The American Psychological Association (APA) defines socioeconomic status (SES) as the social standing on an individual or group measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation. The research of SES reveals gross inequities in access to resources that result in loss of privilege, power, and control. As known, students generally perform better in school if their own SES-background is higher. If the SES of their peers has a separate effect above this, then this has some important implications. This may lead students with a low-SES background to miss the positive effects of attending school with high-SES peers while high-SES students profit from getting a “better” peer group.
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The Truth of Immigration 
Thank you for this Caly! I think we often forget the definition of Socioeconomic Status, specially the EDUCATION portion of it! All students, I believe, should have the same educational opportunities, regardless of SES. My hope for the next president of the US that is elected is that he/she’s priority is education. Kids are the future and they all deserve to have the same chance to rise up from their circumstances and have an equal chance at a good life.
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