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Direct linkSarah Ruth Morris; Sarah Clark McKenzie – Educational Forum, 2025
Freshman grades relate to academic outcomes, yet limited research explores which students face the highest risk of course failure. With logit analysis using a five-year Arkansas dataset (n = 164,688), we find that economically disadvantaged ninth-grade students are more likely to fail a course than their more privileged peers. This disparity…
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Grades (Scholastic), Failure
Andy Parra-Martinez; Rian Rinaldi Djita; Jonathan Wai; Sarah McKenzie – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2025
Participating in advanced placement (AP) can improve high school students' cognitive and noncognitive outcomes. Despite nationwide efforts, including Arkansas's mandate for statewide AP access since 2003 and exam cost coverage since 2005, disparities in enrollment persist. Using multilevel modeling, we investigate the relation between…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Enrollment, Outcomes of Education, High School Students
Sarah R. Morris; Sarah C. McKenzie; Miranda G. Vernon – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2025
This robust mixed-methods study examines ninth-grade advanced course placement in Arkansas, revealing disparities rooted in race and socioeconomic status. Utilizing a logit analysis for a five-year pooled sample (n = 163,616), we find persistent enrollment gaps for Black ninth-grade students after controlling for prior academic achievement,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Advanced Courses, Socioeconomic Status
