As part of the baseline studies necessary for a new strategic plan for the Saginaw (Michigan) public schools, the relationship of grade point averages (GPAs), student absence, and Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) results were studied relative to the amount of shared variation common to each. All possible correlations were studied at the district's two high schools. Data represent all available 10th-grade first semester information for each school. Results are also aggregated by racial/ethnic and gender groups to see if the same relationships hold. Pearson product moment correlation coefficients were reviewed. Although exact correlation coefficients vary by school, there does seem to be a great consistency in terms of the general strength of relationships by variable pairs across schools, gender, and racial/ethnic groups. GPA versus absence correlations are the strongest set. For MEAP versus GPA, the bulk of the correlations fall within the 0.350 to 0.649 crude prediction range. For MEAP versus absences, 66.7 percent of the correlations fall within the "very little use" range. One MEAP area versus another MEAP area correlates well. For the new baseline figures it is recommended that absence data be captured by total school, gender, and racial/ethnic group. GPA and MEAP data should be collected in the same categories. (SLD)