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The Effects of Desegregation on Student Achievement: Some New Evidence from the Equality of Educational Opportunity Survey

  • Racially mixed elementary schools improved achievement for Blacks and Whites if non-Whites were a large minority (about 25%), but Black achievement was depressed if non-Whites were a small minority.
  • The high school racial composition did not have much effect on test scores either way.
  • The lesser impact of racial mix at the high school level, compared to elementary school, is consistent with other studies.
  • In general, Blacks gain more than whites in schools that are 0-75 percent White. Whites gain more than Blacks in schools that are 76-90 percent White.
  • Whites, like Blacks, improve most in schools that are 51-75 percent White. Their improvement seems less marked, however, if one estimates initial ability using the first grade verbal test rather than the nonverbal test.
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