Negro-White Army test scores and last school grade

Abstract

Scores for Negroes and Whites on the Army General Classification Test in World War II were obtained from part of the Air Force Service Command. The White sample includes 2174 scores, the Negro sample 2010 scores. They are compared in terms of the means, the standard deviations, and the per cent of overlap. The groups were subdivided in terms of school grade completed and comparisons made at each level. Results show that mean scores of Whites exceed those of Negroes at each level. The rosters which provided the data contained no indication of the soldier's place of birth or home address, consequently no information concerning possible differences due to regional origin or quality of schooling can be derived. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)