A Comparison of Middle-Level Grade Span Configurations, Student Academic Achievement, and Stakeholder Perceptions of School Climate

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Abstract

Three grade span configurations (K–8, 6–8, and 7–8) in a mid-Atlantic state were investigated, measuring student academic achievement and stakeholders’ perceptions of school climate. Comparisons were made of differences in urban middle school performance by grade span configuration and stakeholders’ perceptions of school climate and its influence on student achievement.

Author

• Judy Neloms Adams, Prince George's County Public Schools