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2. Table of Contents
0 1 R E PORT OVE R VIE W
• About The City Studies Project
• Sectors of Schools
• Research Question and Analyses
• Measure of Academic Performance
Student Subgroup Analysis
Summary of Findings
0 3 APPE N DIX E S
• Acknowledgments
• Types of Charter Schools
• Methods
• Days of Learning
• Full Set of Findings
0 2 R E SE AR CH
F IN DIN G S
• Reading & Math
Overall Baton Rouge Results
Sector Analysis
• vs. state & comparison
within Baton Rouge
Charter Subsector Analysis
• Reading
• Math
School-Level Performance by Sector
Research Findings Cont’d.
Black Students
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
Hispanic Students
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
Students in Poverty
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
ELL Students
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
Special Ed Students
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
Male Students
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
Female Students
• all vs. state
• vs. state by sector &
comparison within Baton Rouge
• Reading
• Math
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 Baton Rouge. 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.
Charter Management Organizations (CMOs)
Organizations holding the charter and overseeing the
operation of at least three charter schools.
Independent Charter Schools
Organizations 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 MAY HAVE UP TO THREE SECTORS OF SCHOOLS
6. Research Question and Analyses
IN THIS REPORT WE EXAMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN
BATON ROUGE USING DATA FROM THE SCHOOL YEARS 2016-17
THROUGH 2018-19. THERE ARE THREE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS.
Overall performance in
Baton Rouge schools over
two years.
• The performance of Baton Rouge
students is benchmarked against the
state average performance,
accounting for student
characteristics.
• The performance of charter school
students and the performance of
Magnet school students within Baton
Rouge are then compared to that of
similar traditional public school
(district school) students within
Baton Rouge.
Performance for Baton
Rouge charter schools,
Baton Rouge Magnet
schools and the rest of
Baton Rouge public
schools over two years.
Performance in the 2018-
2019 school year by
school type, race,
poverty status, English
language learner (ELL)
status, special
education status and
gender.
WE MAKE TWO SETS
OF COMPARISONS.
01 02 03
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
9. 0
25
50
75
100
SY 2017-2018 SY 2018-2019
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Overall Baton Rouge Results
> Reading & Math
Average One-Year Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge
Students Compared to the State Average Learning
Gains, by Year and Subject
10. -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 Baton
Rouge Charter Schools, Baton Rouge Magnet Schools,
and Baton Rouge District Schools Compared to the
State Average Learning Gains, by Year
significantly different at p< 0.05
charter Magnet
Research Findings > Sector Analysis
> Reading
VS. STATE & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
charter district
Reading
Charter vs. District
Magnet vs. District
Charter vs. Magnet
Tests of Differences
'17-'18 '18-'19
11. -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 Baton Rouge
Charter Schools, Baton Rouge Magnet Schools, and
Baton Rouge District Schools Compared to the State
Average Learning Gains, by Year
significantly different at p< 0.05
charter Magnet district
Research Findings > Sector Analysis
> Math
VS. STATE & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
Math
Charter vs. District
Magnet vs. District
Charter vs. Magnet
Tests of Differences
'17-'18 '18-'19
12. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
CMO Charter Schools Independent Charter Schools
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Relative Learning Gains for Students in Baton Rouge
CMO-Affiliated Charter Schools and Independent
Baton Rouge Charter Schools Compared to the
Average Learning Gains for All Student in the State,
by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Charter Subsector Analysis
> vs. state & comparison within Baton Rouge
Reading
CMOs vs Independent Charter Schools
Math
CMOs vs Independent Charter Schools
sig
Tests of Differences
13. -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400
Growth (in Days of Learning)
Charter
District
Magnet
Research Findings > School-Level Performance by Sector
> Reading
14. -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400
Growth (in Days of Learning)
Charter
District
Magnet
Research Findings > School-Level Performance by Sector
>Math
15. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Black Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge Black Students
Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Black
Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Black Students
ALL VS. STATE
16. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Charter
Black Students
Baton Rouge Magnet
Black Students
Baton Rouge District
Black Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Black Students in Baton Rouge
Charter Schools, Black Students in Baton Rouge Magnet
Schools, and Black Students in Baton Rouge District
Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of
Black Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Black Students
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
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
17. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Hispanic Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge Hispanic Students
Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Hispanic
Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Hispanic Students
ALL VS. STATE
18. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Charter
Hispanic Students
Baton Rouge Magnet
Hispanic Students
Baton Rouge District
Hispanic Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Hispanic Students in Baton Rouge
