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Table 204.27. | English language learner (ELL) students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade, home language, and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 2008-09 through fall 2015 |
Grade, home language, and selected student characteristic | Number of ELL students | Percentage distribution of ELL students | Number of ELL students as a percent of total enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||
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2008-091 | 2009-101 | 2011-121 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | 2008-091 | 2009-101 | 2011-121 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | 2008-091 | 2009-101 | 2011-121 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Total | 4,685,746 | 4,647,016 | 4,635,185 | 4,850,293 | 4,929,989 | 4,813,693 | 4,854,285 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
Grade | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kindergarten | 629,195 | 615,615 | 657,391 | 667,835 | 667,665 | 629,013 | 606,398 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 16.3 |
Grade 1 | 621,541 | 617,599 | 646,362 | 665,327 | 665,612 | 640,017 | 621,106 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.5 |
Grade 2 | 583,025 | 576,336 | 585,702 | 609,804 | 630,475 | 614,681 | 614,809 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
Grade 3 | 495,814 | 511,545 | 500,032 | 540,396 | 558,925 | 567,131 | 564,811 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Grade 4 | 406,966 | 420,145 | 417,616 | 428,119 | 439,529 | 436,554 | 461,022 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
Grade 5 | 333,975 | 336,194 | 338,174 | 367,088 | 361,651 | 364,178 | 372,817 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
Grade 6 | 288,784 | 277,971 | 273,457 | 288,085 | 293,778 | 287,798 | 305,530 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
Grade 7 | 263,483 | 254,830 | 239,156 | 255,395 | 267,416 | 260,507 | 267,094 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
Grade 8 | 237,269 | 233,332 | 214,896 | 227,844 | 239,817 | 242,540 | 245,574 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Grade 9 | 268,927 | 258,728 | 244,266 | 255,008 | 261,564 | 263,081 | 269,704 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
Grade 10 | 218,235 | 211,691 | 201,724 | 202,774 | 202,377 | 197,494 | 214,015 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
Grade 11 | 172,084 | 175,544 | 162,804 | 170,847 | 168,437 | 157,395 | 162,269 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Grade 12 | 142,406 | 148,173 | 145,444 | 159,410 | 161,227 | 143,189 | 138,814 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Ungraded | 23,489 | 8,672 | 8,118 | 11,783 | 11,422 | 10,114 | 10,217 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
30 most commonly reported home languages of ELL students2 |
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Spanish, Castilian | 3,617,597 | 3,577,649 | 3,562,860 | 3,718,047 | 3,770,816 | 3,709,828 | 3,741,066 | 77.2 | 77.0 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.5 | 77.1 | 77.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Arabic | 65,278 | 71,228 | 86,162 | 97,971 | 109,170 | 109,165 | 114,371 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Chinese | 77,240 | 80,124 | 96,509 | 104,799 | 107,825 | 104,279 | 101,347 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Vietnamese | 91,607 | 93,204 | 89,536 | 92,560 | 89,705 | 85,289 | 81,157 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
English3 | 86,390 | 77,872 | 85,246 | 90,703 | 91,669 | 83,230 | 80,333 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Somali | 26,264 | 27,771 | 27,861 | 30,959 | 34,472 | 33,712 | 36,028 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Hmong | 52,990 | 49,697 | 43,845 | 41,368 | 39,860 | 37,412 | 34,813 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Russian | 34,085 | 33,349 | 32,225 | 33,678 | 33,821 | 32,493 | 33,057 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Haitian, Haitian Creole | 37,074 | 39,736 | 39,883 | 38,768 | 37,371 | 31,428 | 30,231 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Tagalog | 38,849 | 37,038 | 32,766 | 35,395 | 32,141 | 28,547 | 27,277 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Korean | 43,169 | 39,739 | 33,704 | 34,874 | 32,445 | 28,530 | 27,268 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 18,055 | 15,229 | 15,725 | 17,085 | 19,142 | 19,839 | 23,673 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Urdu | 20,705 | 21,213 | 22,219 | 22,590 | 22,499 | 22,294 | 22,879 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
