Test Scores and Subsidized Lunch Status

Elizabeth Magee

State Testing requirements

• NCLB accountability
• SC PASS
• SC-Alt
• Demographic Data Collection

National School Lunch Program

• Federal $ allocated to states
• Income Qualifications
• Socioeconomic measurement

REsearch Question

• Does subsidized meal status affect ELA scores for students on SC PASS? On SC-Alt?

Data (ed.sc.gov)

Results Summary

• z-tests compares sample means to population mean
• Neither revealed statistically significant differences
• But...

Discussion

• Subsidized students above mean for SC-Alt
• Future research areas...

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