2009
"Homeschoolers score higher than 86% of their public school peers, according to a new study called Progress Report 2009: Homeschool Academic Achievement and Demographics.
This 86th percentile is a composite score in Reading, Language, Math, Social Studies and Science.
It is based on test results of 11,739 homeschooled students from all 50 states. Tests used included the 2007-8 California Achievement Test, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and Stanford Achievement Test.
It has also been found that homeschoolers are successful in college.
Continue reading on Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/education-i...s-score-higher-than-86-of-peers#ixzz1BuAMXyYu
Enjoy this inspirational interview and performance with Morgan and Jamie-Grace Harper in Atlanta, GA at a homeschool conference.
Scoring higher than 86% of their peers is not the same as scoring in the 86th percentile. That is an error in data interpretation.
However, be careful with those numbers. Not all student in home schooling or independent study programs are taught core subjects by their parents.
That is why Sylvan and centers such as the program I work for exist. To assist the parents as third party instructional providers with a smaller class setting since many if not most parents work.