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Study questions benefits of selective-enrollment high schools

A new study drew the surprising conclusion that students at selective-enrollment schools didn’t seem to benefit academically compared with similar students at different schools.

by Alex Samuels

Austin High school students in the credit recovery program part of the Hechinger Institute.
Credit: Caleb Bryant Miller

A new study, published in the peer-reviewed journal, Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, drew the surprising conclusion that students at selective-enrollment schools didn’t seem to benefit academically compared with similar students at different schools. The study found that attending a selective-enrollment school led to only a half a point increase in the ACT, which is considered statistically insignificant. (The Atlantic)

 

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