A Comparison Study of Hispanic Students’ College Readiness in Public High Schools and Charter Schools in Texas’s Lower Rio Grande Valley
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
Department
Educational Administration
Date of Award
Fall 2025
Abstract
This quantitative study examined whether statistically significant differences in college readiness outcomes, specifically in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, exist between Hispanic graduates of traditional public high schools and those from public charter high schools in Texas’s Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). Archival data from six demographically similar schools (three charter, three traditional) from the years 2017 to 2019 were analyzed using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression to control for variables such as economic disadvantage, student-teacher ratios, and emergent bilingual percentages.
Advisor
Mack Hines
Subject Categories
Education
Recommended Citation
Saldana, Allicia Catherine, "A Comparison Study of Hispanic Students’ College Readiness in Public High Schools and Charter Schools in Texas’s Lower Rio Grande Valley" (2025). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 1335.
https://lair.etamu.edu/etd/1335
