Concentration of California Hispanic Students in Schools with Low Achievement: A Research Note

Abstract

This study was conducted to learn more about the achievement of students in California's public schools. Three major questions were examined in this study. The first question asked, How are the students of various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds distributed in schools with different levels of achievement? The second question asked, How do students of ethnic and linguistic background relate to reading and math achievement? The third question asked, What are the characteristics of schools that produce high and low achievement from various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds in grades 3, 6, and 12? The population sampled was that of 4,268 public elementary schools and 791 public high schools in California for 1977-78. This sample includes all of the public elementary and high schools in California.