KIPP charter middle schools produce positive, statistically significant test-score effects in reading, math, science, and social studies¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 2 studies · 2 causal r? · q2–q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Attending a KIPP charter middle school raises student test scores in reading, math, science, and social studies, with effects that are consistently positive and statistically significant. → Philip M. Gleason 2014

q2 i? KIPP middle schools produce significant achievement gains across four subject areas: reading, math, science, and social studies. → Various authors 2013

Evidence¶

Philip M. Gleason 2014¶

Philip M. Gleason, Christina Clark Tuttle, Brian Gill, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Bing-ru Teh. (2014). Do KIPP Schools Boost Student Achievement? Education Finance and Policy, vol. 9, no. 1. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/do-kipp-schools-boost-student-achievement doi:10.1162/edfp_a_00119

q3 · i? · causal · r?

The publication's own summary of the evaluation states that the study measured achievement impacts of "41 Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter middle schools nationwide" and found "consistently positive and statistically significant test-score effects" in all four subjects. No effect sizes or sample sizes are printed on the page.

"This article measures the achievement impacts of 41 Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter middle schools nationwide and found consistently positive and statistically significant test-score effects in reading, math, science, and social studies."

Various authors 2013¶

Various authors. (2013). KIPP Middle Schools Produce Significant Achievement Gains in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies (In Focus Brief). Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/kipp-middle-schools-produce-significant-achievement-gains-in-reading-math-science-and-social-studies

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The brief's title states that KIPP middle schools produce significant achievement gains in reading, math, science, and social studies; the landing page provides no effect sizes, sample details, or test statistics, so the magnitude of the gains is not reported here.

"KIPP Middle Schools Produce Significant Achievement Gains in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies"

Discussion¶

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