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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 31.
Published in final edited form as: Am Educ Res J. 2011 Jun 1;48(3):621–646. doi: 10.3102/0002831210384838

Table 2.

Results of Models Predicting Academic Achievement and Socioemotional Outcomes

Measure Reading Achievement
Math Achievement
Externalizing Behavior
Interpersonal Skills
ß SE ß SE ß SE ß SE
Predictors
 School diversity   0.05* 0.02   0.04* 0.02 −0.02 0.02   0.01 0.02
 Prop. same-racial/ethnic peers   0.05** 0.02   0.06*** 0.01 −0.03* 0.02   0.03 0.02
Child Control Variables
 Gender   0.10*** 0.01   0.01 0.01 −0.21*** 0.01   0.18*** 0.01
 Age   0.15*** 0.01   0.22*** 0.01 −0.04*** 0.01   0.07*** 0.01
 African American −0.04** 0.01 −0.08*** 0.01   0.09*** 0.01 −0.08*** 0.01
 Latino/a −0.05*** 0.01 −0.07*** 0.01 −0.02* 0.01 −0.01 0.01
 Asian American   0.05*** 0.01   0.03*** 0.01 −0.04*** 0.01   0.01 0.01
 Other race/ethnicity −0.02 0.01 −0.01 0.01   0.02 0.01 −0.01 0.01
 Kindergarten retention −0.04*** 0.01 −0.06*** 0.01   0.03*** 0.01 −0.04*** 0.01
Family Control Variables
 SES   0.22*** 0.02   0.23*** 0.02 −0.04* 0.02   0.07*** 0.02
 Highest parent education   0.09*** 0.02   0.10*** 0.02 −0.02 0.02   0.05** 0.02
 Intact biological family   0.07*** 0.01   0.06*** 0.01 −0.14*** 0.01   0.11*** 0.01
 Region of residence—midwest   0.00 0.02   0.03* 0.02   0.02 0.02 −0.00 0.02
 Region of residence—west   0.04* 0.02   0.04* 0.02   0.03 0.02   0.01 0.02
 Region of residence—south   0.06** 0.02   0.05** 0.02   0.07*** 0.02   0.02 0.02
 Urbanicity—city fringe   0.02 0.02   0.01 0.01   0.00 0.01 −0.01 0.02
 Urbanicity—small town −0.02 0.02 −0.02 0.01 −0.00 0.02 −0.02 0.02
Teacher Control Variables
 Master’s degree or higher −0.04* 0.02 −0.02 0.01   0.00 0.01 −0.01 0.02
 Tenure at current school −0.03* 0.01 −0.02 0.01 −0.02 0.01 −0.00 0.01
 African American   0.01 0.01   0.01 0.01 −0.03** 0.01   0.02 0.02
 Latino/a −0.00 0.01 −0.02 0.01 −0.00 0.01 −0.01 0.01
Asian American   0.00 0.02 −0.01 0.01   0.01 0.02 −0.02 0.02
School Control Variables
 Teaching staff diversity   0.05 0.03   0.05* 0.02 −0.00 0.02   0.03 0.03
 Proportion minority students −0.06* 0.03 −0.11*** 0.02   0.00 0.03 −0.03 0.03
 Sector (private)   0.07*** 0.02   0.06*** 0.01   0.03* 0.01 −0.03* 0.02
 Title I status −0.03* 0.02 −0.03* 0.01   0.01 0.01 −0.01 0.02
 Size   0.01 0.02   0.02 0.01 −0.03 0.01 −0.00 0.02
 Transition programming −0.00 0.01   0.00 0.01   0.01 0.01   0.01 0.01

n = 21,260

p < .10

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001.

Note. Results for model that includes both school diversity and proportion same-racial/ethnic peers.