French | 16,525 | 18,504 | 18,849 | 20,018 | 20,799 | 20,275 | 20,664 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Japanese | 16,212 | 14,582 | 15,011 | 16,727 | 16,591 | 16,403 | 16,512 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Panjabi, Punjabi | 14,262 | 14,331 | 14,055 | 15,622 | 15,842 | 15,207 | 15,630 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Burmese | 7,258 | 9,888 | 12,321 | 12,640 | 13,756 | 14,382 | 15,183 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Hindi | 11,112 | 11,176 | 11,625 | 13,042 | 13,667 | 13,586 | 14,750 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Bengali | 10,700 | 11,913 | 14,151 | 15,294 | 15,681 | 14,704 | 14,435 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Nepali | 3,205 | 6,283 | 12,200 | 14,254 | 15,331 | 14,446 | 14,125 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Karen languages | 3,021 | 4,478 | 9,576 | 11,370 | 12,607 | 12,585 | 12,805 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Central Khmer | 14,443 | 13,465 | 11,613 | 11,530 | 12,584 | 11,027 | 10,819 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Gujarati | 9,153 | 9,491 | 10,152 | 10,328 | 10,463 | 10,385 | 10,474 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Persian | 8,784 | 8,593 | 8,396 | 9,666 | 9,978 | 9,642 | 10,345 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Polish | 11,126 | 9,061 | 8,981 | 9,001 | 9,203 | 9,968 | 9,659 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Amharic | 5,838 | 6,950 | 7,902 | 9,147 | 9,400 | 9,337 | 9,609 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
German | 9,605 | 9,898 | 9,274 | 9,190 | 9,642 | 9,241 | 8,742 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Swahili | 3,498 | 4,439 | 6,011 | 6,391 | 7,093 | 7,065 | 8,480 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Telugu | 3,486 | 3,868 | 5,013 | 5,716 | 6,441 | 7,241 | 8,466 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Filipino, Pilipino | 5,511 | 5,801 | 4,463 | 6,158 | 6,701 | 8,684 | 8,448 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||
White | — | — | — | — | — | 283,253 | 294,763 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Black | — | — | — | — | — | 172,250 | 178,141 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | 3,745,646 | 3,772,633 | — | — | — | — | — | 77.8 | 77.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Asian | — | — | — | — | — | 516,586 | 511,703 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.7 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Pacific Islander | — | — | — | — | — | 26,614 | 26,992 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
— | — | — | — | — | 38,081 | 38,792 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Two or more races | — | — | — | — | — | 29,527 | 31,136 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Students with disabilities4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 665,427 | 713,383 | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8 | 14.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | 1.5 |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes data for California that reflect ELL students enrolled on a single date, rather than a cumulative count of all ELL students enrolled at any time during the school year. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 Ranking of the 30 most commonly reported home languages is based on fall 2015 data. In each year shown, home language data were unavailable for approximately 87,000 to 133,000 students identified as English language learners. Enrollments of children speaking less common languages are not separately listed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 Examples of situations in which English might be reported as an English learner's home language include students who live in multilingual households and students adopted from other countries who speak English at home but also have been raised speaking another language. | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 Includes only students with disabilities who were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). | |||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Includes all students identified as English language learners--both those participating in ELL programs and those not participating in ELL programs. Except where otherwise noted, data for 2013-14 and earlier years include all ELL students enrolled at any time during the school year. Starting with fall 2014, data include only ELL students enrolled on October 1. Data exclude Puerto Rico and the Bureau of Indian Education. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because grade levels were not reported for some students and because of rounding. 2010-11 not shown due to missing data. | |||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, EDFacts file 141, Data Group 678, extracted July 21, 2017, from the EDFacts Data Warehouse (internal U.S. Department of Education source); Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 2008-09 through 2015-16. (This table was prepared August 2017.) |