Hispanic majority schools able to curb low test scores in Arizona

“The report “Why Some Schools With Latino Children Beat the Odds” was released Friday jointly by the Center for the Future of Arizona and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy. The think tank authors found a dozen Arizona schools are bucking the low-achievement trend with a businesslike approach to improving students’ academic performance.

Analysts compared the excelling schools that routinely make or surpass the statewide average to 12 others with similar demographics but lagging achievement.

Comparisons were based on a review of eight years of eighth-grade math scores and third-grade reading scores on the Stanford 9 test, plus surveys and interviews with staff and administrators. Schools in the study were considered a representative sample of the high-achieving and lagging, majority Hispanic and high-poverty schools. “

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