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Understanding Factors Influencing Asian Students' Academic Performance in Los Angeles High Schools

This study examines the variables affecting Asian students' academic performance in Los Angeles public high schools. It delves into a range of demographic factors, including family income, educational levels of parents, peer pressure, and family structure. By analyzing data from California's Department of Education, the research identifies significant trends and patterns that impact the Achievement Performance Index (API) scores of these students. The insights reveal the importance of family support and educational resources in shaping academic success.

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Understanding Factors Influencing Asian Students' Academic Performance in Los Angeles High Schools

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  1. What Affects Asian Students’ School Performance Part 1- Midterm: Tiger Mother in LA Part 2 - final: Demographic Factors Part 2 - final: Demographic Factors JinghuaSuo GIS Class Urban Planning UCLA 03. 15. 2011

  2. Los Angeles Public High Schools (HS ) 646 800 881 200 400 600 800 1000 API: Achievement Performance Index Source: CA Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/

  3. 71HS Where Asian Students Significant 646 646 600 800 1000 Asian Minimum 713 LA Mean 646 Source: CA Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/

  4. General Performance of Asian Students 600 800 1000 7Asian HS < 800 Only 7 HS As. API < 800 (CA Goal) 7HS<800 64HS>800 Source: CA Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/

  5. 1 Mile Serve Area around the 8 HS 1 3 8 2 > 800 4 < 800 5 200 400 600 800 7 6 1.La Mirada HS 2.Richard Gahr HS 3.Mayfair HS 4.Lakewood HS 5 Milikan HS 6 Wilson HS 7 PolyTechnic HS 8 Jordan HS Low API HS Hi API HS Source: Map Share + ERSI

  6. Find what are affecting these Asian Students 1. La Mirada 3. Mayfair 1LA Mirada 3Mayfair 8Jordan 2Richard 2. Richard Gahr 4. lakewood 4 Lake Wood 5Milikan 5 MilikanSenior 7 Polytechnic 7 PolyTechnic 6 Wilson 6 Wilson 8 Jordan

  7. Compare Median Family Income 1 3 8 2 4 5 7 $20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 6 Income Matters Slightly Source: Social Explorer www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

  8. Compare Educational Level 1 3 8 2 4 5 7 5 10 15 20 25 30% 6 Parents’ Educational Level Matters Slightly Source: Social Explorer www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

  9. Compare Asian Population Density 1 3 8 2 4 5 7 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80% 6 Peer Pressure Matters Less Asian Pop Less Peer Pressure Less API Score Source: Social Explorer www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

  10. Compare Divorced & Separates Rate 1 3 8 2 4 5 7 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40% 6 Two Parents Matters Single Parent Lower API Score %Separate/Divorce Source: Social Explorer www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

  11. Conclusions: Two Parents 1 Peer Pressure Parents’ Educational Level Income Source: Social Explorer www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

  12. Model Image ,Metadata & Skills Model: Clip : The four Low API Schools Serve areas & LA Census Tracts Metadata: LAHIgnSchl.Shapefile Includes all of the 450 Public High Schools in LA, With school names and addresses. Skills: Modeling, Metadata, Service area (Net work analysis ), Original data, Extract data-service area, Charts / images, Geocoding, Clip, Database, Graduated Symbol, Attribute Selection,

  13. Thank You! Nice Holiday!

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