### Question
What does at-risk student mean?


### Answer
**At-risk student** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 6011*:

> a student who, because of limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage, faces a greater risk of low educational achievement or reduced academic expectations

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6011*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER IX-EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT > Part A-General Provisions Regarding Office of Educational Research and Improvement**

