I agree, and was using the parent comment's also undefined term "good school". Socioeconomics don't have to be educational destiny however. In particular, a

I agree, and was using the parent comment's also undefined term "good school". Socioeconomics don't have to be educational destiny however. In particular, a blue-collar community's school does not have to be a "bad school". I grew up in a largely blue collar (and notably, white) school system in a stable community that provided good educational opportunities to many students. What was different there vs communities with "bad schools" was that we didn't face systemic deprivation and de-resourcing. This was a community with a significant (though waning) number of union jobs, and largely stable households. There were lots of problems, no doubt - including racism - but within the confines of the community, you didn't need to have professional educated parents in order to have chance at maximizing your educational potential.