Houston magnet schools outperformed district schools in reading but not in math in 2018-19¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2025: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? Magnet schools vs. other district schools in Houston showed a significant reading advantage of 0.17 SD (98 days) but a non-significant math difference of 0.03 SD (16 days). → CREDO 2022
Evidence¶
CREDO 2022¶
CREDO. (2022). City Study 2022: Houston. https://credo.stanford.edu
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Comparison of school sectors within Houston table, 2018-19. Magnet vs. other district schools shows reading "0.17** 98**" (significant) and math "0.03 16" (no asterisk, not significant).
"M a g n e t S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8- 19 0.17** 98** 0.03 16"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Black students in Houston charter and magnet schools outperformed Black students in Houston district schools in reading and math — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Houston charter school ELL students outperformed district-school ELL students in both subjects, while magnet ELL students trailed — related
- Houston charter school students outperformed Houston other district school students in both reading and math in 2018-19 — related
- Houston students made significantly greater math growth than the state average in 2018-19, but reading growth was not significantly different — related
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houston-magnet-reading-advantage-not-math-2018-19 |
title |
Houston magnet schools outperformed district schools in reading but not in math in 2018-19 |
description |
Houston magnet schools outperformed district schools in reading but not in math in 2018-19 |
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review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
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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