Higher Achievement: Providing Academic Enrichment to Middle School Students from Low-Income Neighborhoods
Intervention Details
Subjects
English Language Arts, Math, Science & STEMAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
3 days a week for 25 weeks during the school year, and a 6-week Summer AcademyGrades
5, 6, 7, 8Personnel
Administrator, Coach, General Education Teacher, Paraprofessional, Principal, Special Education Teacher, Tutor
Intervention Summary
Higher Achievement
Grades
5, 6, 7, 8Personnel
Administrator, Coach, General Education Teacher, Paraprofessional, Principal, Special Education Teacher, TutorStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on grades
Positive effect on math grades
Positive effect on English grades
Positive effect on science grades
No effect on social studies grades
No effect on test scores
Source
Carla, H., Ivonne, G., Jean Baldwin, G., Leigh, L., Marissa, S. & Michelle, D. (2020). Aiming Higher: Assessing Higher Achievement's Out-of-School Expansion Efforts (ED606086). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED606086.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
These charts show the characteristics of the student populations studied. When assessing programs, you may want to prioritize interventions that yielded success in a similar demographic environment as your school or district.