Most LTEL7 students in middle grades began California schooling in kindergarten, but by high school most entered after kindergarten¶
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q2 i? Among 6th-grade LTEL7 students, 3 in 4 began California schooling in kindergarten (75.8%), but among 12th-grade LTEL7 students only 16% started in kindergarten. → 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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Analysis shown in Figure 6 of CALPADS enrollment data for 2022–23. The report states 3 in 4 6th-grade LTEL7 students began in kindergarten while "only 16%" of 12th-grade LTEL7 students did, indicating later entry becomes more common in higher grades.
"Among 6th-grade students, 3 in 4 students designated as LTEL7 began their California schooling in kindergarten. Among 10th-grade students, fewer than half of students designated as LTEL7 started their California schooling in kindergarten. Among 12th-grade students, only 16% of students designated as LTEL7 started in kindergarten."
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Related Claims¶
- 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
- 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
- Special education needs are much more prevalent among California students designated as LTEL7 (28%) than other ever-EL peers (11%) — related
- Graduation disparities: 69% of 12th-grade LTEL7 students attained a high school diploma compared to 86% of other ever-EL peers — 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
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Most LTEL7 students in middle grades began California schooling in kindergarten, but by high school most entered after kindergarten |
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Most LTEL7 students in middle grades began California schooling in kindergarten, but by high school most entered after kindergarten |
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