Student and family characteristics of the kindergarten class of 2010 –2011, by race/ethnicity and by socioeconomic (SES) quintile
| By race/ethnicity | White | Black | Asian | Other | Hispanic | Hispanic ELL | Hispanic English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low SES (quintile 1) | 8.9% | 30.3% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 42.6% | 64.2% | 23.0% |
| Low-middle SES (quintile 2) | 17.6% | 26.5% | 13.4% | 23.1% | 24.0% | 21.4% | 26.4% |
| Middle SES (quintile 3) | 21.5% | 20.4% | 15.0% | 24.6% | 16.4% | 9.1% | 22.9% |
| High-middle SES (quintile 4) | 26.4% | 14.4% | 21.1% | 17.6% | 10.3% | 3.8% | 16.1% |
| High SES (quintile 5) | 25.6% | 8.3% | 38.8% | 18.8% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 11.6% |
| Living in poverty | 13.1% | 45.5% | 17.3% | 24.7% | 46.3% | 62.5% | 30.5% |
| Has a disability | 23.1% | 17.7% | 10.9% | 22.5% | 16.9% | 12.7% | 21.0% |
| Family type: not living with two parents | 23.9% | 64.5% | 9.6% | 42.4% | 32.7% | 25.6% | 38.2% |
| Number of siblings | 1.44 | 1.58 | 1.21 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 1.68 | 1.57 |
| Immigrant | 7.5% | 12.3% | 92.9% | 22.9% | 65.0% | 95.8% | 34.6% |
| Language at home is not English (ELL) | 1.8% | 4.0% | 54.5% | 2.2% | 47.5% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Pre-K care | 82.2% | 80.7% | 81.2% | 81.3% | 71.3% | 63.1% | 78.8% |
| Pre-K care: center-based | 58.0% | 55.5% | 61.7% | 57.6% | 46.5% | 41.3% | 51.2% |
| Enrichment activities (index) | 0.078 | 0.010 | -0.084 | 0.082 | -0.171 | -0.341 | -0.037 |
| By socioeconomic quintile | Low SES (quintile 1) | Low-middle SES (quintile 2) | Middle SES (quintile 3) | High-middle SES (quintile 4) | High SES (quintile 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 23.1% | 45.5% | 56.8% | 69.0% | 71.3% |
| Black | 19.6% | 17.0% | 13.4% | 9.4% | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 50.4% | 28.3% | 19.7% | 12.2% | 8.6% |
| Hispanic English-language learner (ELL) | 36.1% | 11.9% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Hispanic English speaker | 14.3% | 16.3% | 14.4% | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 8.7% |
| Other | 4.4% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Has a disability | 20.2% | 22.1% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 17.5% |
| Family type: not living with two parents | 54.9% | 41.7% | 34.1% | 19.3% | 9.6% |
| Number of siblings | 1.67 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.45 |
| Language at home is not English (ELL) | 40.3% | 15.6% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% |
| Immigrant | 49.8% | 25.7% | 18.9% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
| Pre-K care | 66.6% | 75.6% | 81.6% | 85.0% | 88.3% |
| Pre-K care: center-based | 44.3% | 47.0% | 53.1% | 61.6% | 69.9% |
| Enrichment activities (index) | -0.163 | -0.015 | 0.028 | 0.065 | 0.109 |
Source: EPI analysis of ECLS-K, Kindergarten Class of 2010–2011 (National Center for Education Statistics)