{"id":3958,"date":"2019-11-30T14:27:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T19:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/?p=3958"},"modified":"2021-05-24T12:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:59:29","slug":"school-selection-in-sdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/2019\/11\/30\/school-selection-in-sdp\/","title":{"rendered":"School Selection in SDP: Who Applies to 9th Grade? Where do they Apply?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]All eighth-grade students in Philadelphia are encouraged to participate in the School Selection Process (SSP) to choose a school for ninth grade. This three-part series of research reports takes an in-depth look at four years of ninth-grade SSP admissions (2015-16 through 2018-19).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/09\/School-Selection-in-Philadelphia-2015-16-to-2018-19-9th-Grade-Applications-Research-Report-September-2019.pdf\">ORE&#8217;s first School Selection report<\/a> describes the rates at which different subgroups of eighth-grade students applied to ninth-grade schools and the variations in applicant qualifications by subgroup. Findings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students of all racial\/ethnic groups were equally likely to participate in the school selection process, although different subgroups were sometimes more or less likely to apply to specific types of programs.<\/li>\n<li>The pool of qualified applicants was much less diverse than both the overall student body and the overall applicant pool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2019\/11\/School-Selection-in-Philadelphia-2015-16-to-2018-19-9th-Grade-Admissions-Research-Report-November-2019.pdf\">The second report in the series<\/a> shifts the focus of analysis from &#8220;Who are the applicants?&#8221; to &#8220;Where are they applying?&#8221; by examining\u00a0the rates at which different student subgroups&#8211;at varying qualification levels&#8211;were offered admission to 9th grade schools or programs with competitive criteria. Findings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants from various subgroups had similar overall success rates, but different success rates at special admission (SA) schools.<\/li>\n<li>The more qualified students were, the more likely they were to be admitted to SA schools.<\/li>\n<li>Qualified students of all subgroups had similar SA success rates. This was true for students of all races, ethnicities, and genders, regardless of IEP or EL status.<\/li>\n<li>However, in some cases, the success rates of under-qualified students varied by subgroup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The final report in the series will describe ninth-grade student responses to admission offers and their subsequent enrollment patterns. 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