School-Level Factors and Academic Achievement: How SES and Setting Relate to Average Achievement and Variability in Achievement
Abstract
This study explored how school level factors were related to academic achievement. Past research has primarily focused on average achievement. Thus, this study aimed to explore both average achievement and academic variability simultaneously using third grade data from one state. Results revealed that a school’s Title 1 status and setting predicted achievement (i.e., both average achievement of schools and range of achievement in schools) and that the setting of the school moderated the relationship between the school’s socioeconomic status and achievement.
Subject
Academic AchievementAcademic Variability
School Level
Socioeconomic Status
Title 1 Status
Setting
Urban
Rural
Suburban
Town
Citation
Spencer, Sarah E. (2023). School-Level Factors and Academic Achievement: How SES and Setting Relate to Average Achievement and Variability in Achievement. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /200031.