The To&Through Project Data Insights visualize how Chicago is faring on its quest to propel more students to and through high school and college, and illustrate the forces and factors that drive college success. Scroll down to explore, or download:
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Factors Driving Student Success | Chicago's Trajectory of Progress |
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Elementary On-Track (Download) | Attainment by Community Area (Download) |
Freshman Success (Download) | High School Graduation (Download) |
Sophomore Success (Download) | Immediate College Enrollment (Download) |
Postsecondary Success (Download) | College Completion (Download) |
Chicago's Progress (Download) | Projecting Future Attainment (Download) |
Elementary On-Track: Elementary School Students' Grades, Attendance, and Future Outcomes
Freshman Success: A Lever to Increase Future Attainment
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![Freshman OnTrack is more predictive of a student’s odds of graduating from high school than all other factors combined](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%205.png?itok=gdOQ2qrX)
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![Freshman year GPA predicts later educational attainment better than test scores](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%206.png?itok=SXRHDyDq)
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![Many more students failed core courses in 9th grade than they failed in 8th grade](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%207.png?itok=UapzUaoX)
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![Even high achieving students saw their core GPAs decline between 8th and 9th grade](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%208.png?itok=lbTxzipw)
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![A non-core failure was just as detrimental as a core failure to freshmen students’ likelihood of graduating from high school](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%209.png?itok=n-472J49)
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![The core GPAs of high-achieving Black students fell twice as much as those of their White and Asian peers](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2010.png?itok=_-F0fyXa)
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![Students who did not end freshman year with a 3.0+ GPA had a difficult time attaining one by the time they graduated](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2012.png?itok=pVnQpvWY)
Applying Lessons from Freshman Success to Sophomore Year
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![Many students who were on-track as freshmen fell off-track their sophomore year.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2014.png?itok=5S0j5adm)
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![On-track freshmen who fell off-track sophomore year were significantly less likely to graduate from high school.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2015.png?itok=F2SPbUVV)
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![Students with a 3.0+ GPA freshman and sophomore year were most likely to immediately enroll in a 4-year college.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2016.png?itok=swUHIOxn)
The Importance of Graduating GPAs and Immediate, Continuous Enrollment
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![Nearly 3 in 10 students who immediately enrolled in a 4-year college transferred to a 2-year college at some point](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2020.png?itok=nyA6BR9M)
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![Stopping out of college was more common than remaining continuously enrolled until completion.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2021.png?itok=A3vM2w6n)
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![A higher high school GPA increases the likelihood of immediate 4-year enrollees making it through college](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2024.png?itok=tR-YgboD)
![A higher high school GPA increases the likelihood of immediate 2 year enrollees making it through college](/sites/default/files/inline-images/2023%20-%202%20year%20college%20completion%20by%20gpa%20T%26TP-DataInsights.png)
Chicago’s Quest to Propel More Students To and Through
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![On average, bachelor’s degree holders receive a higher wage than those without a college degree](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2027.png?itok=eMPYGs4D)
Chicago Student Attainment by the Community Area in Which They Live
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![In Chicago, community areas in the West and Southwest had the most 2018–19 CPS ninth-graders](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2032.png?itok=kep3WoPR)
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![High school graduation rates by Chicago’s 77 community areas dramatically increased between 2002/2003 and 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2033.png?itok=PpWi8gAL)
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![There was less variation in high school graduation rates by students’ community area than by their high school](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2034.png?itok=lTYdm8F_)
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![There was also less variation in immediate college enrollment rates by students’ community area than by their high school](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2035.png?itok=AhLm8WAI)
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![College completion rates varied greatly by the community areas where students lived and the high schools they attended](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2036.png?itok=hcILqV5H)
Chicago’s Rising High School Graduation Rate
Chicago's Immediate College Enrollment Rates
Are Chicago’s Immediate College Enrollees Completing Degrees?
![More students have immediately enrolled in college:hundreds more earned a degree adn hundreds left college without one](/sites/default/files/inline-images/t%26t_data-insights-23_p56.jpg)
How the Milestones That Matter Most for College Success Predict Students’ Future Attainment
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![The Postsecondary Attainment Index (PAI) projects the proportion of current CPS ninth-graders that will go on to complete any degree or certificate within 10 years](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/T%26TP%20Data%20Insights%202021%20v5%20-%2055.png?itok=o2tK7oIm)