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Small Schools of Choice (SSC): Creating Small High Schools to Improve Graduation Rates for Disadvantaged Students

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Intervention Details

Subject

Non-Academic Area

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

N/A

Grade

9

Personnel

Principal, General Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher

Intervention Summary

New York City Small Schools of Choice (SSC)

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on graduation rates for large numbers of disadvantaged students of color

Positive effect on graduation rates for special education students

Positive effect on graduation rates for English language learners

Positive effect on graduation rates for male and female Black and Hispanic students

Positive effect on graduation rates for students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches

Positive effect on graduation rates for students who are not eligible for free or reduced-price lunches

Positive effect on graduation rates for students who were known to their SSCs

Positive effect on graduation rates for students who were not known to their SSCs

Positive effect on graduation rates for students who attended their first-choice SSC

Positive effect on graduation rates for students who attended a less preferred SSC

Positive effect on four-year graduation rates

Positive effect on five-year graduation rates

Positive effect on Regents diploma granted

Positive effect on English Regents exam score of 75 or above

Source

Howard S., B. & Rebecca, U. (2013). Sustained Progress: New Findings about the Effectiveness and Operation of Small Public High Schools of Choice in New York City (ED545475). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED545475.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.