in a city that's 15% asian, stuyvesant is 75% asian.n and should a standardized test decide who has access to the best schools? >> the way in which new york tried to deal with elite education and inequality is by having something like a fair test to decide who gets the elite education. and the consequence of that has been more and more unfair outcomes. >> in this year's freshman class, only seven black and 33 hispanic students were offered places out of nearly 900 coveted spots. >> if you want to admit by those kinds of tests, it's at war with also wanting to admit more black and brown students. there's a historic racial gap on average in these kind of academic test scores. it's one of the most consistent findings in social science. the gap is actually closing but it's always been there. you have to dial down the importance of the test to dial up your racial diversity. >> mayor bill de blasio has called to scrap the current system in favor of diversity. the furious reaction from parents and lawmakers led the mayor to say he was going ba