Displaced students' freshman on-track-to-graduate rates did not differ from comparison students, regardless of their grade at closing¶

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q3 i? Students whose schools closed at the end of eighth grade entered high school behind in reading and math but were just as likely to be on-track at the end of freshman year as comparison students. → Marisa de la Torre 2009

Evidence¶

Marisa de la Torre 2009¶

Marisa de la Torre, Julia Gwynne. (2009). When Schools Close: Effects on Displaced Students in Chicago Public Schools. Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago Urban Education Institute. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/when-schools-close-effects-displaced-students-chicago-public-schools

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High school outcomes analysis using the freshman on-track indicator (Figure 8): on-track rate was 48.1 percent for displaced students versus 47.1 percent for the comparison group, with no significant difference; earlier-grade displaced students entered high school at expected achievement levels.

"Despite entering high school significantly behind in reading and in math, students whose schools closed at the end of their eighth-grade year were just as likely to be on-track at the end of their freshmen year as students in our comparison group."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Eighth-grade graduates fared better in the transition to high school over time, but Freshman OnTrack rates were not consistently higher than at similar schools — related
• Ninth-grade on-track status predicts graduation more strongly than prior achievement, with a 55 percentage point gap after controls — related
• School closings had no effect on grade retention rates or special education referrals for displaced students — related
• School closings showed no statistically significant long-term effects on displaced students' reading or math achievement two and three years later — related
• Displaced students were less likely to enroll in Summer Bridge the summer after their schools closed — related