Long-term Hispanic ELLs had the worst course performance and graduation rates, with only 52 percent graduating within four years¶

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q2 i? Only 52 percent of Hispanic long-term ELLs (enrolled since elementary school, not proficient by high school entry) graduated within four years, the worst of all Hispanic groups studied. → Ninth Grade Course Performance Found to Be the Strongest Predictor of High School Graduation for Chicago English Language Learners 2012

Evidence¶

Ninth Grade Course Performance Found to Be the Strongest Predictor of High School Graduation for Chicago English Language Learners 2012¶

Ninth Grade Course Performance Found to Be the Strongest Predictor of High School Graduation for Chicago English Language Learners. (2012). University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research / National High School Center. http://www.betterhighschools.org

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Cohort study comparing Hispanic ELL subgroups in CPS. The report states "Only 52 percent of Hispanic ELLs" classified as long-term ELLs "graduated within four years" — the worst course performance and graduation rates of all Hispanic groups studied.

"Only 52 percent of Hispanic ELLs who had been enrolled in CPS since elementary school and had not achieved proficiency when they entered high school (classified by the study as "long-term ELLs") graduated within four years"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

English-Learner Status — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

ELs lag behind peers in achievement and attainment partly due to limited exposure to academic content — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Course performance indicators predict ELL graduation better than ELL-specific indicators such as proficiency level or education interruptions — related
Hispanic ELLs proficient before sixth grade performed better in ninth-grade courses than other Hispanic subgroups — related
ELL newcomers entering CPS after age 12 graduated at lower rates than students with the same grades and attendance, with school quality the key associated factor — related
Hispanic students graduated at far lower rates than white and Asian ELL students despite similar course performance patterns — related
Graduation rates differed by timing of English proficiency: 60 percent for middle-grades proficiency versus 68 percent for pre-sixth-grade proficiency — related
Hispanic ELLs new to CPS in middle or high school performed as well or better than any group in ninth grade but graduated at lower rates than all groups except long-term ELLs — related

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