Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of...

Table 1

Descriptive Characteristics of Participating Intervention and Comparison Schools

	Total Mean (SD)	Intervention Mean (SD)	Comparison Mean (SD)	F p
Total enrollment	548.8	513.4	584.1	1.65
	(179.9)	(140.7)	(209.5)	.21
Free or Reduced Lunch^*	77.9	78.3	77.5	.01
	(29.1)	(27.3)	(31.5)	.93
Percent minority	72.1	72.9	71.2	.04
	(29.9)	(90.9)	(29.6)	.85
Number of grade levels	8.12	8.05	8.19	.09
	(1.55)	(1.60)	(1.54)	.77
Combined achievement^**	59.4	58.6	60.3	.09
	(17.9)	(17.2)	(18.9)	.76
Percent consented^***	70.7	71.9	69.5	.43
	(11.9)	(9.8)	(14.0)	.51

	Total Mean (SD)	Intervention Mean (SD)	Comparison Mean (SD)	F p
Total enrollment	548.8	513.4	584.1	1.65
	(179.9)	(140.7)	(209.5)	.21
Free or Reduced Lunch^*	77.9	78.3	77.5	.01
	(29.1)	(27.3)	(31.5)	.93
Percent minority	72.1	72.9	71.2	.04
	(29.9)	(90.9)	(29.6)	.85
Number of grade levels	8.12	8.05	8.19	.09
	(1.55)	(1.60)	(1.54)	.77
Combined achievement^**	59.4	58.6	60.3	.09
	(17.9)	(17.2)	(18.9)	.76
Percent consented^***	70.7	71.9	69.5	.43
	(11.9)	(9.8)	(14.0)	.51

N = 42 schools, 21 Intervention and 21 Comparison

^* Free or Reduced Lunch = Percent of students enrolled who are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch Program.

^** Combined Achievement = Mean of percent of students scoring at or above grade level on Grade 4 Mathematics and Grade 4 English Language Arts state-administered tests.

^*** Percent consented = Percent of Grade 3 students who returned a signed consent for permission to participate in the study prior to baseline data collection.

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