The relationship of teacher turnover and student achievement in elementary school mathematics

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of teacher turnover on student achievement in grades three through five in mathematics and campus ratings from accountability systems. For this study, teacher turnover rates, student achievement scores, and economically disadvantaged (ED) percentages of 2,838 elementary campuses in Texas were used. Publicly available retrospective data from the Texas Education Agency was used and made available through online sources and public information requests. The results of the study indicate a negative correlation between teacher turnover and student achievement and a negative correlation between teacher turnover and overall campus ratings from accountability systems. The ED status of a campus was not a significant predictor of teacher turnover.