Students with the same absence rates had higher GPAs (and in grades 7-8, higher test scores) in post-pandemic years than pre-pandemic years¶
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q3 i? Sixth-graders with 10% absence had average GPAs of 2.9 pre-pandemic versus 3.2 post-pandemic; the GPA increase at the same absence level appears at all grade levels. → Allensworth 2026
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Allensworth 2026¶
Allensworth, E.M., Antony, M., Delgado, W., & de la Torre, M. (2026). Connection, trust, and learning: Student attendance in the middle and high school grades following the COVID-19 pandemic. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/connection-trust-and-learning
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Figure 4 descriptive analysis of average GPAs by absence rate in pre- and post-pandemic years; slopes were similar but post-pandemic lines sat higher. The increase is observed at all grade levels.
"For example, sixth-graders with absence rates of 10% had average GPAs of 2.9 in pre-pandemic years while students with the same absence rates had average GPAs of 3.2 in post-pandemic years."
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Related Claims¶
- Absences remained as strongly related to test scores and GPAs in post-pandemic years as pre-pandemic years — related
- More students were very chronically absent (missing 20% or more of days) and fewer students had strong attendance (under 5%) after the pandemic — related
- Core GPA was not affected immediately after closures, but students from closed schools showed small negative effects in years three and four, more pronounced for students in grades 3-5 at announcement — related
- Schools serving similar students from similar neighborhoods had substantially different absence rates, with over half of school variation unexplained by student backgrounds or prior absences — related
- Low attendance is linked with lower academic skills, grades, and high school graduation, and high attendance with higher ones — related
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Students with the same absence rates had higher GPAs (and in grades 7-8, higher test scores) in post-pandemic years than pre-pandemic years |
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Students with the same absence rates had higher GPAs (and in grades 7-8, higher test scores) in post-pandemic years than pre-pandemic years |
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