The Relationship Between Middle Schools With Schools to Watch© Designation and Academic Achievement

• In Event: 26.079 - Roundtable Session 7
  In Roundtable Session: 26.079-16 - Middle School Reform and Academic Achievement

Abstract

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine existing data to determine if there was quantitative evidence that the middle school philosophy, when fully implemented, provides an increase in academic achievement. The primary focus of this study was to compare the academic success of schools designated as Schools to Watch) to schools without such designation, but with similar demographic parts. Using propensity score matching along with multivariate and univariate analysis, results of the study showed small, but not statistically significant, gains in academic achievement in both areas (math, and reading/language arts).

Author

• Kristina Nicole Falbe, Georgia College