WWC review of this study

The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts: Final Report. NCEE 2010-4029

Gleason, Philip; Clark, Melissa; Tuttle, Christina Clark; Dwoyer, Emily (2010). National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED510573

  •  examining 
    2,150
     Students
    , grades
    4-7

Reviewed: September 2010

At least one finding shows promising evidence of effectiveness
At least one statistically significant positive finding
Meets WWC standards without reservations
Academic achievement outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Math z-score

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
2,128 students

0.34

0.39

No

--

Math z-score

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 2

Overall;
2,035 students

0.32

0.38

No

--

Reading z-score

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
2,150 students

0.40

0.44

No

--

Reading z-score

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 2

Overall;
2,040 students

0.31

0.38

No

--
Behavior outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Parent presence in student's school index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,928 students

1.86

1.75

Yes

 
 
9
 

Parent reports being called about behavior

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,929 students

0.26

0.23

Yes

 
 
6
 

Student sent out of class 5+ times

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,813 students

0.23

0.19

Yes

 
 
4
 

Parent reports bad behavior in school

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,928 students

0.09

0.09

No

--

Student reported bad behavior index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

1.18

1.18

No

--

Student reported good behavior index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

2.27

2.27

No

--

Student suspended

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
2,057 students

0.04

0.04

Yes

-6
 
 
 

Parent is a member of school's PTA

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,924 students

0.33

0.39

Yes

-8
 
 

Student suspended

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 2

Overall;
2,037 students

0.05

0.06

Yes

-11
 
 
Emotional/internal behavior outcomes—Statistically significant positive effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Student reports completing homework mostly or always

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,815 students

0.91

0.86

Yes

 
 
13
 

Parent reported index of how well-adjusted student is

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,929 students

3.42

3.34

Yes

 
 
9
 

Parent reports that student works hard

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,970 students

0.92

0.91

Yes

 
 
7
 

Extracurricular activing index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

2.75

2.54

Yes

 
 
6
 

Parent expects student to attend college

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,926 students

0.93

0.92

No

--

Parent concerns about student index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,929 students

2.11

2.13

No

--

Student reports completing homework always

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,815 students

0.57

0.57

No

--

Student expects to attend college

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,808 students

0.89

0.87

No

--
Knowledge, attitudes, & values outcomes—Statistically significant positive effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Parent rates school as excellent

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,903 students

0.70

0.37

Yes

 
 
33
 

Index of parent satisfaction with school

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,928 students

3.40

3.11

Yes

 
 
26
 

Student likes school a lot

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

0.75

0.62

Yes

 
 
20
 

Index of how often school calls parent

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,931 students

0.71

0.54

Yes

 
 
17
 

Index of student feelings about school

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

3.45

3.31

Yes

 
 
11
 

Parent strongly agrees student likes school

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,928 students

0.49

0.39

Yes

 
 
11
 

Student reported index of teachers

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

3.42

3.33

Yes

 
 
9
 

Student reported index of school's disciplinary environment

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,815 students

3.22

3.13

Yes

 
 
9
 

Parent involvement in student's education index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,932 students

2.80

2.79

Yes

 
 
9
 

Parent reported academic difficulty index

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,934 students

1.99

1.92

Yes

 
 
7
 

Grade student gives to school

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,816 students

3.43

3.37

No

--

Index of parent perception of sch problmes

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,898 students

1.28

1.46

Yes

-14
 
 
Other academic performance outcomes—Statistically significant positive effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Promoted to next grade

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
2,116 students

0.99

0.99

Yes

 
 
30
 

Promoted to next grade

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 2

Overall;
2,075 students

0.99

0.99

Yes

 
 
12
 

Late more than 5 days

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
1,960 students

0.19

0.14

Yes

 
 
5
 

Number of days absent

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 2

Overall;
2,027 students

6.99

6.76

Yes

 
 
4
 

Number of days absent

American charter schools vs. Business as usual

Year 1

Overall;
2,057 students

6.19

6.56

No

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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.


  • 9% English language learners
  • Race
    Black
    11%
    White
    58%
  • Ethnicity
    Hispanic    
    28%
    Not Hispanic or Latino    
    72%
 

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