We examine the impact of family income during childhood on the type of secondary school that German children attend, a …

We study the impact of providing school report cards with test scores on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment … report cards. This increased test scores by 0.11 standard deviations, decreased private school fees by 17 percent, and … increased primary enrollment by 4.5 percent. Heterogeneity in the treatment impact by initial school test scores is consistent …