TABLE 2.

Mexican-Origin Student Characteristics by Generational Status and School Type (Weighted)

	First Generation				Second Generation				Third Generation
	Low Concentration N = 41		High Concentration N = 85		Low Concentration N = 65		High Concentration N = 271		Low Concentration N = 63		High Concentration N = 100
Variables	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Gender
Female	0.29		0.60		0.49		0.45		0.45		0.48
Language
Usually speak    language other    than English at    home	0.91		0.84		0.66	0.46	0.66		0.03		0.32
Generational Status
Arrived before age 5	0.06		0.26
Arrived age 5 or after	0.94		0.74
Parent Education
<High school	0.81		0.86		0.45		0.71		0.22		0.37
High school	0.07		0.03		0.26		0.24		0.28		0.26
Some college	0.02		0.04		0.08		0.01		0.28		0.28
College	0.07		0.04		0.09		0.01		0.22		0.09
Academic Indicators
AH-PVT English    proficiency	23.90	25.67	14.12	23.96	41.12	26.98	39.14	24.70	48.36		40.90	24.15
Less than algebra in    Grade 9	0.49		0.68		0.46		0.40		0.37		0.51
Retained before    Grade 5	0.11		0.26		0.10		0.20		0.08		0.32
Took ESL	0.68		0.47		0.18		0.08		0.07		0.07
Parent Indicators
Receive food    stamps	0.04		0.25		0.13		0.14		0.14		0.11
Academic Outcomes
Algebra II/chemistry	2.58	1.28	2.63	1.16	2.59	1.49	3.02	1.28	2.62	1.25	2.85	1.27
Junior year GPA	2.81	0.84	2.27	0.89	2.41	0.93	2.43	0.94	2.46	0.74	2.63	0.96