Academic Performance of U.S. Schools

Teresa Meyer

SOC 1020-042Deidre Tyler, Professor

U.S. scores compared to other industrialized nations

PISA results chart What makes a school successful?

Table of Contents

U.S. schools fall below other industrialized nations

Math, Reading, and Science scores are all lower than China, Korea, and Finland

China and Finland lead the world in education

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/july-dec10/education_12-10.html

U.S. Schools vs. Other Nations

U. S. Schools Vs. Other Nations

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* 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment Results (PISA) - U. S. scores lower http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/46643496.pdf

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Resources, Policies, and Practices

* Provide all students the same education regardless of socio-economic backgrounds

* Greater autonomy to individual schools in designing curriculum and establishing policies

* Teacher’s pay prioritized over class size

* Pre-primary education

* Better discipline, more positive behavior among teachers, and positive teacher-student relations increases reading scores

What makes schools successful?

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/34/60/46619703.pdf

Private, Public, and Charter SchoolsWhich is best?

There is much debate because data doesn’t compare apples to apples

The demographics and location make a difference in the data

Private and charter school can hand-pick their students so data

Raw data scores of private schools scoring higher does NOT take in socio-economic factors

http://www.projectappleseed.org/public-private.html

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U. S. Report Card by School TypeRaw Scores

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U. S. Report Card by School TypeDemographic and location controls

http://www.ncspe.org/publications_files/OP111.pdf

Rank

School City, State

1 School of Science and Engineering Magnet

Dallas, TX

2 School for the Dallas Talented and Gifted Magnet

Dallas, TX

3 BASIS Tucson Tucson, AZ

4 Stanton College Preparatory Jasonville, FL

5 Gatton Academy of Math and Science Bowling Green, KY

6 Jefferson County IB School Birmingham, AL

7 Signature School Evansville, IN

8 University Irvine, CA

9 Suncoast Community Riviera Beach, FL

10 North Hills Preparatory Irving, TX

Top 10 High Schools in the U.S.Newsweek