La evaluación de la Educación Primaria madrileña y el debate sobre la escuela pública y privada

Abstract

This paper analyzes the results of public schools in Madrid in the sixth grade assessment  conducted in all regional centers by the Autonomous Community of Madrid in 2008. The large differences between different schools are discussed in light of the findings of the sociology of education on the relationship between economic and cultural level of families and attitudes to school, training and expectations for school performance. The hypothesis of a certain social segregation between public schools in Madrid that may explain these differences.