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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 29.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Q. 2008;89(1):177–198. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00527.x

TABLE 3.

Estimated Effect of ESL Placement on Grades and Math and Science Enrollment by Concentration of Immigrants in the School and Generational Status

Low-Concentration Schools
High-Concentration Schools
Treatment Control SE ATT Treatment Control SE ATT
First, Second, Third Combined N = 43 N = 126 N = 98 N = 358
Junior year GPA 2.524 3.050 0.606 −0.527 2.501 2.137 0.101 0.364***
AlgII/chemistry 2.047 3.466 0.498 −1.420*** 2.898 2.382 0.144 0.516***
First Generation N = 31 N = 10 N = 42 N = 43
Junior year GPA 2.579 1.300 0.969 1.279 2.199 2.094 0.211 0.104
AlgII/chemistry 1.871 3.207 0.446 −1.336*** 2.405 2.632 0.390 −0.227
Second Generation N = 9 N = 56 N = 42 N = 229
Junior year GPA 2.555 3.117 0.680 −0.562 2.744 2.210 0.142 0.534***
AlgII/chemistry 2.556 2.991 0.795 −0.436 3.286 2.549 0.196 0.736***
Third Generation N = 3 N = 60 N = 14 N = 86
Junior year GPA 1.861 2.499 0.363 −0.638 2.681 2.315 0.286 0.367
AlgII/chemistry 2.333 2.391 0.545 −0.058 3.214 2.580 0.343 0.634
***

p<0.001;

p<0.10.