Differentiating Military-Connected and Non-Military-Connected Students: Predictors of Graduation and SAT Score

At-risk prediction and early warning initiatives have become a core part of contemporary practice in American high schools, with the goal of identifying students at-risk of poorer outcomes, determining which factors are associated with these risks, and developing interventions to support at-risk students’ individual needs. However, efforts along these lines have typically ignored whether a student is military-connected or not. Given the many differences between military-connected students and other students, we investigate whether models developed for non-military-connected students still function effectively for military-connected students, studying the specific cases of graduation prediction and SAT score prediction. We then identify which variables are highly different in their connections to student outcomes, between populations.