The phrase "comparison schools" refers to other schools that are used as a basis for comparing and evaluating the performance or characteristics of a specific school. Full definition
Poor students in pilot schools were 15 percent less likely to be chronically absent, relative to similar students at comparison schools. (educationnext.org)
Parental consent was received for 124 children from program schools and 121 children from comparison schools, to form the original sample of 245 students. (crimesolutions.gov)
Intervention school students began the trial with significantly lower levels of science capital than both the national average and a set of carefully selected comparison schools. (schoolsweek.co.uk)