Students Experiencing Homelessness: The Conditions and Outcomes of Homelessness Among California Students

A contribution to a host of previous efforts to better understand the opportunities and academic outcomes of students experiencing homelessness. The report describes the population of students experiencing homelessness in California in 2018–19 and then, drawing on earlier data from the California Department of Education, identifies several school- and student-level factors associated with differences in academic achievement for these students, including living arrangements, school mobility, and school discipline. This report offers findings that highlight the multilayered challenges that students experiencing homelessness face and suggests comprehensive practice and policy strategies to be implemented across multiple levels of governance to improve educational outcomes.