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City Study
2022:
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Table of Contents
01 R E PO RT O V E R V IE W
• A bout T he C ity Studies P roject
• Sectors of Schools
• Research Question and A nalyses
• M easure of A cademic Performance
Student Subgroup Analysis
Summary of Findings
03 A PPE N DIX E S
• A cknowledgments
• T ypes of C harter Schools
• M ethods
• Days of Learning
• Full Set of Findings
02 R E S E A R CH
F INDING S
Sector Analysis
• vs. city average & comparison
within Washington, D.C .
Charter Subsector Analysis
• Reading
• M ath
School-Level Performance by Sector
Research Findings Cont’d.
Black Students
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
Hispanic Students
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
Students in Poverty
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
ELL Students
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
Special Ed Students
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
Male Students
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
Female Students
• vs. city average by sector &
comparison within Washington,
D.C .
• Reading
• M ath
REPORT OVERVIEW
01
About The City Studies Project
Cohort 1 Cohort 2
The City Studies project examines the performance of schools in select U.S. cities,
including Washington, D.C. We study the academic progress of students as the measure
of school performance.
O
O
C
C
C
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Public schools operated independently from the
traditional school district, with autonomy in adapting
school designs and held accountable for education
results.
C harter M anagement Organizations (CMOs)
O rganizations holding the charter and overseeing the
operation of at least three charter schools.
Independent C harter Schools
O rganizations holding the charter and overseeing the
operation of a single or two charter schools.
SELECTIVE MAGNET SCHOOLS
District-run schools with focused themes and
academically selective admission.
OTHER DISTRICT-RUN SCHOOLS
Public schools not belonging to any of above two types.
C
Sectors of Schools
COMMUNITIES MA Y HA VE UP TO THREE S ECTORS OF S CHOOLS
Research Question and Analyses
IN THIS REPORT WE EXAMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. USING DATA FROM THE SCHOOL YEARS
2015-16 THROUGH 2018-19. THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF
ANALYSIS.
• The performance of Washington,
D.C. students is benchmarked
against the city average average
performance, accounting for student
characteristics.
• The performance of charter school
students and the performance of
magnet school students within
Washington, D.C. are then compared
to that of similar traditional public
school (district school) students
within Washington, D.C.
Pe rformance for
Washington, D.C.
charter schools,
Washington, D.C.
magnet schools and the
re st of Washington,
D.C. Public schools over
two years.
Performance in the 2018-
2019 school year by
school type, race,
pov erty status, English
language learner (ELL)
status, special
e ducation status and
ge nder.
WE MAKE TWO SETS
OF COMPARISONS.
01 02
Achievement scores capture what a student knows at a point
in time. They are influenced by students’ prior conditions in
addition to schools’ contributions.
Growth scores indicate how much progress a student makes
from one year to the next. Growth scores allow us to zero in
on the contributions of schools separately from other factors
that affect point-in-time scores.
ACHIEVEMENT VS. GROWTH
We analyze student growth in standard deviation units so
that the results can be assessed for statistical differences.
The full set of findings appear in the Appendix.
In the following graphs of findings, we transform growth
from standard deviation units into days of learning based on
a typical 180-day school year.
IN THIS STUDY WE MEASURE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS HOW
MUCH GROWTH STUDENTS MAKE FROM
ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.
Measure of Academic Performance
SPECIAL HANDING OF WASHINGTON,
D.C. GROWTH SCORES FOR 2017-18
For the period ending in Spring 2018, we use student test
scores from the 2015-16 school year as starting scores to
calculate student growth because the Washington, D.C. test
score data for 2016-17 are incomplete.
RESEARCH FINDINGS
02
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
SY 2017-2018 SY 2018-2019
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains in Reading for Students in
Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Washington, D.C.
