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¶

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q2 i? Among all ever-EL students, the proportion designated as LTEL7 was progressively smaller in every grade after 6th grade, from about 30% in 7th grade to about 17% in 12th grade. → 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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Grade-level analysis shown in Figure 5 of CALPADS enrollment data for 2022–23. The report describes a progressive decrease from about 30% in 7th grade to about 17% in 12th grade, with 2-percentage-point drops between each grade from 9 to 12.

"the proportion of students designated as LTEL7 was progressively smaller in every grade after 6th grade, from about 30% of ever-ELs in 7th grade to about 17% of ever-ELs in 12th grade. Between each grade level from 9 to 12, the proportion of students designated as LTEL7 among ever-EL students decreased by 2 percentage points."

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Related Claims¶

• Most LTEL7 students in middle grades began California schooling in kindergarten, but by high school most entered after kindergarten — 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
• 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 — related