Class of 1997 outcomes differed by gender, with girls graduating at higher counts than boys within five years¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1999 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? By the fifth year, 160 of 245 girls versus 109 of 184 boys from the class of 1997 had graduated. → Shazia Rafiullah Miller 1999 q2 i? Boys' fifth-year row shows 109 graduated and 38 dropped out of 184 total. → Shazia Rafiullah Miller 1999 (2) q2 i? Girls' fifth-year row shows 160 graduated and 39 dropped out of 245 total. → Shazia Rafiullah Miller 1999 (3)

Evidence¶

Shazia Rafiullah Miller 1999¶

Shazia Rafiullah Miller, Stuart Luppescu, Robert M. Gladden, and John Q. Easton. (1999). How Do Kenwood Academy Students Perform? Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/how-do-kenwood-graduates-perform

q2 · i? · associational · r1

The report directs readers to Table 2 for gender comparisons of the class of 1997, stating it shows "how many boys or girls were on track or dropped out by the end of the given years". No statistical test is reported; counts are descriptive.

"To compare performance of the class of 1997 by gender, use Table 2 (on page 5) to see how many boys or girls were on track or dropped out by the end of the given years."

Shazia Rafiullah Miller 1999 (2)¶

Shazia Rafiullah Miller, Stuart Luppescu, Robert M. Gladden, and John Q. Easton. (1999). How Do Kenwood Academy Students Perform? Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/how-do-kenwood-graduates-perform

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Boys' section of Table 2, fifth-year row, printed verbatim: "Fifth Year 1997–1998 184 n/a 7 109 38 30", giving boys' totals for off track, graduated, dropped out, and left CPS.

"Fifth Year 1997–1998 184 n/a 7 109 38 30"

Shazia Rafiullah Miller 1999 (3)¶

Shazia Rafiullah Miller, Stuart Luppescu, Robert M. Gladden, and John Q. Easton. (1999). How Do Kenwood Academy Students Perform? Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/how-do-kenwood-graduates-perform

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Girls' section of Table 2, fifth-year row, printed verbatim: "Fifth Year 1997–1998 245 n/a 3 160 39 43", giving girls' totals for the same status categories.

"Fifth Year 1997–1998 245 n/a 3 160 39 43"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Among Barton's class of 1993, more girls than boys graduated within five years (25 of 46 versus 19 of 35) — related
• Of Kenwood's class of 1997 (429 entering ninth graders in 1993), 269 graduated within five years while 77 dropped out and 73 left CPS — related
• Graduation rates by age 19 in Chicago varied substantially by race/ethnicity and gender, with African-American boys lowest (39 percent) and Asian girls highest (85 percent) — a broader claim this one bears on
• Black and Latinx students were less likely than their peers to be in the On-Track category, and within each race/ethnicity group boys were less likely to be on-track than girls — related
• Gains in sophomore performance were unequal: about one in five Latino and Black young men were off-track at the end of sophomore year — related
• Ninth-grade GPAs varied substantially by gender, race/ethnicity, neighborhood SES, incoming test scores, course level, and school — related
• Graduates spent more semesters in the grades and in the high school than non-graduates, and graduated girls spent longer than graduated boys — related