Magnet Schools, and Washington, D.C. District
Schools Compared to the City Average Learning
Gains, by Year
significantly different at p< 0.05
charter
Research Findings > Sector Analysis
> Reading
VS. CITY AVERAGE & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
charter district
Reading
Charter vs. District
Magnet vs. District
Charter vs. Magnet
'17-'18 '18-'19
Tests of Differences
magnet
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
SY 2017-2018 SY 2018-2019
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains in Math for Students in Washington,
D.C. Charter Schools, Washington, D.C. Magnet
Schools, and Washington, D.C. District Schools
Compared to the City Average Learning Gains, by
Year
significantly different at p< 0.05
charter magnet district
Research Findings > Sector Analysis
> Math
VS. CITY AVERAGE & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Math
Charter vs. District
Magnet vs. District
Charter vs. Magnet
Tests of Differences
'17-'18 '18-'19
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
CMO Charter Schools Independent Charter Schools
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Relative Learning Gains for Students in Washington, D.C.
CMO-Affiliated Charter Schools and Independent
Washington, D.C. Charter Schools Compared to the
Average Learning Gains for All Student in the City, by
Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Charter Subsector Analysis
> vs. city average & comparison within Washington, D.C.
Reading
CMOs vs Independent Charter Schools
Math
CMOs vs Independent Charter Schools
sig
Tests of Differences
-500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Growth (in Daysof Learning)
Charter
District
Magnet
Research Findings > School-Level Performance by Sector
> Reading
-500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Growth (in Daysof Learning)
Charter
District
Magnet
Research Findings > School-Level Performance by Sector
>Math
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
Black Students
DC Magnet
Black Students
DC District
Black Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Black Students in Washington, D.C.
Charter Schools, Black Students in Washington, D.C.
Magnet Schools, and Black Students in Washington,
D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning
Gains of Black Students Citywide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Black Students
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter Black vs. District Black
Magnet Black vs. District Black
Math
Charter Black vs. District Black
Magnet Black vs. District Black
Tests of Differences
sig
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
Hispanic Students
DC Magnet
Hispanic Students
DC District
Hispanic Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Hispanic Students in Washington, D.C.
Charter Schools, Hispanic Students in Washington, D.C.
Magnet Schools, and Hispanic Students in Washington,
D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning
Gains of Hispanic Students Citywide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Hispanic Students
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter Hispanic vs. District Hispanic
Magnet Hispanic vs. District Hispanic
Math
Charter Hispanic vs. District Hispanic
Magnet Hispanic vs. District Hispanic
Tests of Differences
sig
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
Students in Poverty
DC Magnet
Students in Poverty
DC District
Students in Poverty
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Washington, D.C. Charter School
Students in Poverty, Washington, D.C. Magnet School
Students in Poverty, and Washington, D.C. District
School Students in Poverty Compared to the Average
Learning Gains of Students in Poverty Citywide, by
Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Students in Poverty
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter Poverty vs. District Poverty
Magnet Poverty vs. District Poverty
Math
Charter Poverty vs. District Poverty
Magnet Poverty vs. District Poverty
Tests of Differences
sig
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
ELL Students
DC Magnet
ELL Students
DC District
ELL Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for ELL Students in Washington, D.C.
Charter Schools, ELL Students in Washington, D.C.
Magnet Schools, and ELL Students in Washington,
D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average
Learning Gains of ELL Students Citywide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> ELL Students
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter ELL vs. District ELL
Magnet ELL vs. District ELL
Math
Charter ELL vs. District ELL
Magnet ELL vs. District ELL
Tests of Differences
sig
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
Students in Special Ed.
DC Magnet
Students in Special Ed.
DC District
Students in Special Ed.
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Washington, D.C. Charter School
Students in Special Ed., Washington, D.C. Magnet
School Students in Special Ed., and Washington, D.C.
District School Students in Special Ed. Compared to
the Average Learning Gains of Students in Special
Ed. Citywide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Special Ed Students
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter Sped vs. District Sped
Magnet Sped vs. District Sped
Math
Charter Sped vs. District Sped
Magnet Sped vs. District Sped
Tests of Differences
sig
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
Male Students
DC Magnet
Male Students
DC District
Male Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Male Students in Washington, D.C.
