A 1997 study, entitled “Strengths of Their Own: Home Schoolers Across America” homeschoolers, on the average were found to out-perform public school students by 30 to 37 percentile points in all subjects.

In grades K-12, both white and minority students scored, on the average, in the 87th percentile. In math, whites scored in the 82nd percentile while minorities scored in the 77th percentile.

In the public schools, however, there is a sharp contrast. White public school eighth grade students, nationally scored in the 58th percentile in math and the 57th percentile in reading. Black eighth grade students, on the other hand, scored on the average at the 24th percentile in math and the 28th percentile in reading. Hispanics scored at the 29th percentile in math and the 28th percentile in reading.

Additional statistics on homeschooling achievement