Effect of Multiple Variables on Graduation Rate and SAT Average in CPS

Session Number

Project ID: BHVSO 07

Advisor(s)

Patrick Kearney; Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Discipline

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Start Date

22-4-2020 9:10 AM

End Date

22-4-2020 9:25 AM

Abstract

This study used data from 142 CPS high schools for which publicly accessible data was available. The focus on CPS was inspired from its influence in the state and nationwide as the largest school district in Illinois and the third largest in the country. The graduation rates and SAT averages of each school were used as dependent (y) variables with which 5 independent (x) variables could be compared. These variables were chosen in order to determine their effect on the graduation rates and SAT averages of each school, in order to analyze trends across CPS schools. 3 of the values of the independent variables were percentages; these were the percentages of Limited English students, low income students, and attendance. The remaining two were binary (0 or 1) indicators of a CPS-issued safety rating and whether the school is a charter.

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Effect of Multiple Variables on Graduation Rate and SAT Average in CPS

This study used data from 142 CPS high schools for which publicly accessible data was available. The focus on CPS was inspired from its influence in the state and nationwide as the largest school district in Illinois and the third largest in the country. The graduation rates and SAT averages of each school were used as dependent (y) variables with which 5 independent (x) variables could be compared. These variables were chosen in order to determine their effect on the graduation rates and SAT averages of each school, in order to analyze trends across CPS schools. 3 of the values of the independent variables were percentages; these were the percentages of Limited English students, low income students, and attendance. The remaining two were binary (0 or 1) indicators of a CPS-issued safety rating and whether the school is a charter.