Notes on School Ability and Achievement

SchoolSATOLSATTE% Black 1Hampton Cove Mt. Gap Farley Jones Valley Weatherly Challenger Monte Sano Chapman Chaffee Whitesburg Blossomwood Morris Ridgecrest McDonnell Lincoln East Clinton West Huntsville Highlands Univ. Place Montview Colonial Hills Terry Hts West Mastin Lake Lakewood Rolling Hills

Conclusions Difficult to break through the ability barrier Most schools doing best they can with their students To change performance must change ability Money can’t change ability Since nature and nurture affect ability, should concentrate on nurture Meanwhile some children will be left behind Race gap apparent