Boys are disproportionately represented among students designated as LTEL7 in California (56% vs. 51% of other ever-ELs)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2029: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Boys were overrepresented among LTEL7 students at 56% compared to around 51% of other ever-EL peers. → Price 2024

Evidence¶

Price 2024¶

Price, H., Burns, D., Loewe, S., Shields, P., Kaplan, J., & Lee, H. (2024). Long-term English learners in California. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/496.998

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive analysis of CALPADS enrollment data for 330,733 students designated LTEL7 compared to 1,780,481 other ever-ELs in 2022–23. The report states "boys were overrepresented among LTEL7 students at 56%" versus around 51% of other ever-ELs. No inferential test reported.

"In terms of gender, the proportion of ever-ELs who were boys was similar to the overall California school population—at around 51%. however, boys were overrepresented among LTEL7 students at 56%."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Special education needs are much more prevalent among California students designated as LTEL7 (28%) than other ever-EL peers (11%) — related
• Socioeconomic disadvantage is more prevalent among California students designated as LTEL7 (89%) than other ever-ELs (80%) — related
• Students designated as LTEL7 in California overwhelmingly began schooling at the lowest English proficiency levels (64% at Beginning vs. 40% of other ever-ELs) — related
• Large performance gaps on grades 6–8 and grade 11 CAASPP ELA and math tests, with LTEL7 students performing at lower levels than other ever-ELs — related
• More than half of LTEL7 students were in their 7th, 8th, or 9th year of being classified as EL, and more than 20,000 had been classified for 12 or more years — related
• Rural and less populous California counties have higher proportions of ever-EL students designated as LTEL7, despite lower absolute numbers — related
• Students designated as LTEL7 are less likely to attend schools offering the Seal of Biliteracy (78.3% vs. 83.5% of other ever-ELs) — related
• Graduation disparities: 69% of 12th-grade LTEL7 students attained a high school diploma compared to 86% of other ever-EL peers — related