1) UNDERACHIEVING On paper, no students in Boston are better positioned for upward mobility than its valedictorians. In reality, many saw their opportunities diminish soon after high school, often when they realized college classes were far more difficult. One quarter of Boston’s valedictorians from 2005 to 2007 did not finish college within six years. Today, 40 percent still earn less than $50,000 a year.

2) SUBURBS FARE BETTER Valedictorians from the cities and towns surrounding Boston have fared much better than their counterparts in Boston public schools. The suburban graduates were about two and a half times as likely as the Boston students both to earn an advanced degree and earn more than $100,000 a year.

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