Which of the following best describes the practices for assignment of students to your school?

Conceptual Variable

Name
6670
Label
Which of the following best describes the practices for assignment of students to your school?
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Wave I School Administrator Questionnaire Data
A3
all pupils in a particular geographic area (or district) attend this school
68.29%
pupils in a particular geographic area (or district) are generally assigned to this school but transfers are frequently allowed (i.e., transfers make up more than 10% of the student body)
13.41%
pupils are assigned from several geographic areas in order to achieve a desired racial or ethnic composition in the school
4.27%
pupils are assigned based on an entrance test or other achievement criteria
2.44%
other (specify below)
10.98%
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Wave I School Administrator Questionnaire Data
A3
all pupils in a particular geographic area (or district) attend this school
65.12%
pupils in a particular geographic area (or district) are generally assigned to this school but transfers are frequently allowed (i.e., transfers make up more than 10% of the student body)
12.79%
pupils are assigned from several geographic areas in order to achieve a desired racial or ethnic composition in the school
4.07%
pupils are assigned based on an entrance test or other achievement criteria
2.33%
other (specify below)
10.47%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I School Administrator Questionnaire Data A3 164 8 1 9
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Wave I School Administrator Questionnaire Data
A3
all pupils in a particular geographic area (or district) attend this school 1
pupils in a particular geographic area (or district) are generally assigned to this school but transfers are frequently allowed (i.e., transfers make up more than 10% of the student body) 2
pupils are assigned from several geographic areas in order to achieve a desired racial or ethnic composition in the school 3
pupils are assigned based on an entrance test or other achievement criteria 4
other (specify below) 5