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The Answer for:1. is 16%The percentages for Asian American, Latino, and Caucasian students were 38%, 17%, and 28% respectively. Source National Assessment of Educational Progress 2000 Summary Data Tables-Student Data Tables, Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education 2001.
The Answer for:2. is 19.6%The projected percentages in 2013-14 for Asian/Pacific Islanders; Black, non-Hispanic; and American Indians/Alaska Natives students are 6.9%, 13.2%, and 1.1% respectively. The table below shows projected numbers of high school graduates for each race/ethnic group.
Source Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity (2004). Published by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), ACT, and the College Board.
The Answer for:3. Of a total of 59 listed languages, 85.3% or 1,357,778 students are Spanish speakers.Vietnamese speakers were the second highest population of EL students with 2.2% or 24,333. In third were students whose primary language is Hmong totaling 1.4% or 22,776. Source California Department of Education, October 2005
The Answer for:4. The quality and intensity of a student’s high school courses.This predictor is greater than test scores, class rank, GPA, and socioeconomic status. This is most clearly seen in the area of mathematics. High school students who complete mathematics courses higher than Algebra 2 (i.e. trigonometry or calculus) double their chances for earning a college degree. Source Adelman, Clifford, “Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment.” Web-based version, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 1999.
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