While initially lower, the percentage of Hispanic children receiving special education increased by grade. The percentage of Hispanic students receiving special education increased from 3% in kindergarten to 11% in the 5th grade for the 1998-99 kindergarten cohort.
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U.S. Department of Education, Issue brief, Demographic and School Characteristics of Students Receiving Special Education in the Elementary Grades (NCES 2007-005), July 2007
