District size and effect on student achievement: “We found that large district size is detrimental to achievement in Washington 4th and 7th grades in that it strengthens the negative relationship between school poverty and student achievement.” Further, they state, “the negative relationship between school poverty and achievement is stronger in larger districts,” and “small schools appear to have the greatest equity effects.” In other words, when school poverty is high, children perform better in small districts, and the effect of school level poverty on achievement is smallest when both the district and school are small. @Washington School Research Center

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