CSULB Freshmen 2005: High School Characteristics & College Preparation

From what kind of high school did you graduate?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Public school (not charter or magnet)	1813	78.2	78.9	78.9
	Public charter school	29	1.3	1.3	80.2
	Public magnet school	123	5.3	5.4	85.5
	Private religious/parochial school	280	12.1	12.2	97.7
	Private independent college-prep school	49	2.1	2.1	99.8
	Home school	4	.2	.2	100.0
	Total	2298	99.1	100.0
Missing	System	20	.9
Total		2318	100.0

What was your average grade in high school?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	C	6	.3	.3	.3
	C+	27	1.2	1.2	1.4
	B-	124	5.3	5.4	6.9
	B	671	28.9	29.4	36.3
	B+	661	28.5	29.0	65.2
	A-	500	21.6	21.9	87.1
	A or A+	294	12.7	12.9	100.0
	Total	2283	98.5	100.0
Missing	System	35	1.5
Total		2318	100.0

SAT Math and Verbal Descriptive Statistics
		SAT Math Score	SAT Verbal Score
N	Valid	1605	1605
N	Missing	713	713
Mean		542.21	520.38
Std. Deviation		84.555	83.277
Minimum		200	213
Maximum		800	770

Had Remedial work: Mathematics
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	1937	83.6	83.6	83.6
	Yes	381	16.4	16.4	100.0
	Total	2318	100.0	100.0

Had Remedial work: Social Studies
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2229	96.2	96.2	96.2
	Yes	89	3.8	3.8	100.0
	Total	2318	100.0	100.0

Had Remedial work: Foreign Language
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2197	94.8	94.8	94.8
	Yes	121	5.2	5.2	100.0
	Total	2318	100.0	100.0

Need Remedial work: Mathematics
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	1655	71.4	71.4	71.4
	Yes	663	28.6	28.6	100.0
	Total	2318	100.0	100.0

Need Remedial work: Social Studies
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2172	93.7	93.7	93.7
	Yes	146	6.3	6.3	100.0
	Total	2318	100.0	100.0

Need Remedial work: Foreign Language
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2087	90.0	90.0	90.0
	Yes	231	10.0	10.0	100.0
	Total	2318	100.0	100.0

How many research or term papers did you write during your last year in high school?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	none	164	7.1	7.9	7.9
	1-5	1035	44.7	49.7	57.5
	6-10	559	24.1	26.8	84.4
	11-25	252	10.9	12.1	96.4
	25+	74	3.2	3.6	100.0
	Total	2084	89.9	100.0
Missing	System	234	10.1
Total		2318	100.0

My high school adequately prepared me for college
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Strongly agree	489	21.1	26.4	26.4
	Agree	1050	45.3	56.6	83.0
	Disagree	187	8.1	10.1	93.1
	Strongly disagree	49	2.1	2.6	95.7
	Don't know	79	3.4	4.3	100.0
	Total	1854	80.0	100.0
Missing	System	464	20.0
Total		2318	100.0

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