Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 9 · id outliers-c9-04-kipp-schools-have-been-critici

“KIPP schools have been criticized for high attrition rates, particularly among Black male students. One study found 40% of Black males enrolled left between grades 6 and 8, and in one Bay Area cohort, 60% of entering 5th graders had left before the end of 8th grade.”

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Education Week: Study Finds High Dropout Rates for Black Males in KIPP Schools (2011)source alive

Attrition rates for black males in KIPP charter middle schools were 'shockingly high,' with 40 percent of black males enrolled leaving between grades 6 and 8.

Henig et al.: What Makes KIPP Work? A Study of Student Characteristics, Attrition, and School Financepaywalled — manual check queued

Approximately 15% of students disappear from KIPP grade cohorts each year. In one Bay Area cohort, 60% of entering 5th graders had left before the end of 8th grade.

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