Charter Schools, Male Students in Washington, D.C.
Magnet Schools, and Male Students in Washington,
D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average
Learning Gains of Male Students Citywide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Male Students
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter Male vs. District Male
Magnet Male vs. District Male
Math
Charter Male vs. District Male
Magnet Male vs. District Male
Tests of Differences
sig
Reading
Charter Male vs. District Male
Magnet Male vs. District Male
Math
Charter Male vs. District Male
Magnet Male vs. District Male
Tests of Differences
sig
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
DC Charter
Female Students
DC Magnet
Female Students
DC District
Female Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Female Students in Washington, D.C.
Charter Schools, Female Students in Washington, D.C.
Magnet Schools, and Female Students in Washington, D.C.
District Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of
Female Students Citywide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Female Students
VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Reading
Charter Female vs. District Female
Magnet Female vs. District Female
Math
Charter Female vs. District Female
Magnet Female vs. District Female
Tests of Differences
sig
Summary of Findings
The summary of the findings from the analysis of Washington, D.C. schools is presented here.
APPENDIXES
03
Acknowledgments
Student-level data were
provided by the
Office of the State
Superintendent of
Education.
Education Forward DC assisted
CREDO with verifying the list of public
schools in Washington, D.C.
Types of Charter Schools
• With more schools and students than a single charter
school, CMOs have some operational advantages in their
ability to spread administrative fixed costs, thus
providing the possibility of greater efficiency. In
addition, CMOs may be able to support additional
programs and more robust staffing.
• Whether CMOs lead to better student outcomes is a
matter of interest across the country.
OUR ANALYSES OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
CHARTER SCHOOLS INCLUDE A
BREAKOUT OF CMOS AND
INDEPENDENT CHARTERS.
There are two types
of charter schools.
CHA RTER MA NA GEMENT ORGA NIZA TIONS (CMOS)
O rga ni zati ons hol ding the c ha rte r and o verseei ng t he
o p e ra tio n o f a t l e ast t hree charter scho ols .
INDEP ENDENT CHA RTER SCHOOLS
O rga ni zati on ho ldi ng the cha rte r and o verseei ng t he
o pe rati on o f a single charte r schoo l . It may run t he scho ol
d irectl y o r co nt ract wit h a n orga nizati on which p rov ides
s e rvices t o o ne o r t wo c ha rt er schoo ls.
Methods
The annual academic growth of students in Washington, D.C.
from 2016-17 to 2018-19, overall and by sector, is
benchmarked to the city average growth, accounting for
student characteristics.
We also explore how one-year growth of Washington, D.C.
students for the period ending in Spring 2019 differs by
school type, race, poverty status, English language learner
status, special education status, and gender.
Days of Learning
While these tools create precise and reliable answers,
they are presented in technical terms that are not
user-friendly to a general audience. To translate the
technical results into terms that are accessible to non-
technical audiences, CREDO developed Days of
Learning.
CREDO USES ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY AND
SOPHISTICATED STATISTICAL
TOOLS TO MEASURE STUDENTS,
SCHOOLS AND THE EDUCATION
LANDSCAPE.
Think about the students in your city average’s public schools. For many of
their years of schooling, they take achievement tests to measure what they know at
the end of the school year. We can identify the average score for each test each year.
Imagine a student who scores exactly at the average in one year, say 4th
grade, and then in the following year, scores exactly at the average again on the 5th-
grade test. The amount of year-to-year learning for that student show us what the
average learning is for all the students who took both tests.
We do tha t calculation for every grade the city average tests: 4th to 5th, 5th to
6th, and so on.
CREDO uses those annual measures of average learning to represent a typical
year of learning, and equates that to a typical 180-day school year. We say that the
student in our example has gained 180 days of learning.
