Coordinated Vocational Academic Education (CVAE) is offered at three middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas. Courses in automobile mechanics, cosmetology, and home and community services are provided for potential dropout students who meet specific criteria: (1) low achievement; (2) inadequate communication skills; and/or (3) social or emotional problems which interfere with performance. This evaluation studies three student cohorts (CVAE classes of 1980-81, 1981-82, and 1982-83) to assess CVAE impact on survival rate (students remaining in school) and attendance, academic achievement, citizenship, and market demand for skills developed. Findings indicate that the 132 CVAE students on the whole show positive changes in grade point averages, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) scores, and citizenship marks during the program year. A large percentage of students in classes from 1980 to 1983 have enrolled for the 1983-84 school year. There was no improvement in attendance. Salability of skills is adequate. Some impact may be lost due to lack of ninth grade follow-up programs. Appendices contain six tables showing average percent attendance; grade point averages for math, English, science, and social studies; and principal comments on the CVAE program. (BS)