Sorry, while I support 100% that Dorman and Spartan High have fine programs and fine coaches, they are not low on the totem pole.
The first list in this thread has over 200 schools, placing Dorman in the upper quartile and Spartan High in the upper half. Both schools also have distinct socio-economic sub-categories in their schools—pockets of affluence and pockets of poverty. The pockets of affluence in both schools feed their soccer programs, fitting the pattern.
Academically, a poverty index in a high school above the mid-40s has a notable negative impact; while I haven't looked closely, I would argue that a poverty index in the 60s and above is likely where you see poverty impacting athletics negatively.
Last edited by garnet&black; 06/19/07 01:49 PM.
