Students experiencing homelessness show substantially lower achievement and graduation than housed peers (reported from a New York City study)¶
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q2 i? In a New York City study cited by the report, fewer than a quarter of students experiencing homelessness met grade-level standards in ELA (23%) and mathematics (20%), roughly half the rates of housed students, and 56% graduated within 4 years versus 77% of consistently housed students. → Levin 2022
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Levin 2022¶
Levin, S., Espinoza, D., & Griffith, M. (2022). Supporting students experiencing homelessness: District approaches to supports and funding. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/557.894
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The report attributes these figures to a study of student homelessness in New York City; the review reports the comparison but the underlying study's design is not described in this report. Graduation figures (56% vs. 77%) are reported in the same passage.
"fewer than a quarter of students experiencing homelessness met grade-level standards in English language arts (23%) and mathematics (20%) in the 2016–17 school year, while approximately twice as many housed students met grade-level standards in English language arts (43%) and mathematics (40%)."
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Related Claims¶
- Most students experiencing homelessness (78%) live doubled up with other families, a form of homelessness excluded from HUD housing assistance definitions — related
- Students experiencing homelessness show lower academic proficiency than economically disadvantaged but stably housed peers in reading, mathematics, and science — related
- Homelessness is associated with substantially lower 4-year graduation rates (68% vs. 86% for all students) — related
- Student homelessness disproportionately affects Black students, LGBT youth, English learners, and students with disabilities — related
- Students experiencing homelessness change schools at triple the rate of other students and are twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension — related
- California students experiencing homelessness graduate at lower rates (69% vs. 83%) and enroll in college at lower rates (50% vs. 64%) than peers statewide — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- An evaluation of the New York City community schools initiative found increased graduation rates, increased elementary and middle school mathematics achievement, and reductions in chronic absenteeism. — related
- Students in foster care graduate from high school and enroll in college at substantially lower rates than their peers — related
- Students experiencing homelessness meet or exceed state achievement standards at far lower rates (29% ELA, 19% mathematics) than students statewide (48%, 37%) — related
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Students experiencing homelessness show substantially lower achievement and graduation than housed peers (reported from a New York City study) |
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Students experiencing homelessness show substantially lower achievement and graduation than housed peers (reported from a New York City study) |
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