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Evidence of learning gains at Seattle's South Shore School

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The South Shore School, a public PreK-8 school in southeast Seattle, is the result of an innovative public/private partnership between Seattle Public Schools district and the New School Foundation (now merged with the League of Education Voters Foundation). South Shore's program is based on rigorous, evidence-based interventions, including high-quality and integrated pre-Kindergarten, small class sizes in early grades, and extra supports for students and faculty. ECONorthwest conducted an evaluation of South Shore's impacts on student performance, comparing South Shore student performance to that of observably similar Seattle Public School Students. Examining student-level test data across multiple years, ECONorthwest finds that attendance at South Shore is generally associated with improved scores on the WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) and MSP (Measurements of Students Progress) assessments for grades 3-8 and an increased likelihood of meeting the state standards in math and reading. The South Shore effects are large and statistically meaningful, particularly in math. The effects of attending South Shore are larger for students who enrolled during pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten, and effects on achievement are consistent across racial and ethnic groups. (author abstract)
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Washington

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