Enhancing Student Achievement Through Strategies for Strengthening Parental Support and Improving Socio-Economic Conditions

In Gaya District, Bihar, India, this research looks at how raising parental involvement and enhancing socioeconomic status affect students' performance in school. To measure how students' performance changed after receiving specific interventions, researchers used a quasi-experimental design that included pre- and post-tests. The lack of random assignment made it possible to observe actual results in an authentic learning environment. The socio-economic diversity and ongoing educational issues in Gaya District, Bihar, particularly in public and low-cost private schools, where performance has stayed moderate to low, led to its selection as the study region. In order to achieve fair representation across gender, parental support levels, and socio-economic backgrounds, the study utilised stratified random sampling to select 115 adolescents from Grades 6 to 10, all of whom were school-going. Structured programs were implemented to involve parents in academic support and to offer socio-economic aid, including study materials and community outreach, as interventions. Academic performance was measured both before and after the intervention in the study using standardised tests. There were differences in academic performance according to parental participation and socioeconomic position, but overall, the data showed a statistically significant improvement. Research like this shows that students do better in school when they come from stable homes and that there needs to be a concerted effort to improve students' academic performance and their social and economic standing.