The purpose of this study was to examine research studies conducted at the K-6 grades of public school in the U.S. covering from 1997-2008 with regard to how diverse students, in particular Latino, White, African American and Asian are identified, placed, and represented in special education programs at the national, state and school district level. This study was a research synthesis of the studies identified and used qualitative meta-analytic technique. By using meta-analytic techniques, I was able to identify those salient studies that examined how students become identified as needing special education services, and once identified, to assess how a student is placed. Furthermore, the use of qualitative meta-analytic techniques provided for comparison of a variety of studies by determining the relationship between the studies to be synthesized.