In 1967, Martin Luther King affirmed, "In elementary schools, Negroes lag one to three years behind Whites, and their segregated schools received substantially less money per student than do the White schools." (as cited in Startz, 2020, para. 1) Two years prior, the main intent of the ESEA of 1965, which also created Title I, had been to address achievement gaps for poor students. Reardon explained that, even today, "White students score an average of 1.5 to 2 grade levels higher than Black students in the average district." (Reardon, et al., 2019, para. 2) Startz further noted that even today, "segregation's effect on current racial gaps are largely due to segregation by poverty, rather than segregation by race." (2020, para. 3) Title I funding was established to address the needs of low income students, and later was reauthorized with the intent of holding schools accountable for student achievement. In this study, the researcher examined four research questions. What effect does the enrollment in a Title I school have on the achievement and growth scores of students? What effect does the enrollment in a Title I school have on the achievement and growth scores of African American students? What effect does enrollment in Title I schools have on the achievement and growth scores of low income students? What effect does socio-economic status have on achievement and growth scores of African American students enrolled in Title I schools, as compared to their peers in non-Title I schools? The sample for this study included students in grades three through seven in a suburban district. Over the two year period of data in this study, some evidence was found that Title I funding had an effect on the growth scores of the subgroups of students in the study. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]