Student Achievement and Teacher Perception in Small Schools and Large Schools

The study analyzed student achievement in various school sizes and teachers\u27 perceptions of relationships and interactions with colleagues, students, and parents depending on the size of the school in which teachers work. The purpose was to assist school leaders when they are faced with decisions about school size. Simple linear regression was used to analyze the relationship of achievement and school size of fourth-grade students. The variables mathematics achievement and size and language arts achievement and size were positively correlated. These findings suggest that as the size of a school increases, achievement increases. After holding the variables socioeconomic status and race constant, the negative correlation was found between mathematics achievement and size, suggesting that as the size of a school decreases, achievement increases. The means of the levels of teachers\u27 perceptions in large schools and small schools were compared using an independent t test. Two significant differences were found between teachers\u27 perceptions of relationships and interactions with colleagues, students, and parents