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¶
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q2 i? More than half of the 330,733 students designated as LTEL7 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. → 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
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Distribution analysis shown in Figure 7 of CALPADS enrollment data for 2022–23. The report states "more than half" were in their 7th–9th year, 25% in their 10th year, and "more than 20,000" for 12 or more years.
"more than half of the 330,733 students who were designated as LTEL7 were in their 7th, 8th, or 9th year of being classified an EL. Another 25% were experiencing their 10th year as an EL. And more than 20,000 students designated LTEL7 had been classified as an EL for 12 or more years"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Boys are disproportionately represented among students designated as LTEL7 in California (56% vs. 51% of other ever-ELs) — 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
- Special education needs are much more prevalent among California students designated as LTEL7 (28%) than other ever-EL peers (11%) — 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
- Most LTEL7 students in middle grades began California schooling in kindergarten, but by high school most entered after kindergarten — related
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title |
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 |
description |
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 |
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evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2024 |
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2029 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-10 |
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