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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: Educ Eval Policy Anal. 2010 Mar;32(1):84–117. doi: 10.3102/0162373709359805

Appendix E.

Within-Stratum Differences in Achievement Outcomes among Language Minority Students

ESL Placement No ESL Placement

Stratum N Proportion N Proportion Difference
Math College Preparatory Enrollment

0 1 1.00 469 0.50 0.50
1 6 0.00 465 0.38 −0.38
2 5 0.14 230 0.24 −0.10
3 10 0.39 225 0.28 0.10
4 15 0.37 142 0.26 0.11
5 10 0.08 68 0.12 −0.04
6 38 0.20 120 0.22 −0.02
7 30 0.17 48 0.35 −0.18
8 90 0.17 66 0.16 0.00
9 138 0.18 19 0.05 0.13
10 150 0.24 7 0.30 −0.06
Total 493 0.20 1859 0.33 −0.13

Science College Preparatory Enrollment

0 1 1.00 469 0.58 0.42
1 6 0.52 465 0.45 0.07
2 5 0.73 230 0.40 0.33
3 10 0.36 225 0.39 −0.03
4 15 0.29 142 0.40 −0.11
5 10 0.05 68 0.22 −0.17
6 38 0.11 120 0.38 −0.27
7 30 0.27 48 0.32 −0.05
8 90 0.26 66 0.17 0.09
9 138 0.20 19 0.35 −0.15
10 150 0.35 7 0.57 −0.22

Total 493 0.27 1859 0.43 −0.16

Social Science College Preparatory Enrollment

0 1 1.00 469 0.34 0.66
1 6 0.37 465 0.31 0.06
2 5 0.12 230 0.21 −0.09
3 10 0.13 225 0.19 −0.06
4 15 0.16 142 0.16 0.00
5 10 0.08 68 0.09 −0.01
6 38 0.07 120 0.18 −0.11
7 30 0.07 48 0.13 −0.06
8 90 0.12 66 0.10 0.02
9 138 0.10 19 0.05 0.05
10 150 0.06 7 0.16 −0.10
Total 493 0.09 1859 0.24 −0.15
ESL Placement No ESL Placement

Stratum N M SD N M SD Difference
Math IRT Scores

 0 1 64.16 469 52.56 13.06 11.60
 1 6 24.95 2.77 465 47.21 14.97 −22.26
 2 5 34.93 10.68 230 41.62 15.01 −6.69
 3 10 40.25 19.87 225 41.76 14.29 −1.51
 4 15 46.89 15.10 142 41.41 13.16 5.48
 5 10 37.06 11.08 68 35.08 14.29 1.98
 6 38 38.04 9.63 120 40.04 13.10 −2.00
 7 30 36.46 16.11 48 40.64 14.87 −4.18
 8 90 39.55 13.38 66 35.28 13.21 4.27
 9 138 36.86 14.34 19 29.10 14.98 7.76
 10 150 37.22 16.46 7 36.81 14.99 0.41
Total 493 37.83 14.75 1859 44.48 14.88 −6.65

Cumulative GPA

 0 1 2.82 469 2.81 0.66 0.01
 1 6 1.82 0.52 465 2.59 0.76 −0.77
 2 5 2.03 0.47 230 2.33 0.8 −0.30
 3 10 2.36 0.71 225 2.45 0.74 −0.09
 4 15 1.90 0.99 142 2.47 0.73 −0.57
 5 10 2.37 0.81 68 1.98 0.89 0.39
 6 38 1.76 0.84 120 2.42 0.77 −0.66
 7 30 2.47 0.57 48 2.30 1.24 0.17
 8 90 2.29 0.79 66 2.26 0.72 0.03
 9 138 2.35 0.81 19 2.05 0.79 0.30
 10 150 2.43 0.90 7 2.98 0.77 −0.55
Total 493 2.31 0.84 1859 2.50 0.78 −0.19