ERIC Number: EJ1234682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Gender Achievement Gaps in U.S. School Districts
Reardon, Sean F.; Fahle, Erin M.; Kalogrides, Demetra; Podolsky, Anne; Zárate, Rosalía C.
American Educational Research Journal, v56 n6 p2474-2508 Dec 2019
We estimate male-female test score gaps in math and English language arts (ELA) for nearly 10,000 U.S. school districts using state accountability data from third- through eighth-grade students in the 2008-2009 through 2015-2016 school years. We find that the average U.S. school district has no gender achievement gap in math, but there is a gap of roughly 0.23 standard deviations in ELA that favors girls. Both math and ELA gaps vary among school districts; some districts have more male-favoring gaps and some more female-favoring gaps. Math gaps tend to favor males more in socioeconomically advantaged school districts and in districts with larger gender disparities in adult income, education, and occupations; however, we do not find strong associations in ELA.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, English, Language Arts, Scores, School Districts, Accountability, State Standards, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Advantaged, Educational Attainment, Occupations, Socioeconomic Influences, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests, National Competency Tests, Family Income, Family Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R305D110018; R305B090016