The assistance of K-12 students improves, but interventions are still needed

Key points:

For the first half of the 2024-25 school year, the general assistance rates of K-12 students have improved, continuing the progress observed in the last two years, according to a new analysis of School status.

However, the improvement rate has slowed down considerably, indicating the need for continuous and expanded intervention strategies, particularly for older students, who remain the most affected by pandemic interruptions.

He 2024-25 Instant Student Assistance K-12 in the middle of the year Examine students' assistance trends from September 2024 to January 2025 and analyze data from more than 1 million students in 143 districts in seven states that have used proactive assistance management strategies for three consecutive years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-2025 to date).

Key information on students' assistance in 2024-25

The general daily assistance rate for PK-12 degrees this year is 93.45 percent, closed to pre-pandemics standards. Although general assistance rates have improved by 0.31 percent this year, the growth rate has lost the impulse compared to the 1.16 percent increase from 2022-23 to 2023-24.

Grades 10-12 show a regression in the first half of the school year with assistance rates between .04 percent and .16 percent lower than last year, and an increase in chronic absenteeism of 1.90 percent compared to last year.

Younger students (PK-4) approach pre-pondemic assistance levels, with an assistance rate of 93.82 percent and an improvement rate of .56 percent, showing the strongest recovery.

The seventh grade arises as a 'turning point', where assistance rates begin to decrease and chronic absenteeism begins to increase, echoing the national tendencies of the growing disconnection of the intermediate school.

In the last three years, attendance in American schools has decreased significantly with only gradual improvements throughout the country. Before COVID-19, national assistance rates for PK-12 averaged 94 percentBut more recently it fell to 90 percentAccording to nnces. In contrast, Schoolstatus reports a daily assistance rate of mid-2024-25 of 93.45 percent, demonstrating that districts that use proactive assistance interventions and strategies are seeing more sustained improvements compared to the national average despite the potential regression signs for older students.

This snapshot follows a new investigation of Nance Naep Report and the Education recovery control picture That underlines the continuous delay in academic recovery and highlights chronic absenteeism as a key driver of stagnant progress.

“The national conversation about chronic absenteeism has focused greatly on the long -term consequences of the loss of learning, but the equally important is the work for students to return to classrooms and commit themselves,” said Dr. Joy Smithson, a Schoolstatus data scientist. “The districts that use proactive strategies, such as family participation and proactive and positive dissemination, are seeing the highest assistance gains. Our mid -year data confirms that while younger students are on their way, older students need a renewed approach and support. This data trend underlines the need for sustained and personalized strategies to support the constant assistance of students at all levels of degree.”

Recommendations for the rest of the 2024-25 school year

The districts that change their focus on positive commitment strategies, compared to traditional punitive measures, are more likely to see significant profits in students' assistance. As a trusted leader in assistance management, Schoolstatus provides the following four key recommendations for the districts to implement during the remaining school year and beyond:

• Prevention and family commitment initiatives to strengthen school relationships at home
• Early warning systems to identify students at risk before reaching chronic absenteeism levels
• Specific dissemination and intervention strategies to proactively address assistance concerns
• Direct coordination of the service to support students face barriers to constant assistance

This press release Originally appeared online.

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