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High School Mathematics Achievement by Ethnicity and Neighborhood Type

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The Latinx population is the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States and are becoming an increasingly larger percentage of the school-age population. This paper investigates high school mathematics achievement differences of Latinx students by neighborhood type – divested urban areas versus gentrified urban areas. The findings in this paper provide insight into mathematics achievement of Latinx high school students in gentrifying areas. As Latinos become a larger portion of the student population in K-12 public schools, it is important that we increase the enrollment of these groups not only to ensure that they are doing well economically but the country as well.

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