CSULB Transfer Students 2005: High School Characteristics & College Readiness

From what kind of high school did you graduate?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Public school (not charter or magnet)	2033	84.3	85.9	85.9
	Public charter school	14	.6	.6	86.5
	Public magnet school	63	2.6	2.7	89.2
	Private religious/parochial school	190	7.9	8.0	97.2
	Private independent college-prep school	50	2.1	2.1	99.3
	Home school	16	.7	.7	100.0
	Total	2366	98.1	100.0
Missing	System	46	1.9
Total		2412	100.0

What was your average grade in high school?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	D	11	.5	.5	.5
	C	125	5.2	5.3	5.7
	C+	213	8.8	9.0	14.7
	B-	300	12.4	12.6	27.3
	B	742	30.8	31.2	58.5
	B+	505	20.9	21.2	79.8
	A-	288	11.9	12.1	91.9
	A or A+	193	8.0	8.1	100.0
	Total	2377	98.5	100.0
Missing	System	35	1.5
Total		2412	100.0

SAT Math and Verbal Descriptive Statistics
		SAT Math Score	SAT Verbal Score
N	Valid	363	362
N	Missing	2049	2050
Mean		558.53	546.37
Std. Deviation		95.502	91.815
Minimum		220	210
Maximum		800	800

Had Remedial work: Mathematics
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	1893	78.5	78.5	78.5
	Yes	519	21.5	21.5	100.0
	Total	2412	100.0	100.0

Had Remedial work: Social Studies
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2288	94.9	94.9	94.9
	Yes	124	5.1	5.1	100.0
	Total	2412	100.0	100.0

Had Remedial work: Foreign Language
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2259	93.7	93.7	93.7
	Yes	153	6.3	6.3	100.0
	Total	2412	100.0	100.0

Need Remedial work: Mathematics
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	1939	80.4	80.4	80.4
	Yes	473	19.6	19.6	100.0
	Total	2412	100.0	100.0

Need Remedial work: Social Studies
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2317	96.1	96.1	96.1
	Yes	95	3.9	3.9	100.0
	Total	2412	100.0	100.0

Need Remedial work: Foreign Language
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2183	90.5	90.5	90.5
	Yes	229	9.5	9.5	100.0
	Total	2412	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	269	11.2	12.1	12.1
	1-5	1354	56.1	61.0	73.1
	6-10	463	19.2	20.9	94.0
	11-25	100	4.1	4.5	98.5
	25+	33	1.4	1.5	100.0
	Total	2219	92.0	100.0
Missing	System	193	8.0
Total		2412	100.0

My high school adequately prepared me for college
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Strongly agree	373	15.5	19.5	19.5
	Agree	878	36.4	46.0	65.5
	Disagree	349	14.5	18.3	83.8
	Strongly disagree	222	9.2	11.6	95.4
	Don't know	88	3.6	4.6	100.0
	Total	1910	79.2	100.0
Missing	System	502	20.8
Total		2412	100.0

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