The Los Padillas 4th-grade cohort improved markedly in ELA from 3rd to 4th grade (13% to 34% proficient) and outperformed APS community school peers¶
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q2 i? The same cohort's ELA proficiency rose from 13% in 3rd grade to 34% in 4th grade in 2023–24, above the 26.6% for APS community school 4th-graders; math remained low but rose from 2.6% to 5.7%. → Germain 2024
Evidence¶
Germain 2024¶
Germain, E. (2024). New Mexico community school profile: Los Padillas Elementary School. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/new-mexico-community-school-los-padillas-brief
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Cohort proficiency reporting in the Progress section from APS Dashboard data. The 4th-grade cohort "met or exceeded" ELA at 34% versus 26.6% for APS community school peers; math improved slightly from 2.6% to 5.7%.
"In 2023–24, 34% of the 4th-graders met or exceeded the English language arts (ELA) standard. In the previous year, as 3rd-graders, only 13% met or exceeded ELA proficiency, suggesting notable progress for this group of students. This 4th-grade group also performed better than their peers in APS community schools, with 26.6% of those 4th-graders meeting or exceeding the ELA standard."
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Related Claims¶
- Los Padillas Elementary improved reading and math achievement and cut chronic absence by 50% between 2021 and 2024 after adopting community schools — a broader claim this one bears on
- Los Padillas 3rd-graders in 2023–24 outperformed peers in other APS community schools in both ELA and math — related
- 66% of Los Padillas students reported a sense of belonging in 2023–24, well above the 44% for students in the rest of the district — related
- Los Padillas reduced chronic absenteeism by more than half, from 65.5% in 2021–22 to 31.3% in 2023–24, a rate below other APS community schools — related
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The Los Padillas 4th-grade cohort improved markedly in ELA from 3rd to 4th grade (13% to 34% proficient) and outperformed APS community school peers |
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The Los Padillas 4th-grade cohort improved markedly in ELA from 3rd to 4th grade (13% to 34% proficient) and outperformed APS community school peers |
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2024 |
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