Fig. 3 
- Asian-American students performance approximate 0.2 SD higher score in academic effort.
- This difference grows to nearly a 0.4 SD gap in 10th grade.

Growing Gains: Asian-American Advantage in Academic Achievement

Fig. 2
- There's almost no difference between Asians and white in cognitive abilities by test
- There's a declining trend over grade

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At school entry, Asian American and White students show no significant difference in academic achievement. The Asian American advantage grows across grades, becomes significant by fifth grade, and peaks in tenth grade.

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