It would be interesting to see test scores of the parents at these schools …[/quote]
Walterwhite mentioned Freakonomics, above, which also had some interesting information about parental expectations and school performance. In short, children who grew up in homes with a lot of books were found to be better students. Interestingly, though, it didn’t matter whether the children in these book filled homes actually READ the books. The difference was that smart, education minded parents tended to buy more books, and they also tended to pass their smart genes and work habits on to their kids.
So my guess is that the parents at these schools would have test scores similar to their kids – you don’t get apples off of orange trees.
