Houston charter school ELL students outperformed district-school ELL students in both subjects, while magnet ELL students trailed¶
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q2 i? Compared with ELL students in other Houston district schools, Houston charter ELL students gained 0.11 SD (67 days) more in reading and 0.11 SD (65 days) more in math, while Houston magnet ELL students were behind by 0.05 (-28 days) in reading and 0.03 (-16 days) in math. → CREDO 2022
Evidence¶
CREDO 2022¶
CREDO. (2022). City Study 2022: Houston. https://credo.stanford.edu
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Student subgroup analysis for ELL students, 2018-19, rows comparing with ELL students in other district schools in Houston. Charter contrasts are significant at p < 0.05; magnet contrasts carry a footnote marker and no significance asterisks.
"H o u s t o n C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.11* 67* 0.11* 65* H o u s t o n M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s§ -0.05 -28 -0.03 -16"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Houston charter school students outperformed Houston other district school students in both reading and math in 2018-19 — a broader claim this one bears on
- Black students in Houston charter and magnet schools outperformed Black students in Houston district schools in reading and math — related
- Students in poverty in Houston charter schools outperformed district-school students in poverty in both subjects — related
- Houston magnet schools outperformed district schools in reading but not in math in 2018-19 — related
- Austin charter ELL students outperformed Austin district ELL students in reading growth — related
- Newark charter school ELL students showed markedly above-state-average growth in both subjects in 2018-19 — related
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Houston charter school ELL students outperformed district-school ELL students in both subjects, while magnet ELL students trailed |
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Houston charter school ELL students outperformed district-school ELL students in both subjects, while magnet ELL students trailed |
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2022 |
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2025 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — credo-2022 |
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