Masters Thesis

Income Achievement Gap at Catholic School A

This study seeks to determine through quantitative analysis if an income achievement gap is present at Catholic School A, and, if so, to what extent? Catholic School A is a relatively small private Roman Catholic school located in a rural town in Northern California. In line with the traditions of the school’s founding religious order, the school will not turn students away based upon their ability to pay tuition. As a result, the school has a mixed socioeconomic demographic. The effects of socioeconomic inequality in relation to the academic achievement of the school’s students has not, until this study, been formally addressed. To address this and find an answer to these inquiries, data were collected and analyzed that focused on five tuition payment levels at the school as an indication of socioeconomic status. The academic achievement of these five groups were analyzed utilizing student GPA and combined PSAT and SAT scores as academic markers to determine if, and to what extent, socioeconomics affected student achievement at the school.

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