If a stude nt makes more progress than the average stude nt, we take the
amount of extra achievement and translate it into 180-days of learning plus “X” extra
days. We are creating a measure of student learning as if the student went to school
for 180 days plus X days. The size of “X” depends on how much more the student
learns than the average student — if it’s a lot more, then “X” will be a large number,
and if it’s a small amount more, “X” will be a small number.
The same is true for students who do not learn as much as the average
student. Instead of adding to the 180-days-of-learning average, we subtract from
that base to reflect the smaller-than-average advances that those students realize. In
these cases, the difference leads to numbers such a “165 days of learning” or “152
days of learning”. Against the average standard of 180 days, these smaller days show
that students learned as if they had only attended school for 180 days minus X days
during the school year.
01
02
03
04
05
06
3rd
Grade
4th
Grade
= 180
days
More than 180
days
Less than 180
days
Student
A
Student
A
Washington, D.C. School Sectors Compared
to City Average
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
C h a r t e r S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 -0.01 -5 0.03 20
C h a r t e r S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 -0.03 -16 0.02 8
M a g n e t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.16** 93** 0.19 113
M a g n e t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.16** 92** 0.17 98
O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.00 -2 -0.03 -15
O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.01 7 -0.03 -15
Comparison of School Sectors within Washington,
D.C.
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
C h a r t e r S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 -0.01 -4 0.06* 34*
C h a r t e r S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 -0.04 -23 0.04 23
M a g n e t S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.16** 94** 0.22 128
M a g n e t S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.15* 85* 0.19 113
Charter Subsector Analysis
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C M O s v s . C i t y A v e r a g e -0.02 -12 0.05 30
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . I n d e p e n d e n t C h a r t e r s v s . C i t y
A v e r a g e
-0.04 -22 -0.03 -18
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C M O s v s . W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .
I n d e p e n d e n t C h a r t e r s
0.02 10 0.08* 47*
Student Subgroup Analysis> Black Students
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of Black Students
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s -0.01 -6 0.02 14
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s 0.17* 102* 0.32* 186*
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s 0.00 -2 -0.04* -26*
Compared with Black Students in Other District Schools in
Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s -0.01 -5 0.07* 40*
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s 0.18* 103* 0.36* 212*
Student Subgroup Analysis> Hispanic Students
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of Hispanic Students
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s -0.09** -52** -0.04 -25
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s 0.14** 84** 0.15 89
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l H i s p a n i c
S t u d e n t s
0.02 11 0.00 -1
Compared with Hispanic Students in Other District Schools
in Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s -0.11** -64** -0.04 -25
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s 0.13** 73** 0.15 90
Student Subgroup Analysis> Students in Poverty
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of Students in Poverty
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y -0.02 -12 0.01 7
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y 0.19** 109** 0.21 125
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n
P o v e r t y
0.00 1 -0.03 -19
Compared with Students in Poverty in Other District
Schools in Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y -0.02 -14 0.05 26
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y 0.18** 107** 0.24* 143*
Student Subgroup Analysis> ELL Students
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of ELL Students
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.10* -57* -0.07* -39*
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.22 130 0.10 56
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.02 -12 -0.02 -11
Compared with ELL Students in Other District Schools in
Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.08 -45 -0.05 -28
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.24** 142** 0.11* 66*
Student Subgroup Analysis> Special Ed Students
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of Special Ed Students
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s -0.04 -21 -0.01 -4
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s 0.16 92 0.17** 99**
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d
S t u d e n t s
-0.01 -5 0.01 4
Compared with Special Ed Students in Other District
Schools in Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s -0.03 -16 -0.01 -9
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s 0.16* 96* 0.16** 94**
Student Subgroup Analysis> Male Students
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of Male Students
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s -0.03 -18 0.00 1
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.20** 116** 0.09 54
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.00 0.00 -0.03* -20*
Compared with Male Students in Other District Schools in
Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s -0.03 -19 0.04 20
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.20** 115** 0.13 74
Student Subgroup Analysis> Female Students
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 *
S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 **
R E A D IN G M A T H
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
St a n d a rd
D e v i a t i on
D a y s o f
L e a rn i n g
Compared with Citywide Average of Female Students
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s -0.02 -13 0.03 15
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s 0.13* 74* 0.24* 138*
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l F e m a l e
S t u d e n t s
0.02 13 -0.02 -10
Compared with Female Students in Other District Schools
in Washington, D.C.
