Areas of Chicago without magnet elementary schools have lower median family income and fewer white residents than areas within magnet neighborhood zones¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2000 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2003: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Areas outside any magnet neighborhood zone average $29,845 median family income versus $33,837 in covered areas, with 5 percent fewer white and 5 percent more African-American residents. → Elaine M. Allensworth 2000

Evidence¶

Elaine M. Allensworth 2000¶

Elaine M. Allensworth, Todd Rosenkranz. (2000). Access to Magnet Schools in Chicago. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/access-magnet-schools-chicago

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Correlational analysis using 1990 U.S. Census STF3 tract-level data compared with magnet school neighborhood zones (Figures 5-8). The report states areas outside the zones "have an aver age median family income of $29,845," slightly lower than covered areas.

"Using census data in this analysis, we find that parts of the city that are not within the neighborhood zone of any magnet elementary school have an aver age median family income of $29,845. This is slightly lower than the $33,837 average income in the parts of the city covered by the neighborhood zone of at least one magnet elementary school."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• About half of CPS students do not live within the neighborhood zone of any magnet elementary school — related
• African-American and Asian students are more likely than Latino and white students to live within multiple magnet neighborhood zones — related
• Two years after the comprehensive magnet school policy, overall enrollment patterns by student residence had not changed substantially — related