This causal comparative quantitative study examined if college readiness differences exist between Black and Latino AVID enrolled middle school students in a school district in southern Arizona as compared with Black and Latino middle school students not enrolled in AVID and/or White AVID middle school students. The PSAT 8/9 was the proxy measure of college readiness. A combination of Conley's College Readiness Framework and Critical Race Theory in education formed this study's foundation. Archival data for a cohort of 1,724 students, including 117 enrolled in AVID as 8th graders, allowed for the creation of matched comparison groups of academically similar students based on AzMERIT test scores. Independent samples t-tests comparing means of the matched comparison groups' PSAT 8/9 scores did not provide statistically significant differences between the AVID (M = 766.02, SD = 112.28) and non-AVID (M = 772.53, SD = 120.10) groups of Black and Latino students; t(164)= -0.36, p = .72. Nor did the tests provide statistically significant differences for the Black/Latino AVID (M = 766.02, SD = 112.28) and White AVID (M = 801.82, SD = 128.83) students; t(103) = -1.29, p = 0.20 although the required sample size minimum (n = 64) was not met by the White AVID enrolled student group. The results of this study do not support one year of an intervention like AVID as being sufficient to increase college readiness for underserved middle school students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]