ERIC Number: ED640544
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jan
Pages: 14
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Educational Outcomes of High School Newcomer Students in HISD
Camila Cigarroa Kennedy; Brian Holzman
Houston Education Research Consortium
This brief examines the outcomes of high school-aged newcomer students--recently-arrived immigrant English learners--in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Data from the 2007-2008 through 2018-2019 school years show that newcomer students who attended Liberty High School upon arrival in the U.S. had similar levels of academic performance outcomes to their newcomer peers who attended other high schools in HISD. However, other outcomes differed: Liberty students were less likely to take advanced and career and technical education courses, had lower attendance rates, and had lower graduation rates than newcomer students at other high schools. Notably, many of the differences between Liberty and non-Liberty students shrank in more recent years after Liberty established a day program in addition to its night school program.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Immigrants, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement, Language Tests, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Average Daily Attendance, Course Selection (Students), Adolescents, Learner Engagement, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Houston Education Research Consortium. 6100 Main Street, MS-258, Houston, Texas 77005. Tel: 713-348-2532; e-mail: herc@rice.edu; Web site: https://kinder.rice.edu/centers/houston-education-research-consortium
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
Sponsor: Brady Education Foundation
Authoring Institution: Rice University, Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC)
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
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