Only about 53 percent of CPS students who were first-time freshmen in 2000-01 took the PSAE within four years, with rates varying by race and gender¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? About 51 percent of the 2000-01 first-time freshman cohort remained in CPS and took the PSAE in 2003, with about 2 percent more taking it in 2004, totaling 53 percent; 32 percent were no longer enrolled in CPS. → Stephen M. Ponisciak 2005 q2 i? Attrition-adjusted testing rates varied by race and gender: 66 percent of Asian students took the 2003 or 2004 PSAE versus 50 percent of African-American students, and females participated at higher rates within each racial group. → Stephen M. Ponisciak 2005 (2)

Evidence¶

Stephen M. Ponisciak 2005¶

Stephen M. Ponisciak. (2005). Understanding the Prairie State Achievement Exam: A descriptive report with analysis of student performance. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/understanding-prairie-state-achievement-exam-descriptive-report-analysis-student

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Cohort tracking analysis of 2000-01 first-time freshmen through spring 2003-04, reported with Figure 6. The report states "about 51 percent of the students who were freshmen for the first time during the 2000–01 school year remained in CPS and took the PSAE in 2003," totaling 53 percent; 32 percent had dropped or transferred out.

"about 51 percent of the students who were freshmen for the first time during the 2000–01 school year remained in CPS and took the PSAE in 2003, and about 2 percent took the test a year later, for a total of 53 percent."

Stephen M. Ponisciak 2005 (2)¶

Stephen M. Ponisciak. (2005). Understanding the Prairie State Achievement Exam: A descriptive report with analysis of student performance. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/understanding-prairie-state-achievement-exam-descriptive-report-analysis-student

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Same cohort analysis broken down by race and gender (Figure 6). The report states "66 percent of Asian students who were freshmen in fall 2000 took the 2003 or 2004 PSAE," compared with 50 percent of African-American, 55 percent of Latino, and 55 percent of white students, with females higher within each group.

"66 percent of Asian students who were freshmen in fall 2000 took the 2003 or 2004 PSAE. Fifty percent of African-American students, 55 percent of Latino students, and 55 percent of white students who were first-time freshmen in CPS high schools in fall 2000 took the 2003 or 2004 PSAE."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• About 54 percent of Chicago Public Schools students graduated from CPS by age 19 for the 1998 age-13 cohort and by the fourth year for the 1999 freshman cohort — related
• Only about 9 percent of CPS students who start first grade without transferring out meet Illinois Learning Standards in reading and math by eleventh grade, and continuously enrolled students outperform returners — related
• CPS eleventh-grade PSAE participation in 2004 fell below the NCLB 95 percent requirement even after counting alternative assessments — related
• The share of CPS students whose test scores were included in public reporting declined through the 1990s, reaching 74.2 percent in 2000 — related
• Graduation rates by age 19 in Chicago varied substantially by race/ethnicity and gender, with African-American boys lowest (39 percent) and Asian girls highest (85 percent) — related
• High-stakes testing accountability is pervasive in American K-12 schooling while its efficacy remains contested — related