Table 1. Students' socio-demographic characteristics, 2013.
| Race/ethnicity | Poverty status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N = 789520 |
White n = 123 874 |
Black n = 205 875 |
Hispanic n = 327 220 |
Asian & Other n = 132 551 |
Low-income n = 669 478 |
Not low-income n = 120 042 |
|
| Female, % | 50 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 49 |
| Low-income, % | 85 | 55 | 93 | 93 | 80 | 100 | 0 |
| Foreign born, % | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 11 |
| Special education, % | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| English at home, % | 56 | 69 | 92 | 40 | 28 | 53 | 72 |
| Below proficient score on NYSESLATa, % | 14 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| Grade, mean (SD) | 5.97 (3.75) | 5.59 (3.74) | 6.37 (3.71) | 5.84 (3.74) | 5.99 (3.79) | 6.24 (3.70) | 4.42 (3.63) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 11.78 (3.97) | 11.27 (3.86) | 12.28 (3.95) | 11.69 (3.98) | 11.72 (3.98) | 12.09 (3.93) | 10.05 (3.74) |
| Borough, % | |||||||
| Manhattan | 11 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Bronx | 22 | 5 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 8 |
| Queens | 32 | 34 | 48 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
| Brooklyn | 29 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 52 | 28 | 31 |
| Staten Island | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Notes: Sample includes NYC public school students in districts 1–32 with home and school address data and student-level demographic data. Students for whom a substantial proportion of their food environment lies outside of the city boundaries (those whose home or school is within half a mile from city borders) are excluded.
a NYSESLAT stands for the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test.