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s -0.05* -27* 0.04 25
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s 0.10 61 0.25* 148*
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Washington DC. City Study 2022

  • 2. Table of Contents 01 R E PO RT O V E R V IE W • A bout T he C ity Studies P roject • Sectors of Schools • Research Question and A nalyses • M easure of A cademic Performance Student Subgroup Analysis Summary of Findings 03 A PPE N DIX E S • A cknowledgments • T ypes of C harter Schools • M ethods • Days of Learning • Full Set of Findings 02 R E S E A R CH F INDING S Sector Analysis • vs. city average & comparison within Washington, D.C . Charter Subsector Analysis • Reading • M ath School-Level Performance by Sector Research Findings Cont’d. Black Students • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . Hispanic Students • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . Students in Poverty • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . ELL Students • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . Special Ed Students • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . Male Students • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . Female Students • vs. city average by sector & comparison within Washington, D.C . • Reading • M ath
  • 4. About The City Studies Project Cohort 1 Cohort 2 The City Studies project examines the performance of schools in select U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C. We study the academic progress of students as the measure of school performance.
  • 5. O O C C C CHARTER SCHOOLS Public schools operated independently from the traditional school district, with autonomy in adapting school designs and held accountable for education results. C harter M anagement Organizations (CMOs) O rganizations holding the charter and overseeing the operation of at least three charter schools. Independent C harter Schools O rganizations holding the charter and overseeing the operation of a single or two charter schools. SELECTIVE MAGNET SCHOOLS District-run schools with focused themes and academically selective admission. OTHER DISTRICT-RUN SCHOOLS Public schools not belonging to any of above two types. C Sectors of Schools COMMUNITIES MA Y HA VE UP TO THREE S ECTORS OF S CHOOLS
  • 6. Research Question and Analyses IN THIS REPORT WE EXAMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. USING DATA FROM THE SCHOOL YEARS 2015-16 THROUGH 2018-19. THERE ARE TWO LEVELS OF ANALYSIS. • The performance of Washington, D.C. students is benchmarked against the city average average performance, accounting for student characteristics. • The performance of charter school students and the performance of magnet school students within Washington, D.C. are then compared to that of similar traditional public school (district school) students within Washington, D.C. Pe rformance for Washington, D.C. charter schools, Washington, D.C. magnet schools and the re st of Washington, D.C. Public schools over two years. Performance in the 2018- 2019 school year by school type, race, pov erty status, English language learner (ELL) status, special e ducation status and ge nder. WE MAKE TWO SETS OF COMPARISONS. 01 02
  • 7. Achievement scores capture what a student knows at a point in time. They are influenced by students’ prior conditions in addition to schools’ contributions. Growth scores indicate how much progress a student makes from one year to the next. Growth scores allow us to zero in on the contributions of schools separately from other factors that affect point-in-time scores. ACHIEVEMENT VS. GROWTH We analyze student growth in standard deviation units so that the results can be assessed for statistical differences. The full set of findings appear in the Appendix. In the following graphs of findings, we transform growth from standard deviation units into days of learning based on a typical 180-day school year. IN THIS STUDY WE MEASURE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS HOW MUCH GROWTH STUDENTS MAKE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT. Measure of Academic Performance SPECIAL HANDING OF WASHINGTON, D.C. GROWTH SCORES FOR 2017-18 For the period ending in Spring 2018, we use student test scores from the 2015-16 school year as starting scores to calculate student growth because the Washington, D.C. test score data for 2016-17 are incomplete.
