<p>There is an article on the topic in the mercury news:</p>
<p><a href=“Smart vs. cool: Culture, race and ethnicity in Silicon Valley schools – The Mercury News”>Smart vs. cool: Culture, race and ethnicity in Silicon Valley schools – The Mercury News;
<p>There is a graph on the print edition, the popularity of “D” students are on the low side regardless of ethnicity. For white students, the higher the GPA, the higher is the popularity. For black students, the peak is at grade “B”, then it drops when the grade goes to “A”. For Hispanic student, the peak is “C”, the “B” students are below the “D” students, the “A” students are called “whitewashed.” and are really unpopular.</p>