2. The U. S. Achievement Gap for Latinos
Only 15% of Latino 9th graders will attain a bachelor
degree vs. 29% for all 9th graders.1
1
Calculation: 12 out of 76 middle school graduate is 15.8%; assumes all 76 middle school students in this scenario are 8 th graders and attend the 9th grade or high school. See Appendix for
general population student education pipeline
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanic College Fund

3. James Montoya, Vice President, Higher
Education Relationship Development
jmontoya@collegeboard.org
Stephen J. Handel, Executive Director,
Community College Initiatives and Higher
Education Relationship Development
shandel@collegeboard.org