I don't know why wealth is correlated with test scores scientifically, but my theory is that: 1. The children of parents who are rich are likely to have parent

I don't know why wealth is correlated with test scores scientifically, but my theory is that: 1. The children of parents who are rich are likely to have parents who are university professors or successful business men 2. The children of wealthier parents have more free time to concentrate on their school, instead of helping around the house 3. The parents who are wealthier are generally more ambitious, and make their children study 4. The children from richer families have access to after-school lessons, better books 5. The children of wealthier parents are more likely to have someone who takes care of them all the time, while those from poorer families probably have parents who are working all the time 6. Diet of course The scholarship comes from the school. The school is pretty big and tries to give a lot back to the community. So there is always an attempt to help whatever students require help. The poorest children get educated for free, but this particular program is there to help those who are perhaps in the lower 3rd income class, but show strong potential.