Effect of School Population Socioeconomic Status on Individual Academic Achievement.

Caldas, Stephen J.; Bankston, Carl, III

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Publication Date: 1997

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Effect of School Population Socioeconomic Status on Individual Academic Achievement.

Caldas, Stephen J.; Bankston, Carl, III

Journal of Educational Research, v90 n5 p269-77 May-Jun 1997

Reports a Louisiana study that investigated relationships between black high school students' academic achievement and their peers' and families' socioeconomic and social status. Test scores, school data, and student surveys indicated that family poverty status, family social status, and peers' family social status all influenced individual student academic achievement. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, High School Students, High Schools, Low Income Groups, Peer Influence, Poverty, Racial Factors, Social Status, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana

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