Langue(s) : anglais 

More than half of K-12 public school leaders say it is difficult to engage students’ families

Editeur(s) :  IES National Center for Education Statistics

Date :  03/2025

 

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) releases today the latest round of findings from the School Pulse Panel (SPP). These SPP data examine family engagement, college and career readiness, and sources of information for decision-making, as reported by school leaders in U.S. K-12 public schools. All data can be found on the SPP interactive dashboard. Below is a summary of some key findings from this release.

Family Engagement

• Across all public schools, leaders estimate that 39 percent of students have families who are “actively engaged” with the school.
  • Compared to the national estimate (39 percent), a higher percentage of students had families who were characterized as “actively engaged” at schools with the following characteristics:
    • Elementary schools (45 percent)
    • In rural areas (44 percent)
    • With a student body made up of less than 25 percent students of color (44 percent)
  • Compared to the national estimate (39 percent), a lower percentage of students had families who were characterized as “actively engaged” at schools with the following characteristics:
    • In high-poverty neighborhoods (31 percent)
    • With a student body made up of more than 75 percent students of color (31 percent)
    • High/secondary schools (33 percent)
• Six in ten public schools (60 percent) reported that it was somewhat or very difficult to engage their students’ families with their school.
• For the 2024-25 school year, 39 percent of public schools have a parent/family engagement specialist or outreach worker at their school, a decrease from 44 percent during the 2023-24 school year.

College and Career Readiness

• Among public schools with students in any of grades 9 or above (“9-12 public schools”), 75 percent offer at least one of the following types of advanced coursework: Advanced Placement (AP), Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or dual enrollment courses. Among 9-12 public schools, 65 percent offer dual enrollment courses, 54 percent offer AP courses, 13 percent offer Pre-AP courses, and 3 percent offer IB courses.
• Across 9-12 public schools, 19 percent of students are enrolled in AP courses, 17 percent are enrolled in dual enrollment courses, 5 percent are enrolled in Pre-AP courses, and 1 percent are enrolled in IB coursework.
• For the 2024-25 school year, 79 percent of 9-12 public schools offer career and technical education to their students, a decrease from the 86 percent that did so during the 2023-24 school year. 
• Most 9-12 public schools align their graduation requirements to public postsecondary admissions requirements (84 percent), and 63 percent include college and career milestones in their graduation requirements.
• Most 9-12 public schools (81 percent) reported that their school does a “good,” “very good,” or “excellent” job at preparing their students for college, and 85 percent reported their school does a “good,” “very good,” or “excellent” job at preparing their students for the workforce.

Sources of Information

• When asked for the top three most important sources of information they rely on when deciding on whether to write, implement, or revise a program or policy at their school, the most commonly reported sources of information were: data from their school, district, institution, and/or state (92 percent); colleague input, feedback, or consultation (55 percent); and feedback and concerns from parents or community members (39 percent).
• Thirty-seven percent of public school leaders agree that they have sufficient access and adequate time to access and review research evidence.
• Two-thirds of public school leaders (66 percent) reported that they were “mostly confident” or “very confident” that they have the knowledge and skills to find research evidence, apply research evidence, interpret research results, and evaluate the quality of research when they are deciding about a program or policy at their school.

Attendance

• The average daily student attendance at public schools during this month’s collection window, as reported by school leaders, was 91 percent. 

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mot(s) clé(s) :  comparaison internationale, données statistiques