Running head: DATA COLLECTION 1

Data Organization and Analysis

Anthony Pantano
Professor Jennifer Wright-Berryman
SW4061
3/26/2017

Data Collection, Organization, and Analysis

This research study is explanatory, as the research design will highlight the cause and effects

associated with the percentage of students with low socioeconomic status for a particular school
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district in Hamilton County and that school districts overall academic performance. Twenty-two

school districts exist within Hamilton County including the City of Cincinnati School District.

Due to the nature of the research that was conducted for this study, measures of central tendency

were unnecessary as a means of analyzing and organizing the raw data that was collected.

Instead, tables and graphs were utilized as a way of underlining where the various 22 Hamilton

County public school districts 3rd graders scored as compared to the state test score minimums

in both English and Mathematics. Instruments of measurement were set that indicated both a

school districts level of economic disadvantage and their level of academic achievement for 3rd

grade state testing on both English and Mathematics. The instruments utilized are listed below in

Figure 1. The 3rd grade Math and English & Language Arts raw test scores for each of the 22

school districts was pulled from the Ohio Department of Educations state report card

(reportcard.education.ohio.gov). Then, utilizing the instruments listed under Figure 1., the data

was placed into a table and a chart in order for conclusions to be drawn about the impact that

economic disadvantage has on a school districts level of academic achievement. The table can

be found under Figure 2. and the chart can be found under Figure 3. below.
Figures and Data Organization
Figure 1.
Economic Disadvantage Instrument
>50% economic disadvantage = Deemed economically disadvantaged district (Denoted with a

yellow highlight in table___)

<50% economic disadvantage = Deemed non-economically disadvantaged district (Denoted with

a yellow highlight in table___)

Academic Achievement Level
100% of Indicators met (3rd grade Math and ELA passing scores %) = Excellent academic

achievement level (district) (Denoted with a blue highlight in table___)

50% of Indicators met (3rd grade Math and ELA passing scores %) = Moderate academic

achievement level (district) (Denoted with a green highlight in table___)

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0% of Indicators met (3rd grade Math and ELA passing scores %) = Limited academic

achievement level (district) (Denoted with a red highlight in table___)

Figure 2.

Economic Disadvantage & Achievement Level: 3rd Grade Math & English Language Arts
School Economic 3rd Grade 3rd Grade State Test State Test
District Disadvantag Achievement Achievement Passing Line Passing Line
e Percentage Level ELA Level Math 3rd Grade 3rd Grade
(Passing (Passing ELA Math
Percentage) Percentage)
City of
Cincinnati
School
District 81.9 46.4 53.9 68 73
Deer Park
Community
City School
District 42.1 49.1 66.1 68 73
Finneytown
Local School
District 52.3 50.8 61 68 73
Forest Hills
Local School
District 11.5 77.7 91.6 68 73
Indian Hill
Exempted
Village
School
District 6.5 84.6 90.6 68 73
Lockland
City School
District 89.1 30.3 51.9 68 73
Loveland
City School
District 14.5 71.6 81.3 68 73
Madiera City
School
District 9.4 90.1 93.4 68 73
Mariemont
City School
District 10.7 86.9 92.2 68 73
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Mount
Healthy 44 19.1 31.6 68 73
North College
Hill City
School
District 74.8 28 47.2 68 73
Northwest
Local School
District 57.9 50.2 64.8 68 73
Norwood
City School
District 65.8 63.4 69 68 73
Oak Hills
Local School
District 20.9 76.2 88.4 68 73
Princeton
City School
District 67.2 49.5 62 68 73
Reading City
School
District 57.1 56.4 72.1 68 73
Southwest
Local School
District 41 75.2 79.1 68 73
St. Bernard -
Elmwood
Place City
School
District 82.9 53.7 54.5 68 73
Sycamore
Community
City School
District -
Sycamore
High School 17.1 80.1 87.1 68 73
Three Rivers
Local School
District 37 65.3 69.8 68 73
Winton 74.1 26.8 46.1 68 73
Woods City
School
District -
Winton
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Woods High
School
Wyoming
City School
District 5.4 88.6 94.7 68 73
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Figure 3.
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Economic Disadvantage
Percentage
3rd Grade Achievement Level
ELA (Passing Percentage)
3rd Grade Achievement Level
Math (Passing Percentage)
State Test Passing Line 3rd
Grade ELA
State Test Passing Line 3rd
Grade Math