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Table 3 GSD-level summary statistics, averaged across grades and years

From: Lead contamination of public drinking water and academic achievements among children in Massachusetts: a panel study

 

Min

25th percentile

Median

Mean

75th percentile

Max

SD

n

Standardized Math Test Scorea

−0.417

0.314

0.495

0.495

0.696

1.266

0.299

228

Standardized ELA Test Scorea

−0.555

0.284

0.467

0.467

0.654

1.170

0.293

228

Number of enrolled students

10.21

96.00

181.19

229.43

289.24

1911

224.45

229

WLLs (μg/L)

0.143

2.349

3.960

4.433

5.793

27.279

3.172

222

Percentage Native American (%)

0.000

0.047

0.136

0.256

0.265

5.568

0.513

229

Percentage Asian (%)

0.000

1.122

2.064

2.064

4.232

29.321

4.346

229

Percentage Hispanic (%)

0.260

2.377

3.792

7.092

6.435

91.086

11.018

229

Percentage Black (%)

0.000

0.902

1.679

0.310

3.113

55.220

5.341

229

Percentage White (%)

5.532

82.748

91.016

85.910

94.653

98.959

14.881

229

Percentage English Language Learner (%)

0.000

0.410

0.994

2.550

2.338

30.016

4.411

228

Percentage Reduced-price Lunch Eligible (%)

0.775

2.193

3.743

4.220

6.137

9.905

2.338

229

Percentage Economically Disadvantaged (%)b

1.847

11.803

19.300

23.912

31.740

85.957

16.793

229

Log of Median Income

10.43

11.06

11.25

11.26

11.44

12.05

0.30

227

Bachelor’s Degree Rate (%)

11.40

29.32

38.23

40.54

49.42

80.67

15.44

227

Poverty Rate (%)

0.636

3.930

6.824

8.397

11.506

37.943

6.209

227

SNAP Receipt Rate (%)b

0.899

3.870

6.018

7.023

8.142

35.674

5.224

227

Single-mom Household Rate (%)

4.52

11.29

13.79

14.36

16.23

43.34

5.28

227

Unemployment Rate (%)

3.424

6.037

6.877

7.109

8.103

14.177

1.745

227

  1. a The test scores are standardized on the national level, thus the standardized scores for Massachusetts do not center at 0
  2. b Economically disadvantaged students in Massachusetts are defined as students who are participating in one or more of the four state-administered programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC), the Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) foster care program, and MassHealth (Medicaid)