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Exploring the Diversity and Supports for School District of Philadelphia English Learners as they Prepare to Transition to High School

Exploring the Diversity and Supports for School District of Philadelphia English Learners as they Prepare to Transition to High School

Posted on September 22, 2023
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Categories: college & career, English Learners (ELs), equity, external reports, system trends

This Philadelphia Education Research Consortium (PERC) study shines a spotlight on ELs in 7th and 8th grade, describing the diversity of home languages spoken, countries and regions of birth, and duration of EL status across the population of English Learners in the years leading up to their transition to high school.

English Learner (EL) Home Language and Enrollment Trends in the School District of Philadelphia: 2014-15 to 2022-23

English Learner (EL) Home Language and Enrollment Trends in the School District of Philadelphia: 2014-15 to 2022-23

Posted on August 25, 2023
Categories: English Learners (ELs), equity, system trends

From 2014-15 to 2022-23, English Learner (EL) enrollment in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) increased both in number of students and as a percentage of the total student population. With this growth, the diversity of home languages spoken in SDP students’ households also increased. The analyses conducted for this brief aim to summarize the growth patterns of EL enrollment and home language diversity in SDP over time. 

2023-24 and 2024-25 Academic Calendar Survey Results

2023-24 and 2024-25 Academic Calendar Survey Results

Posted on August 25, 2023
Categories: surveys

In November 2022, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) opened a public survey for stakeholders to provide input on issues related to the Academic Calendar for 2023-24 and 2024-25. This brief summarizes responses to the 3,983 surveys received.

English Learner Performance on the 2021-22 ACCESS, Star Reading, and Star Math Assessments

English Learner Performance on the 2021-22 ACCESS, Star Reading, and Star Math Assessments

Posted on August 11, 2023
Categories: assessments, English Learners (ELs), equity, literacy, math, Star

The ACCESS assessment is administered to English Learners (ELs) annually each winter to measure their progress toward English proficiency. Star Computer Adaptive Tests (CATs) are a suite of assessments administered 3-4 times during the school year to students in grades K-12 that measure students’ reading and math skills, monitor achievement and growth, and track how well students understand skills aligned to state and Common Core standards. Although some ELs are excused from participation in Star, most take Star Reading and Math. This report examines EL performance on the ACCESS and EL performance on Star within the context of ACCESS performance.

Analysis of the Relationship between 2021-22 Star Assessment and PSSA Assessment Performance

Analysis of the Relationship between 2021-22 Star Assessment and PSSA Assessment Performance

Posted on July 17, 2023
Categories: assessments, PSSA, Star

The School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education established Goals and Guardrails that outline achievement goals through the 2025-26 school year. Goals 1 and 3 of this framework aim to increase the percentage of students in grades 3-8 scoring Proficient or Advanced on the PSSA ELA and PSSA Math each year, respectively. Star Reading and Star Math results are used as “Leading Indicators” to track progress toward these goals. This report examines the statistical relationship between Star performance and PSSA performance in 2021-22.

2021-22 Outcomes for First-Time Ninth-Grade Cohort Students Who Did Not Graduate in Four Years

2021-22 Outcomes for First-Time Ninth-Grade Cohort Students Who Did Not Graduate in Four Years

Posted on July 14, 2023
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Categories: college & career, high school graduation, system trends

This brief complements the 2021-22 four-year graduation brief by presenting the 2021-22 outcomes for students at District and Alternative schools who did not graduate from high school in four years.

Listening and Learning: Student Attendance

Listening and Learning: Student Attendance

Posted on June 29, 2023
Categories: attendance, school climate & support

Through Listening and Learning sessions held from February to May 2023, we sought to better understand the challenges and barriers that prevent students from attending school on time every day. This slide deck presents the findings from sessions with school leaders and students.

Student Attendance Patterns in Philadelphia, 2017-18 to 2021-22

Student Attendance Patterns in Philadelphia, 2017-18 to 2021-22

Posted on June 9, 2023
Categories: attendance, school climate & support, system trends

Attendance is important for positive educational outcomes. Research has found that high attendance is associated with reading at or above a student’s grade level, scoring at or above grade level in math, and being prepared for college and career. This brief uses attendance data across all students enrolled in District schools, including alternative programs, to identify trends in student attendance from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

Household Food Insecurity in the School District of Philadelphia: An Analysis of District-Wide Survey Results, 2021-22

Household Food Insecurity in the School District of Philadelphia: An Analysis of District-Wide Survey Results, 2021-22

Food insecurity directly impacts physical health and is associated with adverse developmental, behavioral, and social-emotional outcomes. This brief describes the prevalence of food insecurity among SDP households that responded to the District-Wide Survey (DWS) in 2021-22 and examines the differences in food insecurity rates across different student demographic groups and schools.

School Selection: Enrollment of First-Time 9th Graders at District High Schools, 2019-20 through 2022-23

School Selection: Enrollment of First-Time 9th Graders at District High Schools, 2019-20 through 2022-23

Posted on May 8, 2023
Categories: enrollment, equity, school selection, system trends

This report continues a series of publications examining the School District of Philadelphia’s (SDP) 2021-22 school selection process (SSP), and summarizes the last phase of the school selection process with a specific focus on high school enrollment results for 9th grade students in Fall 2022.