Charter Schools, Hispanic Students in Baton Rouge Magnet
Schools, and Hispanic Students in Baton Rouge District
Schools Compared to the Average Learning Gains of
Hispanic Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Hispanic Students
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
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
19. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Students in Poverty
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge Students in
Poverty Compared to the Average Learning Gains of
Students in Poverty Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Students in Poverty
ALL VS. STATE
20. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Charter
Students in Poverty
Baton Rouge Magnet
Students in Poverty
Baton Rouge District
Students in Poverty
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Baton Rouge Charter School
Students in Poverty, Baton Rouge Magnet School
Students in Poverty, and Baton Rouge District School
Students in Poverty Compared to the Average
Learning Gains of Students in Poverty Statewide, by
Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Students in Poverty
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
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
21. -50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Baton Rouge ELL Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All ELL Students in Baton Rouge
Compared to the Average Learning Gains of ELL
Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> ELL Students
ALL VS. STATE
22. -50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Baton Rouge Charter
ELL Students
Baton Rouge Magnet
ELL Students
Baton Rouge District
ELL Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for ELL Students in Baton Rouge
Charter Schools, ELL Students in Baton Rouge
Magnet Schools, and ELL Students in Baton Rouge
District Schools Compared to the Average Learning
Gains of ELL Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> ELL Students
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
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
23. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Special Ed Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge Students in Special
Education Compared to the Average Learning Gains of
Students in Special Education Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Special Ed Students
ALL VS. STATE
24. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Charter
Students in Special Ed.
Baton Rouge Magnet
Students in Special Ed.
Baton Rouge District
Students in Special Ed.
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Baton Rouge Charter School
Students in Special Ed., Baton Rouge Magnet School
Students in Special Ed., and Baton Rouge District
School Students in Special Ed. Compared to the
Average Learning Gains of Students in Special Ed.
Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Special Ed Students
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
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
25. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Male Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge Male Students
Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Male
Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Male Students
ALL VS. STATE
26. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Charter
Male Students
Baton Rouge Magnet
Male Students
Baton Rouge District
Male Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Male Students in Baton Rouge
Charter Schools, Male Students in Baton Rouge
Magnet Schools, and Male Students in Baton Rouge
District Schools Compared to the Average Learning
Gains of Male Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Male Students
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
Reading
Charter Male vs. District Male
Innovation Male vs. District Male
Math
Charter Male vs. District Male
Innovation 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
27. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Female Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for All Baton Rouge Female Students
Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Female
Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Female Students
ALL VS. STATE
28. -50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Baton Rouge Charter
Female Students
Baton Rouge Magnet
Female Students
Baton Rouge District
Female Students
Growth
(in
Days
of
Learning)
Learning Gains for Female Students in Baton Rouge Charter
Schools, Female Students in Baton Rouge Magnet Schools,
and Female Students in Baton Rouge District Schools
Compared to the Average Learning Gains of Female
Students Statewide, by Subject
significantly different at p< 0.05
reading math
Research Findings > Student Subgroup Analysis
> Female Students
VS. STATE BY SECTOR & COMPARISON WITHIN BATON ROUGE
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
29. Summary of Findings
The summary of the findings from the analysis of Baton Rouge schools is presented here.
32. 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 BATON ROUGE
CHARTER SCHOOLS INCLUDE A
BREAKOUT OF CMOS AND
INDEPENDENT CHARTERS.
There are two types
of charter schools.
CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (CMOS)
Organizations holding the charter and overseeing the
operation of at least three charter schools.
INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS
Organization holding the charter and overseeing the
operation of a single charter school. It may run the school
directly or contract with an organization which provides
services to one or two charter schools.
33. Methods
The annual academic growth of students in Baton Rouge
from 2016-17 to 2018-19, overall and by sector, is
benchmarked to the state average growth, accounting for
student characteristics.
We also explore how one-year growth of Baton Rouge
students for the period ending in Spring 2019 differs by
school type, race, poverty status, English language learner
status, special education status, and gender.
