Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
Variable | No. of Children (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcott | Walsh | |||
(N = 502) | (N = 479) | |||
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White | 271 | (54.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
Black | 96 | (19.1) | 29 | (6.0) |
Hispanic/Latino | 101 | (20.1) | 444 | (92.7) |
Others | 34 | (6.7) | 6 | (1.3) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 215 | (42.9) | 246 | (51.4) |
Female | 287 | (57.1) | 233 | (48.6) |
Grade | ||||
Pre-Kindergarten (ages 4–5) | 60 | (12.0) | 40 | (8.4) |
Kindergarten (ages 5–6) | 61 | (12.2) | 47 | (9.8) |
First (ages 6–7) | 56 | (11.2) | 39 | (8.1) |
Second (ages 7–8) | 49 | (9.8) | 48 | (10.0) |
Third (ages 8–9) | 48 | (9.6) | 55 | (11.5) |
Fourth (ages 9–10) | 49 | (9.8) | 59 | (12.3) |
Fifth (ages 10–11) | 47 | (9.8) | 49 | (10.2) |
Sixth (ages 11–12) | 48 | (9.6) | 51 | (10.6) |
Seventh (ages 12–13) | 46 | (9.2) | 34 | (7.1) |
Eighth (ages 13–14) | 38 | (7.6) | 57 | (11.9) |
Low Income Students | 157 | (31.2) | 448 | (93.5) |
Limited English Learners | 32 | (6.4) | 102 | (21.2) |