Always on-track and always off-track students attend schools with systematically different demographic compositions¶
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q2 i? Students always on-track in math attended schools averaging 33% FRPL-eligible and 33% Black, Hispanic, or Asian enrollment, versus 56% and 49% for always off-track students. → Angela Johnson 2020
Evidence¶
Angela Johnson 2020¶
Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld, and Greg King. (2020). Catching up or Falling Behind: Measuring Middle School Achievement Trajectories for College Readiness. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-233, Annenberg Institute at Brown University. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/catching-up-or-falling-behind-measuring-middle-school-achievement-trajectories-for-college-readiness/
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Summary statistics by trajectory group (Table 1) comparing school demographics of always on-track versus always off-track students in the 363,685-student sample. The quote prints the school-level FRPL and racial/ethnic composition averages for both groups.
"students who are always on-track in math are in schools with an average of 33% of its student body eligible for FRPL and 33% Black, Hispanic, or Asian students, compared with the always off-track students who are in schools with 56% of its student body eligible for FRPL and 49% Black, Hispanic, or Asian students."
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Related Claims¶
- Higher proportions of Black and Hispanic students than White and Asian students are off-track for college readiness throughout middle school — related
- Among students initially on-track, being male, Black, or Hispanic and attending higher-FRPL schools predict higher odds of falling off track in math — related
- Among students starting 6th grade on track, being male, Black, Hispanic, or attending a higher low-income school is associated with falling off track — related
- Nearly half of Black and Hispanic preschoolers attend schools where over 90% of students are students of color — related
- Student-level and school-level demographic characteristics significantly predict middle school academic trajectories toward college readiness — related
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Always on-track and always off-track students attend schools with systematically different demographic compositions |
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Always on-track and always off-track students attend schools with systematically different demographic compositions |
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