The analysis below is to determine how the Thomas High School 9th graders's scores affected the data meant to determine how a school's size, type, and budget per capita affect students's test performances in Math and Reading for the given district.
Thomas High School Size: Medium
Average scores for Reading and Math stayed the same for Medium sized schools when we removed the Thomas High School 9th graders' results, but the passing percentages dropped significantly. The Math, Reading, and Overall Passing rates each dropped by 6%.
Thomas High School Type: Charter
Average scores for Reading and Math stayed the same for Charter schools when we removed the Thomas High School 9th graders' results, but the passing percentages dropped significantly. The Math and Reading rates dropped by 4%, and the Overall Passing rate dropped by 3%.
Thomas High School Budger Group: $630-644
Average scores for Reading and Math stayed the same for schools in the $630-644 range when we removed the Thomas High School 9th graders' results, but the passing percentages dropped significantly. The Math rate dropped by 6%, and the Reading and Overall Passing rates dropped by 7%.
The rankings shown in the figures above are based on the Overall Passing rates. When the Thomas High School's 9th graders's scores were included, Thomas High School ranked 2nd overall. When those scores were removed, Thomas High School's rank dropped to 8th. Their Overall Passing rate dropped 25.87%, from 90.95% to 65.08%.