The Student / Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) project compared the academic achievement of low - income
elementary students in small classes of 13 - 17 with that of similar students in larger classes of 22 - 25.
Not exact matches
For Tiers 2 and 3,
students are not pulled out of the classroom to form
small groups like at the
elementary level, since they would be missing crucial content
in their
classes.
A British study suggests that
students at the upper
elementary school level don't learn more
in small classes than they do
in large ones.
These include reduced
class size
in early
elementary school, high - quality summer school for
elementary students who are behind, longer school year for high - poverty schools,
small group tutoring for high school
students who are behind, and high school career academies for
students interested
in a more career - focused high school education.
Small classes in the
elementary grades have been shown to boost
students» academic performance.
Small class sizes, especially
in early
elementary school, have been proven to have positive outcomes for
students which last throughout their school careers.
Today, amid the farms and
small - town stores, all three schools
in this 1,800 -
student district have been equipped with Wi - Fi,
elementary school
students use their own iPads
in class, older
students take their MacBook laptops home every day, and a state - of - the art, totally wired high school opened this school year.
At the UPC program, certified CMS teachers lead literacy instruction
in small class sizes for
elementary and middle school
students.