Studied the academic achievement and demographic characteristics of 20,760 home-schooled students in 11,930 families. Findings indicate the exceptionally high achievement test scores of these students, the high level of parental education for this group, relatively high income for home-school families, and the prevalence of married-couple…

To study the characteristics and academic achievement of home schooled students, data were compiled for 20,760 students in 11,930 families. Families chose to participate before they knew their children's test scores, reducing the possibility of reporting higher scores while leaving lower scores out of the analysis. All students took the Iowa Tests…