%X This study investigated one research question regarding the potential school leaders have in increasing student outcomes in low socio economic elementary schools. Based on teacher perception, are certain aspects of effective leadership more vital to the success of low socio economic elementary schools than others? The findings show that a school leader’s ability to build a productive school climate may have a more exigent connection to student outcomes in low-socioeconomic elementary schools than in elementary schools with a majority of affluent students. %A Goldy Brown III %A Tina Salzman %D 2024 %K school leadership, low-income students, effective leadership, Title 1 schools %V 9 %L iab_repo1562 %N 2 %T Effective Elementary School Leadership: Does Teacher Perception of Leadership Effectiveness Matter to the Academic Performance of Elementary School Students? %P 1-16 %J Journal of Educational Leadership in Action