Nineteen percent of black high school students in St. Louis, along with 18 percent of white peers took chemistry, another key college prep course; that better than the respective rates of 7.3 percent and 14 percent for Ferguson - Florissant black and white peers. (dropoutnation.net)
But when the Orange County Schools dragged their feet on integration, black high school students stood up and walked out. (newsobserver.com)
In our state, only 54.6 % of black high school students passed the End of Course Math 2 Assessment during the 2010 - 11 school year, compared to the state average of 79.1 %. (dfer.org)