34. 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 state’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 that calculation for every grade the state 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 student makes more progress than the average student, 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
35. Overall Baton Rouge Results
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
B a t o n R o u g e O v e r a l l 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.05 27 0.05* 27*
B a t o n R o u g e O v e r a l l 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.02 13 0.06* 35*
36. Baton Rouge School Sectors Compared
to State Average
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
C h a r t e r S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 -0.04 -21 0.03 20
C h a r t e r S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.01 8 0.09* 53
M a g n e t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 0.18** 106** 0.14** 83**
M a g n e t S c h o o l s 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 0.18** 108** 0.17** 100**
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 0.03 14 0.02 11
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 -0.03 -17 0.02 9
37. Comparison of School Sectors within Baton Rouge
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n 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 -0.06 -36 0.02 8
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 24 0.07 43
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** 92** 0.12** 71**
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 0.21** 125** 0.15** 90**
38. Charter Subsector Analysis
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
B a t o n R o u g e C M O s v s . S t a t e A v e r a g e 0.05* 31* 0.18** 106**
B a t o n R o u g e I n d e p e n d e n t C h a r t e r s v s . S t a t e A v e r a g e -0.03 -19 -0.02 -11
B a t o n R o u g e C M O s v s . B a t o n R o u g e I n d e p e n d e n t
C h a r t e r s
0.09* 50* 0.20** 116**
39. Student Subgroup Analysis> Black Students
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of Black Students
B a t o n R o u g e B l a c k S t u d e n t s O v e r a l l 0.01 6 0.06* 35*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.02 10 0.09* 53*
B a t o n R o u g e 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** 106** 0.16** 95**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.04 -25 0.02 10
Compared with Black Students in Other District Schools in
Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.06* 34* 0.07 43
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.22** 130** 0.14** 84**
40. Student Subgroup Analysis> Hispanic Students
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of Hispanic Students
B a t o n R o u g e H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t s O v e r a l l -0.03 -19 0.00 -1
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.05 -28 0.16** 92**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.15** 88** 0.17 99
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.06 -38 -0.05 -31
Compared with Hispanic Students in Other District Schools
in Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.02 10 0.21** 123**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.21** 126** 0.22* 129*
41. Student Subgroup Analysis> Students in Poverty
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of Students in Poverty
B a t o n R o u g e S t u d e n t s i n P o v e r t y O v e r a l l 0.01 4 0.06* 33*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.10* 56*
B a t o n R o u g e 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** 111** 0.17** 98**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.04 -24 0.02 9
Compared with Students in Poverty in Other District
Schools in Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.06* 37* 0.08* 47*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.23** 135** 0.15** 89**
42. Student Subgroup Analysis> ELL Students
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of ELL Students
B a t o n R o u g e E L L S t u d e n t s O v e r a l l -0.06* -38* -0.01 -4
B a t o n R o u g e C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s -0.01 -6 0.21** 122**
B a t o n R o u g e M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.29 172 0.45 264
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.08* -45* -0.04 -24
Compared with ELL Students in Other District Schools in
Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e C h a r t e r S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.07 38 0.25** 145**
B a t o n R o u g e M a g n e t S c h o o l E L L S t u d e n t s 0.37* 216* 0.49** 287**
43. Student Subgroup Analysis> Special Ed Students
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of Special Ed Students
B a t o n R o u g e S p e c i a l E d S t u d e n t s O v e r a l l 0.02 11 0.09** 53**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.05 30 0.08 49
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.17 99 0.23** 137**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -6 0.08* 45*
Compared with Special Ed Students in Other District
Schools in Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.06 35 0.01 4
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.18 105 0.16* 92*
44. Student Subgroup Analysis> Male Students
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of Male Students
B a t o n R o u g e M a l e S t u d e n t s O v e r a l l 0.02 11 0.06* 37*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 17 0.07 43
B a t o n R o u g e M a g n e t S c h o o l M a l e S t u d e n t s 0.18** 104** 0.19** 112**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.03 -16 0.03 14
Compared with Male Students in Other District Schools in
Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.06 33 0.05 28
B a t o n R o u g e 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** 120** 0.17** 97**
45. Student Subgroup Analysis> Female Students
Significant at p < 0.05*
Significant at p < 0.01**
R E A D I N G M A T H
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
S t a n d a r d
D e v i a t i o n
D a y s o f
L e a r n i n g
Compared with Statewide Average of Female Students
B a t o n R o u g e F e m a l e S t u d e n t s O v e r a l l 0.03 15 0.06* 34*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.00 -1 0.11* 62*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.19** 112** 0.16** 91**
B a t o n R o u g e 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 -0.03 -18 0.01 4
Compared with Female Students in Other District Schools
in Baton Rouge
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.03 16 0.10* 58*
B a t o n R o u g e 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 0.22** 129** 0.15** 87**