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The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
In 2015, the average SAT scores on the math section were 598 for Asian-Americans, 534 for White Americans, 457 for Hispanic Latinos and 428 for Black Americans. [20] Additionally, 10% of Asian-Americans, 8% of whites, 3% of Mexican Americans, 3% of Native Americans and 2% of Black Americans scored above 600 on the SAT verbal section in 1990. [ 21 ]
The education of African Americans and some other minorities lags behind those of other U.S. ethnic groups, such as White Americans and Asian Americans, as reflected by test scores, grades, urban high school graduation rates, rates of disciplinary action, and rates of conferral of undergraduate degrees.
And the graduation rate for students experiencing homelessness increased 2 percentage points, to 60.6%. ... Black and African American students experienced a large increase in graduation rates by ...
“Making sure students graduate and that they are prepared to thrive after graduation, is the core of our mission.” Graduation rate drops nearly 10% for African Americans in Modesto City ...
New data shows most local schools saw graduation rates increase during the 2020-21 school year, despite the state graduation rate decreasing.
[43] [44] Part B specifically provides for formula-based grants, calculated based on each institution's Pell grant eligible enrollment, graduation rate, and percentage of graduates who continue post-baccalaureate education in fields where African Americans are underrepresented.
America's graduation rates are trending up. On Monday, the White House released new data showing that the national graduation rate at 83.2 percent for the 2014-15 academic year. That's up by ...