Teacher grade effects show spillovers to students' broader ninth-grade outcomes¶

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Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students with a teacher one SD above the mean in total effects have core ninth-grade GPAs higher by 0.127 points, nearly double the 0.070 expected if effects were class-limited, suggesting spillover to other classes. → McKenzie 2025 q3 i? Students with teachers one SD above the mean in persistent effects have ninth-grade GPAs 0.156 points higher, plus better failure rates, credits earned, and attendance. → McKenzie 2025

Evidence¶

McKenzie 2025¶

McKenzie, R. & Allensworth, E. (2025). Variability in the Grades Teachers Give: Teacher Grade Value-Add, Mismatch, and Long-Term Effects. American Educational Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312251345094

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Regressions of residualized ninth-grade outcomes (core GPA, failures, credits, attendance) on teacher grade effects, pooling four subjects (Table 4). The article reports total-effect spillover of 0.127 GPA points versus an expected 0.070, and that persistent effects show "stronger relationships with broad ninth-grade outcomes than mismatch or total grade effects."

"Students who have a ninth-grade teacher with persistent effects one standard deviation above the mean have ninth-grade GPAs that are 0.156 points higher than average."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Teachers' persistent grade effects predict students' long-term outcomes — related
• Ninth-grade teachers vary substantially and systematically in the grades they give — related