Table 1

Descriptive Statistics: Academic Achievement and Noncognitive Skills

	Female		Male		N
	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation	N
Reading Scores
Kindergarten	42.52	13.29	40.22	13.48	9,454
First	76.12	21.16	72.41	21.49	8,401
Third	124.80	22.69	120.69	24.40	5,793
Fifth	144.21	20.86	141.23	23.07	5,841
Reading grades
Kindergarten	3.55	0.76	3.34	0.78	9,454
First	3.62	0.89	3.40	0.88	8,401
Third	3.50	0.84	3.26	0.84	5,793
Fifth	3.62	0.80	3.37	0.82	5,841
Math scores
Kindergarten	34.12	10.60	34.52	12.21	9,454
First	59.11	15.24	61.13	17.52	8,401
Third	93.57	19.74	98.10	20.82	5,793
Fifth	114.49	19.61	118.88	19.72	2,820
Math grades
Kindergarten	3.68	0.79	3.57	0.84	9,454
First	3.54	0.85	3.54	0.89	8,401
Third	3.13	0.70	3.14	0.73	5,793
Fifth	3.44	0.65	3.45	0.72	2,820
Science scores
Kindergarten	27.93	7.49	28.31	7.89	9,454
First	35.33	7.05	36.18	7.13	8,401
Third	45.81	13.15	49.05	13.78	5,793
Fifth	58.39	13.86	62.09	13.10	2,747
Science grades
Kindergarten	3.76	0.92	3.65	0.97	9,454
First	3.42	0.94	3.37	0.96	8,401
Third	3.26	0.89	3.24	0.91	5,793
Fifth	3.41	0.86	3.35	0.86	2,747
SRS score for ATL
Kindergarten	2.30	0.62	2.00	0.68	9,454
First	2.23	0.66	1.93	0.69	8,356
Third	2.26	0.61	1.94	0.66	5,781
Fifth	2.30	0.60	1.94	0.67	5,815