- The findings suggest that concentrated disadvantage in K-12, combined with the university eligibility criteria, create differential opportunities to attend CA public universities.
- The findings show racial/ethnic patterns of concentrated disadvantage.
- Nine school clusters are identified, providing descriptive information about the different types of schools.
- Some schools that are very similar in racial/ethnic enrollment and ELL proportions differ in other important ways (access to AP classes and poverty level).
- School disadvantages are concentrated largely in schools with greater proportions of African American and Latino students.
- Many students in historically disadvantaged groups find footholds in relatively advantaged schools.