No substantive effects of school socioeconomic composition on student achievement in Australia: a response to Sciffer, Perry and McConney

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Table 3 Student- and school levels on year 5 achievement

Parameter	Model 1					Model 2					Model 3
Parameter	Num	Read	Write	Spell	Gram	Num	Read	Write	Spell	Gram	Num	Read	Write	Spell	Gram
Intercept	496.7	509.1	467.1	496.6	496.7	496.7	509.0	467.0	496.6	496.6	496.6	508.9	467.1	496.7	496.4
Female	− 3.8	0.5	13.0	7.6	10.1	− 3.9	0.5	13.2	7.6	10.2	− 3.9	0.5	13.2	7.6	10.2
NESB	7.5	0.0	5.5	5.8	6.2	7.6	0.1	5.8	5.8	6.3	7.6	0.1	5.7	5.8	6.3
ATSI	− 9.5	− 11.7	− 13.7	− 3.3	− 14.9	− 8.6	− 10.6	− 12.2	− 2.8	− 13.5	− 8.6	− 10.6	− 12.2	− 2.8	− 13.5
Parents’ education	4.0	4.8	4.0	1.9	4.9	4.0	4.8	4.1	1.9	5.0	4.1	4.9	4.1	1.9	5.0
Parents’ education (β)	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.05	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.05	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.05	0.09
Non-government School	− 1.2	− 1.6	1.1	0.8	− 1.3	− 1.1	− 1.5	1.48	0.9	− 1.1	− 0.8	− 1.2	1.3	0.7	− 0.8
School-SES	4.6	4.6	6.7	1.6	6.3	0.7	0.8	− 0.5	− 0.5	0.8
School-SES (β)	0.07	0.05	0.06	0.02	0.07	0.01	0.01	− 0.01	− 0.01	0.01
Same domain prior Ach.	0.60	0.61	0.49	0.68	0.58	0.60	0.61	0.48	0.68	0.58	0.60	0.61	0.48	0.68	0.58
Prior achievement (β)	0.71	0.69	0.50	0.81	0.62	0.70	0.68	0.49	0.81	0.61	0.70	0.68	0.49	0.81	0.61
School prior achievement						9.6	9.4	17.9	5.3	13.6	10.5	10.4	17.2	4.7	14.7
School prior Ach. (β)						0.07	0.06	0.15	0.04	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.14	0.03	0.08
ICC schools (%)	7.0	3.8	7.0	7.0	5.3	6.5	3.6	5.8	6.9	4.9	6.4	3.6	5.8	6.9	4.9
Pseudo R² (%)	66.9	61.1	47.6	75.9	54.6	66.9	61.1	47.6	75.9	54.5	66.9	61.1	47.6	75.9	54.5
Number of schools	7431	7432	7425	7430	7430	7431	7431	7425	7430	7430	7431	7432	7425	7430	7430
Number of students	249,492	251,126	250,543	251,674	251,674	249,492	250,463	250,463	251,674	251,674	249,492	251,126	250,543	251,674	251,674

NESB non-English-speaking background, ATSI Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander, SEC socioeconomic composition (school average parents’ education). Note that Statistical significance does not apply since the data is population data.