Table 2.
Distribution of College Plans Preparation, and Attendance in WSA & Non-WSA schools: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
| Percent distribution by year for WSA and Non-WSA schools | Percent point difference between WSA schools by year and non-WSA schools in 2000d | 2000 to 2005 change in % differencee | |||||||||
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| Educational Outcomes | 2000f | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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| Four Year College Plansa: | |||||||||||
| High School #1c | 38.0 | 44.8 | 46.7 | 54.9 | 54.7 | −2.4% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 14.5% | 14.3% | 16.7% |
| High School #2 | 33.0† | 30.2 | 40.7 | 36.6 | 25.3 | −7.5% | −10.3% | 0.3% | −3.8% | −15.2% | −7.7% |
| High School #3 | 20.2 * | 24.0 | 19.2 | 41.0 | 33.7 | −20.2% | −16.4% | −21.2% | 0.6% | −6.7% | 13.5% |
| High School #4 and 5 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 41.6 | 44.9 | 44.9 | -- | (0.3%) | (1.2%) | (4.5%) | (4.5%) | (4.5%) |
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| College Preparationb: | |||||||||||
| High School #1 | 53.5 * | 61.2 | 64.0 | 70.2 | 72.2 | −9.5% | −1.8% | 1.0% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 18.7% |
| High School #2 | 48.6 *** | 48.0 | 54.3 | 49.3 | 54.1 | −14.3% | −14.9% | −8.7% | −13.6% | −8.9% | 5.5% |
| High School #3 | 35.5 *** | 41.1 | 38.6 | 56.8 | 50.6 | −27.4% | −21.8% | −24.3% | −6.1% | −12.3% | 15.1% |
| High School #4 and 5 | 62.9 | 60.4 | 59.8 | 61.2 | 63.9 | -- | −(2.5%) | −(3.1%) | −(1.7%) | (0.9%) | (0.9%) |
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| Attended Any College: | |||||||||||
| High School #1 | 71.1 | 69.7 | 73.8 | 77.9 | 80.4 | 0.7% | −0.7% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 9.3% |
| High School #2 | 62.7† | 58.9 | 55.5 | 52.6 | 49.7 | −7.7% | −11.5% | −14.9% | −17.8% | −20.7% | −13.0% |
| High School #3 | 45.9 *** | 54.5 | 52.7 | 64.3 | 49.1 | −24.5% | −15.9% | −17.7% | −6.1% | −21.3% | 3.2% |
| High School #4 and 5 | 70.4 | 73.0 | 69.2 | 69.3 | 70.5 | -- | (2.6%) | −(1.2%) | −(1.1%) | (0.1%) | (0.1%) |
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| Attended Four Year College: | |||||||||||
| High School #1 | 32.3 | 38.2 | 41.9 | 49.4 | 46.4 | −3.9% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 13.2% | 10.2% | 14.1% |
| High School #2 | 27.2 * | 25.0 | 29.0 | 26.3 | 20.1 | −9.0% | −11.2% | −7.2% | −9.9% | −16.1% | −7.1% |
| High School #3 | 17.8 *** | 17.9 | 14.6 | 32.6 | 27.6 | −18.4% | −18.3% | −21.7% | −3.6% | −8.6% | 9.8% |
| High School #4 and 5 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 36.6 | -- | −(1.2%) | −(2.8%) | −(2.8%) | (0.4%) | (0.4%) |
Note:
Four year college plans is measured by whether the student listed a four year college as the first school choice which they planned to attended the following year.
College preparation is measured by whether the student has taken the SAT or ACT college placement exam by spring of their senior year.
High schools #1, #2, and #3 are part of the WSA program. High schools #4 and #5 are not part of the WSA program
In comparing the WSA and non-WSA schools there are two potential referent categories: non-WSA schools in 2000 or non-WSA schools in each year. The use of either referent category yields nearly identical results. Thus, we use non-WSA schools in 2000 as a referent as it allows for continuity with the rest of our analysis.
The difference between WSA schools and non-WSA schools between 2000 and 2005.
Indicated levels of significance are for the logistic regression models of each outcome regressed on the three WSA school dummy variables using non-WSA schools as the referent category.
Significant at the .10 level with a two tailed test
Significant at the .05 level with a two tailed test
Significant at the .01 level with a two tailed test
Significant at the .001 level with a two tailed test