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Title: What Is the Impact of Changing Schools on the Academic Outcomes of Elementary and Middle School Students? EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1318
Language: English
Authors: Cassandra Guarino, Yiwang Li, Lucrecia Santibanez, Hana Kang, Robert K. Ream, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 47
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Student Mobility, School Schedules, Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Grade Level Differences, Special Needs Students, Student Characteristics
Geographic Terms: California
Abstract: We study how different kinds of school changes shape achievement in grades 4-8 using data from six California districts (2016-17 through 2019-20). We estimate the effects of structural (promotional), nonstructural summer, and midyear moves and find that structural and summer moves have near-zero effects on ELA and math, while midyear moves lower ELA by 0.073 SD and math by 0.083 SD. Midyear impacts hinge on destination quality: moves to lower-achieving schools produce steep losses, whereas moves to higher-achieving schools close the gap and can even raise achievement above their stayer counterparts. Midyear effects are most negative for students in middle school and for students with disabilities, English learners, low-income, and homeless students. We find minimal fade-out effects.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED678231
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