Unlike district schools, KIPP middle schools tend to replace exiting students with higher-achieving students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? KIPP middle schools tend to replace students who exit with higher-achieving students, a pattern not observed in district schools. → Ira Nichols-Barrer 2016

Evidence¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer 2016¶

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Philip Gleason, Brian Gill, Christina Clark Tuttle. (2016). Student Selection, Attrition, and Replacement in KIPP Middle Schools. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 38(1). https://www.mathematica.org/publications/student-selection-attrition-and-replacement-in-kipp-middle-schools

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Comparative analysis of replacement patterns in 19 KIPP middle schools versus district schools. The study reports that "KIPP schools tend to replace students who exit with higher achieving students," a pattern distinguishing them from district schools. No effect size is printed.

"Unlike district schools, however, KIPP schools tend to replace students who exit with higher achieving students"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Fewer students are replaced in the later years of KIPP middle school — related
• Attrition patterns at KIPP middle schools are typically no different than at nearby schools — related
• KIPP middle schools' student attrition and replacement rates can be compared with those of nearby district-run schools using longitudinal student-level data. — related
• The second phase of the national KIPP evaluation nearly doubled the sample to 43 KIPP middle schools and estimated achievement impacts in four subjects — related
• Average impacts of KIPP middle schools were positive and statistically significant throughout the 10-year study period, though higher in earlier years than recent years — related