  • 9. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 SY 2017-2018 SY 2018-2019 Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains in Reading for Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the City Average Learning Gains, by Year significantly different at p< 0.05 charter Research Findings > Sector Analysis > Reading VS. CITY AVERAGE & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. charter district Reading Charter vs. District Magnet vs. District Charter vs. Magnet '17-'18 '18-'19 Tests of Differences magnet
  • 10. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 SY 2017-2018 SY 2018-2019 Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains in Math for Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the City Average Learning Gains, by Year significantly different at p< 0.05 charter magnet district Research Findings > Sector Analysis > Math VS. CITY AVERAGE & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Math Charter vs. District Magnet vs. District Charter vs. Magnet Tests of Differences '17-'18 '18-'19
  • 11. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 CMO Charter Schools Independent Charter Schools Growth (in Days of Learning) Relative Learning Gains for Students in Washington, D.C. CMO-Affiliated Charter Schools and Independent Washington, D.C. Charter Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains for All Student in the City, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Charter Subsector Analysis > vs. city average & comparison within Washington, D.C. Reading CMOs vs Independent Charter Schools Math CMOs vs Independent Charter Schools sig Tests of Differences
  • 12. -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Growth (in Daysof Learning) Charter District Magnet Research Findings > School-Level Performance by Sector > Reading
  • 13. -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Growth (in Daysof Learning) Charter District Magnet Research Findings > School-Level Performance by Sector >Math
  • 14. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter Black Students DC Magnet Black Students DC District Black Students Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for Black Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Black Students in Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and Black Students in Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Black Students Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > Black Students VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter Black vs. District Black Magnet Black vs. District Black Math Charter Black vs. District Black Magnet Black vs. District Black Tests of Differences sig
  • 15. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter Hispanic Students DC Magnet Hispanic Students DC District Hispanic Students Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for Hispanic Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Hispanic Students in Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and Hispanic Students in Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Hispanic Students Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > Hispanic Students VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter Hispanic vs. District Hispanic Magnet Hispanic vs. District Hispanic Math Charter Hispanic vs. District Hispanic Magnet Hispanic vs. District Hispanic Tests of Differences sig
  • 16. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter Students in Poverty DC Magnet Students in Poverty DC District Students in Poverty Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for Washington, D.C. Charter School Students in Poverty, Washington, D.C. Magnet School Students in Poverty, and Washington, D.C. District School Students in Poverty Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Students in Poverty Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > Students in Poverty VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter Poverty vs. District Poverty Magnet Poverty vs. District Poverty Math Charter Poverty vs. District Poverty Magnet Poverty vs. District Poverty Tests of Differences sig
  • 17. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter ELL Students DC Magnet ELL Students DC District ELL Students Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for ELL Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, ELL Students in Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and ELL Students in Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of ELL Students Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > ELL Students VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter ELL vs. District ELL Magnet ELL vs. District ELL Math Charter ELL vs. District ELL Magnet ELL vs. District ELL Tests of Differences sig
  • 18. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter Students in Special Ed. DC Magnet Students in Special Ed. DC District Students in Special Ed. Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for Washington, D.C. Charter School Students in Special Ed., Washington, D.C. Magnet School Students in Special Ed., and Washington, D.C. District School Students in Special Ed. Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Students in Special Ed. Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > Special Ed Students VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter Sped vs. District Sped Magnet Sped vs. District Sped Math Charter Sped vs. District Sped Magnet Sped vs. District Sped Tests of Differences sig
  • 19. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter Male Students DC Magnet Male Students DC District Male Students Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for Male Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Male Students in Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and Male Students in Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Male Students Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > Male Students VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter Male vs. District Male Magnet Male vs. District Male Math Charter Male vs. District Male Magnet Male vs. District Male Tests of Differences sig Reading Charter Male vs. District Male Magnet Male vs. District Male Math Charter Male vs. District Male Magnet Male vs. District Male Tests of Differences sig
  • 20. -100 -75 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 DC Charter Female Students DC Magnet Female Students DC District Female Students Growth (in Days of Learning) Learning Gains for Female Students in Washington, D.C. Charter Schools, Female Students in Washington, D.C. Magnet Schools, and Female Students in Washington, D.C. District Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Female Students Citywide, by Subject significantly different at p< 0.05 reading math Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis > Female Students VS. CITY AVERAGE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN WASHINGTON, D.C. Reading Charter Female vs. District Female Magnet Female vs. District Female Math Charter Female vs. District Female Magnet Female vs. District Female Tests of Differences sig
  • 21. Summary of Findings The summary of the findings from the analysis of Washington, D.C. schools is presented here.
