High School Experiences of 2022–23 Ninth-Graders

 

Today, NCES released seven Digest of Education Statistics tables with data from the High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22). HS&B:22 is a nationally representative study of over 18,000 ninth-grade students. Data were collected from ninth-grade students and their families, teachers, school administrators, and school counselors from fall 2022 through spring 2023. This initial set of tabulated data is being released today, 12 months after the collection concluded, in an effort by NCES to provide timely data on the status of America’s students. Selected findings include: Fifty-five percent of ninth-graders in fall 2022 expected to complete a postsecondary education credential after completing high school (table 104.94). Among fall 2022 ninth-graders who were in the highest fifth in mathematics achievement on a study-designed assessment, 24 percent were enrolled in Algebra 1; 38 percent were enrolled in Geometry; and 18 percent were enrolled in Algebra 2. Among those in the lowest fifth in mathematics achievement, 57 percent were enrolled in Algebra 1; 9 percent were enrolled in Geometry; and 6 percent were enrolled in Algebra 2 (table 225.35). Lower percentages of ninth-graders who were in the highest fifth of mathematics or reading achievement reported that they felt like an outsider at school (11 and 14 percent, respectively) compared with those who were in the lowest fifth of mathematics or reading achievement (29 percent each) (table 230.82). Eighty-seven percent of 2022 ninth-graders reported that they had received all or some of their instruction online in the 2020–21 school year, during the COVID-19 pandemic (table 218.95). This is the sixth time NCES has conducted this type of comprehensive longitudinal study since its longitudinal studies program was launched in 1972. The study will report on students through high school and after high school, including their postsecondary education experiences, early careers, and young adulthood. The next survey round is planned for the spring of 2026, when most students will be in grade 12. You can find all of today’s released data in the following Digest tables: Percentage distribution of fall 2022 ninth-graders’ education attainment expectations, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 104.94) Among fall 2022 ninth-graders who reported receiving all or some instruction online and receiving all instruction in person in 2020-21, percentage reporting various learning experiences, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 218.95) Percentage distribution of fall 2022 ninth-graders’ reading achievement in quintiles, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 221.82) Percentage distribution of fall 2022 ninth-graders’ mathematics achievement in quintiles, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 222.82) Percentage distribution of fall 2022 ninth-graders in various mathematics courses, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 225.35) Percentage distribution of fall 2022 ninth-graders attending schools with varying degrees of absenteeism and class cutting as reported by school administrators, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 227.58) Percentage of fall 2022 ninth-graders agreeing with statements about school safety and belonging, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022 (table 230.82)