ERIC Number: ED625639
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 42
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Uneven Progress: Recent Trends in Academic Performance among U.S. School Districts. CEPA Working Paper No. 22-02
Matheny, Kaylee T.; Thompson, Marissa E.; Townley-Flores, Carrie; reardon, sean f.
Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis
We use data from the Stanford Education Data Archive to describe district-level trends in average academic achievement between 2009 and 2019. Though on average school districts' test scores improved very modestly (by about 0.001 SDs/year), there is significant variation among districts. Moreover, we find that average test score disparities between non-poor and poor students and between White and Black students are growing; those between White and Hispanic students are shrinking. We find no evidence of achievement-equity synergies or tradeoffs: Improvements in overall achievement are uncorrelated with trends in achievement disparities. Finally, we find that the strongest predictors of achievement disparity trends are the levels and trends in within-district racial and socioeconomic segregation and changes in differential access to certified teachers.
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, School Districts, Differences, Institutional Characteristics, Social Differences, Racial Differences, Equal Education, Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; William T. Grant Foundation; Spencer Foundation; Russell Sage Foundation; Overdeck Family Foundation; Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B140009; R305B170015