Young Latinos are doing better in school and are more likely to complete high school, reports America’s Hispanic Children — Gaining Ground Looking Forward by Child Trends Hispanic Institute.
The percentage of Hispanic eighth graders achieving at or above the “proficient” level in math (an important predictor of high school completion) has increased from 8 percent in 2000 to 21 percent in 2014.
Dropout rates have fallen sharply, but only 73 percent of Hispanic youths complete high school in four years, compared to 86 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
Only a quarter of young Hispanic adults have earned a two- or four-year college degree compared to half of non-Hispanic whites.
The report also looks at health, economics, family and other issues. I noticed that young Hispanics are much more likely than blacks to be growing up in a two-parent family.
