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10 Sep 2015
Infographic

Infographic: The Black-White Achievement Gap and Student Populations by Locale

Created using data from School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap, this infographic addresses the question, "Are most schools with a majority of Black students concentrated in cities, suburbs, towns, or rural areas?" Explore the full series of infographics.

Infographic: The Black-White Achievement Gap and Student Populations by Locale

Related Work

10 Oct 2015
Infographic

Infographic Series: School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap

This Education Policy Center infographic series, “School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap,” shows school segregation numbers across the U.S. and the Black-White achievement gap.

Topic: 
Education, NAEP
24 Sep 2015
Report

School Composition and the Black-White Achievement Gap

With recent concerns about the growing resegregation of schools, this analysis sheds light on the relationship between the Black-White achievement gap and the demographic makeup of schools. Accounting for factors such as socioeconomic status and other characteristics, the analysis finds that black student scores were lower, and achievement gaps wider, in mostly black schools.
Topic: 
Education, NAEP
24 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Black Male Achievement Lowest in Schools with Highest Levels of Black Students

The persistent achievement gap between Black and White students has frustrated educators, parents, and policymakers for decades. In this blog post, Sami Kitmitto and George Bohrnstedt discuss a recent AIR study for the National Center for Education Statistics that highlights the potentially detrimental effect of school segregation.
Topic: 
Education, NAEP

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