Teacher Practical Guidance:

Religious Schools

Category: External

Rank Order

71

Effect Size

0.23

Achievement Gain %

9

How-To Strategies

How-To Resources

References

Jeynes, W. (2012). A meta-analysis on the effects and contributions of public, private charter, and religious schools on student outcomes. Peabody Journal of Education 87(3), 305. Link

 

Jeynes. (2002). A meta-analysis of the effects of attending religious schools and religiosity on Black and Hispanic academic achievement. Education and Urban Society.

Religious Schools

DEFINITION

DATA

  • 3 meta-analysis reviews

  • 127 research studies

  • 3 Confidence level. Hattie (2023) p. 155

QUOTES

“The overall effect for religious is relatively small (0.23 effect size – potential impact on achievement) although the variation is large. Jeynes (2012)

“When all studies were included in the analysis students in religious schools show greater effects in both academic and behavioral outcomes than students in traditional public schools. When only the studies using sophisticated controls (e.g., socioeconomic status, student selectivity) were considered, the effect size for academic achievement decreased somewhat, but remained statistically significant. For behavioral outcomes, the effect remained nearly the same and statistically significant.”  Jeynes, (2012)