Middle School

Attending a KIPP school led to a 10-13 percentage point improvement in the likelihood of enrolling in college

In Florida, middle schools are increasingly being replaced by K-8 schools.

We can see it, clear as day, in the data, starting as early as the sixth grade. We know with reasonable precision which students are likely to leave high school ready for college, and which are not. We just don’t bother to tell the families.

Earlier this week, top middle-school mathletes competed in the Mathcounts national championship. The final round aired on ESPN3

What was so odd about Dennis Walcott’s announcement that New York City was opening 50 new middle schools is that the most recent research suggesting that a middle school grade configuration is probably not the way to go was done in his city.