  • 23. Acknowledgments Student-level data were provided by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Education Forward DC assisted CREDO with verifying the list of public schools in Washington, D.C.
  • 24. Types of Charter Schools • With more schools and students than a single charter school, CMOs have some operational advantages in their ability to spread administrative fixed costs, thus providing the possibility of greater efficiency. In addition, CMOs may be able to support additional programs and more robust staffing. • Whether CMOs lead to better student outcomes is a matter of interest across the country. OUR ANALYSES OF WASHINGTON, D.C. CHARTER SCHOOLS INCLUDE A BREAKOUT OF CMOS AND INDEPENDENT CHARTERS. There are two types of charter schools. CHA RTER MA NA GEMENT ORGA NIZA TIONS (CMOS) O rga ni zati ons hol ding the c ha rte r and o verseei ng t he o p e ra tio n o f a t l e ast t hree charter scho ols . INDEP ENDENT CHA RTER SCHOOLS O rga ni zati on ho ldi ng the cha rte r and o verseei ng t he o pe rati on o f a single charte r schoo l . It may run t he scho ol d irectl y o r co nt ract wit h a n orga nizati on which p rov ides s e rvices t o o ne o r t wo c ha rt er schoo ls.
  • 25. Methods The annual academic growth of students in Washington, D.C. from 2016-17 to 2018-19, overall and by sector, is benchmarked to the city average growth, accounting for student characteristics. We also explore how one-year growth of Washington, D.C. students for the period ending in Spring 2019 differs by school type, race, poverty status, English language learner status, special education status, and gender.
  • 26. Days of Learning While these tools create precise and reliable answers, they are presented in technical terms that are not user-friendly to a general audience. To translate the technical results into terms that are accessible to non- technical audiences, CREDO developed Days of Learning. CREDO USES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SOPHISTICATED STATISTICAL TOOLS TO MEASURE STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND THE EDUCATION LANDSCAPE. Think about the students in your city average’s public schools. For many of their years of schooling, they take achievement tests to measure what they know at the end of the school year. We can identify the average score for each test each year. Imagine a student who scores exactly at the average in one year, say 4th grade, and then in the following year, scores exactly at the average again on the 5th- grade test. The amount of year-to-year learning for that student show us what the average learning is for all the students who took both tests. We do tha t calculation for every grade the city average tests: 4th to 5th, 5th to 6th, and so on. CREDO uses those annual measures of average learning to represent a typical year of learning, and equates that to a typical 180-day school year. We say that the student in our example has gained 180 days of learning. If a stude nt makes more progress than the average stude nt, we take the amount of extra achievement and translate it into 180-days of learning plus “X” extra days. We are creating a measure of student learning as if the student went to school for 180 days plus X days. The size of “X” depends on how much more the student learns than the average student — if it’s a lot more, then “X” will be a large number, and if it’s a small amount more, “X” will be a small number. The same is true for students who do not learn as much as the average student. Instead of adding to the 180-days-of-learning average, we subtract from that base to reflect the smaller-than-average advances that those students realize. In these cases, the difference leads to numbers such a “165 days of learning” or “152 days of learning”. Against the average standard of 180 days, these smaller days show that students learned as if they had only attended school for 180 days minus X days during the school year. 01 02 03 04 05 06 3rd Grade 4th Grade = 180 days More than 180 days Less than 180 days Student A Student A
  • 27. Washington, D.C. School Sectors Compared to City Average S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g C h a r t e r S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 -0.01 -5 0.03 20 C h a r t e r S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 -0.03 -16 0.02 8 M a g n e t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.16** 93** 0.19 113 M a g n e t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.16** 92** 0.17 98 O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.00 -2 -0.03 -15 O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.01 7 -0.03 -15
