The number of students classified as LTEL in California dropped from almost 380,000 (18% of ever-ELs) in 2021–22 to just over 226,500 (about 11%) in 2022–23¶
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q2 i? Between 2021–22 and 2022–23, the overall number of students classified as LTEL dropped from almost 380,000 (18% of all ever-ELs) to just over 226,500 students (about 11% of all ever-ELs). → Price 2024
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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
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Trend analysis shown in Figure 2 of California Department of Education data. The report states the number "dropped from almost 380,000" to "just over 226,500 students" between 2021–22 and 2022–23, following pandemic-era highs.
"between 2021–22 and 2022–23, the overall number of students classified as LTEL dropped from almost 380,000 (and 18% of all ever-ELs) to just over 226,500 students (and about 11% of all ever-ELs)."
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Related Claims¶
- Special education needs are much more prevalent among California students designated as LTEL7 (28%) than other ever-EL peers (11%) — related
- Larger proportions of ELs classified for 6 or more years are meeting the ELPAC well-developed benchmark, rising from about 17% in 2020–21 to nearly 23% in 2022–23 — related
- Rural and less populous California counties have higher proportions of ever-EL students designated as LTEL7, despite lower absolute numbers — related
- ELPAC overall PL 4 remains the appropriate Criterion 1 reclassification threshold, with 2017-18 and 2022-23 data converging on the same level — 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
- The proportion of ever-EL students designated as LTEL7 decreases progressively after 6th grade, from about 30% in 7th grade to about 17% in 12th grade — related
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The number of students classified as LTEL in California dropped from almost 380,000 (18% of ever-ELs) in 2021–22 to just over 226,500 (about 11%) in 2022–23 |
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The number of students classified as LTEL in California dropped from almost 380,000 (18% of ever-ELs) in 2021–22 to just over 226,500 (about 11%) in 2022–23 |
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