Living in close geographic proximity to homicide is followed by lower attendance, test scores, GPA, and more disciplinary incidents for CPS students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students living within 0.2 miles of a homicide had on average lower attendance, lower standardized test scores, reduced GPA, and greater likelihood of behavioral infractions, suspension, or expulsion afterward compared to before the homicide. → Johnson 2024

Evidence¶

Johnson 2024¶

Johnson, D.W., Hinze-Pifer, R., Orta, D., & Guz, S. (2024). Mitigating the academic impacts of proximity to homicide: The role of schools. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/mitigating-the-academic-impacts-of-proximity-to-homicide

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Value-added analysis comparing students to themselves in prior years, using administrative data on 661 schools and nearly 700,000 individual students over nine school years, about "2.79 million student-school year observations." The report states students in proximity to homicide showed "lower attendance rates, lower standardized test scores, reduced GPA."

"Students who lived in close proximity to homicide had, on average, lower attendance rates, lower standardized test scores, reduced GPA, and a greater likelihood of having a reported behavioral infraction, suspension, or expulsion following a homicide in their neighborhood, compared to before the homicide occurred."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Average effects of proximity to homicide are relatively small because they combine unaffected students with a subset facing much larger challenges — related
• Schools that mitigated proximity-to-homicide effects had stronger, more positive school climates, including engaging instruction and trusting relationships — related
• Some high schools mitigated the typical negative effects of proximity to homicide: most student outcomes declined after a nearby homicide, but not all schools saw average declines — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Homicides of school-aged children are far less likely to occur on school grounds than elsewhere