  • 28. Comparison of School Sectors within Washington, D.C. S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g C h a r t e r S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 -0.01 -4 0.06* 34* C h a r t e r S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 -0.04 -23 0.04 23 M a g n e t S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.16** 94** 0.22 128 M a g n e t S c h o o l s v s . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.15* 85* 0.19 113
  • 29. Charter Subsector Analysis S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C M O s v s . C i t y A v e r a g e -0.02 -12 0.05 30 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . I n d e p e n d e n t C h a r t e r s v s . C i t y A v e r a g e -0.04 -22 -0.03 -18 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C M O s v s . W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . I n d e p e n d e n t C h a r t e r s 0.02 10 0.08* 47*
  • 30. Student Subgroup Analysis> Black Students S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of Black Students W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s -0.01 -6 0.02 14 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s 0.17* 102* 0.32* 186* W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s 0.00 -2 -0.04* -26* Compared with Black Students in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s -0.01 -5 0.07* 40* W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l B l a c k S t u d e n t s 0.18* 103* 0.36* 212*
  • 31. Student Subgroup Analysis> Hispanic Students S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of Hispanic Students W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s -0.09** -52** -0.04 -25 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s 0.14** 84** 0.15 89 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s 0.02 11 0.00 -1 Compared with Hispanic Students in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s -0.11** -64** -0.04 -25 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s 0.13** 73** 0.15 90
  • 32. Student Subgroup Analysis> Students in Poverty S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of Students in Poverty W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y -0.02 -12 0.01 7 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y 0.19** 109** 0.21 125 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y 0.00 1 -0.03 -19 Compared with Students in Poverty in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y -0.02 -14 0.05 26 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y 0.18** 107** 0.24* 143*
  • 33. Student Subgroup Analysis> ELL Students S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of ELL Students W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.10* -57* -0.07* -39* W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.22 130 0.10 56 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.02 -12 -0.02 -11 Compared with ELL Students in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.08 -45 -0.05 -28 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.24** 142** 0.11* 66*
  • 34. Student Subgroup Analysis> Special Ed Students S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of Special Ed Students W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s -0.04 -21 -0.01 -4 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s 0.16 92 0.17** 99** W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s -0.01 -5 0.01 4 Compared with Special Ed Students in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s -0.03 -16 -0.01 -9 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s 0.16* 96* 0.16** 94**
  • 35. Student Subgroup Analysis> Male Students S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of Male Students W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s -0.03 -18 0.00 1 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.20** 116** 0.09 54 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.00 0.00 -0.03* -20* Compared with Male Students in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s -0.03 -19 0.04 20 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.20** 115** 0.13 74
  • 36. Student Subgroup Analysis> Female Students S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 5 * S i g ni fi c ant a t p < 0 .0 1 ** R E A D IN G M A T H St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g St a n d a rd D e v i a t i on D a y s o f L e a rn i n g Compared with Citywide Average of Female Students W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s -0.02 -13 0.03 15 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s 0.13* 74* 0.24* 138* W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . O t h e r D i s t r i c t S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s 0.02 13 -0.02 -10 Compared with Female Students in Other District Schools in Washington, D.C. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . C h a r t e r S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s -0.05* -27* 0.04 25 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M a g n e t S c h o o l F e m a l e S t u d e n t s 0.10 61 0.25* 148*