Connecting Attendance and Academic Outcomes. Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon Elementary Schools. Part 2 of 4. September 2016. Research Brief Series

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Attendance Patterns; Elementary School Students; Academic Achievement; Outcomes of Education; Educational Trends; Grade 5; Predictor Variables; Cohort Analysis; Correlation; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Tests; Mathematics Tests; Standardized Tests; Economically Disadvantaged; Graduation Rate

This report highlights several trends in Oregon that show the correlation between chronic absenteeism and various academic outcomes. Oregon student patterns follow the national trend in that students with better attendance have better outcomes. Fifth-grade chronic absenteeism is a moderately strong predictor of chronic absenteeism in subsequent grades, particularly 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Figure 1 shows combined data from three intact cohorts of students from 5th through 12th grade. The figure shows that, in any given year, about half of the students who were chronically absent in 5th grade were chronically absent in 6th through 12th grade. This suggests the importance of developing good attendance habits early in a student's academic career as these rates are much higher than their peer's rates. The figure also illustrates that chronic absenteeism tends to become a more common issue in later grades even for those students who were frequent attenders in 5th grade. [For "A Statewide Look at Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism in Elementary Schools in Oregon. Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon Elementary Schools. Part 1 of 4. September 2016. Research Brief Series, see ED578927; For "Daily Attendance Data. Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon Elementary Schools. Part 3 of 4. September 2016. Research Brief Series," see ED578929; For "Excused and Unexcused--The Value of Labeling an Absence. Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon Elementary Schools. Part 4 of 4. September 2016. Research Brief Series," see ED578930."]

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ED578928