This report provides data on the academic achievement gap that separates low-income and minority students from other students, examining how well different groups of students perform in Delaware and noting inequities in teacher quality, course offerings, and funding. Included are tables and data that provide: a frontier gap analysis (a comparison of Delaware to the leaders in achievement and gap closing); student profile (the demographic distribution of youth in Delaware); state performance (academic achievement and educational attainment); opportunity (well prepared teachers, challenging curricula, special student placements, effective instruction, and annual per pupil investments); minority achievement gains, state by state; and analysis of minority-white achievement gaps by subject area and grade level. Hispanic and African American 4th graders in Delaware made more progress in reading from 1992 to 1998 than African American and Hispanic 4th graders in almost any other state. However, both African American and Hispanic 8th graders score about 3 years behind white 8th graders in the state in math and science and about 2 years behind in reading and writing. (Contains 24 references.) (SM)