical r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The GoCPS common application system did not result in major changes in enrollment patterns, though it made applying easier and broadened the elementary schools feeding high schools. → Sebring 2021 q2 i? Enrollment differences by race/ethnicity and family income persisted after GoCPS: lower-income and Black students were less likely to enroll in schools with high SQRP ratings. → Sebring 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Sebring 2021¶

Sebring, Sall, Kheraj, Davis, Allensworth, de la Torre, & Beechum. (2021). Research and Engagement Agenda, 2021–25. UChicago Consortium on School Research. https://www.5-essentials.org/cps/5e/2018/s/610268/essentials/families/#trends?c=district&o=-change

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The agenda reports a Consortium and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago study (citing Barrow & Sartain 2019) finding GoCPS "did not result in major changes in enrollment patterns" despite easier applications and broader feeder patterns.

"We found that GoCPS did not result in major changes in enrollment patterns, although the system did make it easier to apply to schools, and high schools enrolled students from a broader number of elementary schools than previously."

Sebring 2021 (2)¶

Sebring, Sall, Kheraj, Davis, Allensworth, de la Torre, & Beechum. (2021). Research and Engagement Agenda, 2021–25. UChicago Consortium on School Research. https://www.5-essentials.org/cps/5e/2018/s/610268/essentials/families/#trends?c=district&o=-change

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The agenda reports that pre-GoCPS enrollment differences persisted, with "students living in lower-income neighborhoods were less likely" to enroll in high-SQRP schools, and Black students less likely than Latinx, White, and other students to do so.

"students living in lower-income neighborhoods were less likely than students living in better-off neighborhoods to enroll in schools with high SQRP ratings."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Almost all CPS eighth-graders (92 percent) used the GoCPS platform to apply to high school in its first year — related
• Black students and students from the lowest-SES neighborhoods ranked more programs but were less likely to rank a high-accountability school first — related
• Program demand varied widely: 21 percent of programs had more than ten times as many applications as seats, led by arts, CTE, and SEHS programs — related
• Students found the GoCPS application platform logistically easy to use, but applications to schools with additional requirements caused difficulties — related
• Students overwhelmingly relied on GoCPS, CPS, and school websites to learn about potential high schools, but found websites out of date and lacking student-voice information — related
• Majority-Black community areas had the highest school dispersion: 21 of the 25 community areas with the highest dispersion ratios were majority-Black — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Many applicants failed to complete post-application admission requirements, with Black and Latino students least likely to complete them — related
• Ninth-grade enrollment overall and by school type and accountability rating stayed relatively stable after GoCPS implementation — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Ninth-grade enrollment in school types differed by community-area racial/ethnic makeup: 22 of 30 majority-Black areas had at least 25 percent of ninth-graders in charter schools, and no majority-Latinx area had a quarter in selective enrollment — related