According to the News & Observer, the end of the forced busing scheme means that some students from Garner High School will be reassigned to Southeast Raleigh High School.
Low-income kids fared much better at Southeast Raleigh HS than similar students at Garner HS. Nearly 64 percent of economically disadvantaged students graduated in 08-09, while only 55 percent of economically disadvantaged students graduated from Garner HS last year.
On the NC end-of-course Algebra exam, both high schools had a similar percentage of low-income students taking the test, between 42 and 46 percent. But just over 50 percent of Southeast student earned a “proficient” score, while around 45 percent of Garner students passed.
Please Note: We do not know why low-income students at Southeast Raleigh HS outperformed Garner HS on these measures. I simply want to make the point that the students from Garner will be reassigned to a school that has been somewhat successful with low-income students.
