From 2012 to 2017, non-rural Utah districts had higher proficiency in English language arts and science and more graduates scoring 18+ on the ACT, while rural districts had higher four-year graduation rates¶

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q2 i? In each year from 2014 to 2017, a larger proportion of students in non-rural districts were proficient in English language arts and science compared to rural districts. → Rice 2018

Evidence¶

Rice 2018¶

Rice, J., Huang, M., & Derby, K. (2018). Characteristics of rural and non-rural districts in Utah from 2012 to 2017. San Francisco, CA: REL West @ WestEd. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/west

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Descriptive analysis of SAGE proficiency rates from USBE data (table 5), available from 2014 onward for 18 rural and 23 non-rural districts. Non-rural districts showed higher proficiency in English language arts and science in every year; mathematics was equal in 2017.

"In each year, a larger proportion of students in non-rural districts were proficient in English language arts and science compared to rural districts. In each year, with the exception of 2017, a larger proportion of students in non-rural districts were proficient in mathematics than in rural districts."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• CPS graduates with higher ACT scores had higher overall and four-year enrollment rates, and at least an ACT score of 18 gave at least a 50 percent probability of four-year enrollment — related
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