Homeschool Gets Better Report Card Than Public Schools

Test scores are better than public schools

Homeschooled children, when following a structured education plan, tend to test higher than their publicly-schooled counterparts and fellow homeschoolers whose time is unstructured, research shows.

Though research tends to show only positive outcomes associated with homeschooling America’s children, some critics of homeschooling claim that there is very little research that shows anything significant about the academic achievements and the social benefits of home education.

New studies show that, if the set curriculum is structured and followed at home, some children today have better test scores in math and reading compared to students attending public schools.

Analysts from Concordia University and Mount Allison University in Canada studied 74 home-schooled children, ages 5 to 10, and compared them to 37 children attending local public schools.

Results show the students attending public schools tested at or above their grade levels, but the home-schooled students tested about half a grade higher in math and 2.2 grades higher in reading.

Researchers concluded, among other things, that students were receiving more personalized attention at home, which helped them perform better academically. To read more, click here.