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    The document discusses how socioeconomic status impacts student achievement and educational outcomes. It summarizes findings that children from low-income families are over a year behind their peers from college-educated families in reading and math skills. It also analyzes data from two Virginia high schools, First Colonial and Green Run, showing that First Colonial has higher test proficiency rates and graduation rates due to fewer students receiving free/reduced lunch assistance, while Green Run has lower scores with almost half its students requiring that assistance. The document concludes that a school's economic demographics can predict its students' likelihood of academic success and graduating.

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    The document discusses how socioeconomic status impacts student achievement and educational outcomes. It summarizes findings that children from low-income families are over a year behind their peers from college-educated families in reading and math skills. It also analyzes data from two Virginia high schools, First Colonial and Green Run, showing that First Colonial has higher test proficiency rates and graduation rates due to fewer students receiving free/reduced lunch assistance, while Green Run has lower scores with almost half its students requiring that assistance. The document concludes that a school's economic demographics can predict its students' likelihood of academic success and graduating.

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    McKenzie 1

    Brooklyn McKenzie
    Mrs. Pettay
    English 111 2B
    19 October 2015
    Economy and Education
    Eduardo Porter, economic scene writer for The New York Times says, Children from
    families of low socioeconomic status are already more than a year behind the children of college
    graduates in their grasp of both reading and math. Children of low income tend to be behind on
    their education; however, college graduates deem to make more money, and their children are
    more likely to excel in school. The academic success of students is not only based on their
    personal drive, but also depends on the economic standing of their family.
    The economic status of an area plays a role on the success of that school district. The
    Public Schools Review says that at First Colonial, 22% of the students are eligible for free or
    reduced lunch. Green Run is almost double that amount with 41% of students being eligible for
    free or reduced lunch. US news shows the proficiency in reading and mathematics at both
    schools as well as the district average. The Virginia Beach district has 92% of their students
    proficient in reading and 70% proficient in math. First Colonial proves to be above the district
    average having 94% of students proficient in reading and 76% proficient in math. Inversely,
    Green Run is below the average with 85% proficient in reading and only 62% proficient in math.
    Not only does a more economical advantaged school have more people excelling in reading and
    mathematics, but they also have higher graduation rates. First Colonial had an 81% graduation
    rate in the 2012-2013 compared to Green Runs 75% graduation rate. Green Run has almost half

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    of the students receiving free or reduced lunch. This large amount brings the schools average
    test scores down and decreases the number of students that graduate. At First Colonial there are
    few students receive free or reduced lunch. The students at FC have higher test scores and more
    students graduating. Therefore, the economic standing of a schools population can show the
    likelihood of success to graduation.
    The economically successful families have students that do better in school. First
    Colonial has less economically disadvantaged students and higher test scores. Green Run has
    more economically disadvantaged students and lower test scores. The amount of poverty in an
    area will reflect the success of the students in school. Eduardo Porters findings about education
    levels of students in low economic families versus students with high economic families was
    proven true in the Virginia Beach area as well.

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    Work Cited
    Bayside High School Overview. US News. U.S. News and World Report LP. Web. 12 October
    2015.
    First Colonial High School Overview. US News. U.S. News and World Report LP. Web. 12
    October 2015.
    First Colonial High School. Public School Review. N.P., 2014. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
    Green Run High School. Public School Review. N.P., 2014. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
    Porter, Eduardo. "Education Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Growing Wider." The New York
    Times. The New York Times, 22 Sept. 2015.

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