Beating the Odds -- Analyses of 2007 DSTP

Abstract

This study was designed to identify K-12 schools in Delaware that are beating the odds, that is, outperforming expectations given the composition of their student body, and to learn what actions they are taking to achieve their success. This third stage repeats the identification process used with the 2007 Delaware State Testing Program (DSTP) data, relying on cluster analyses of Delaware public and charter schools’ percentages of white students and students from low-income families.