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Contents
Why this study? 2
What this study examined 3
Findings 5
Limitations 11
Implications 11
References 12
Table 1. Across grade 5 math proficiency levels, a larger percentage of students completed Algebra I in grade 8 or 9 than in grade 7, 2009/10-2013/14 6
Table 2. Across grade 5 math proficiency levels, the percentages of economically disadvantaged students and English learner students who completed Algebra I in grade 7 were smller than... 6
Figure 1. Among students who scored at the advanced proficient level in grade 5 math, larger percentages of the overall study population earned a college preparatory diploma compared... 8
Figure 2. Among students who scored at the proficient level in grade 5 math and completed Algebra I in grade 8 or 9, larger percentages of the overall study population earned a college... 10
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Box 1. Key terms 4
Box 2. Data source, study population, and methods 5