Students in poverty in Houston charter schools outperformed district-school students in poverty in both subjects¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · 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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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? Compared with students in poverty in other Houston district schools, Houston charter school students in poverty gained 0.09 SD (54 days) more in reading and 0.09 SD (54 days) more in math, both significant at p < 0.01. → CREDO 2022

Evidence¶

CREDO 2022¶

CREDO. (2022). City Study 2022: Houston. https://credo.stanford.edu

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Student subgroup analysis for students in poverty, 2018-19, row comparing with students in poverty in other district schools in Houston. Both subject contrasts show "0.09** 54**".

"H o u s t o n C h a r t e r S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y 0.09** 54** 0.09** 54**"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Socioeconomic Status — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group

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
Houston charter school ELL students outperformed district-school ELL students in both subjects, while magnet ELL students trailed — related
Black students in Houston charter and magnet schools outperformed Black students in Houston district schools in reading and math — related
Austin charter students in poverty outperformed Austin district students in poverty in reading, with a non-significant math advantage — related
Substantial learning inequalities persist: TPS students in poverty, TPS English learners, and special education students in either setting show significant learning gaps — related
Fort Worth charter school students in poverty significantly outgrew district-school students in poverty in reading growth — related
Houston CMO-affiliated charter students outgrew the state average in both subjects while independent charter students did not differ significantly — related

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`title`	`Students in poverty in Houston charter schools outperformed district-school students in poverty in both subjects`
`description`	`Students in poverty in Houston charter schools outperformed district-school students in poverty in both subjects`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2022`
`recheck_by`	`2025`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-08`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `credo-2022`

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