Table 8.2a. Number and percentage of elementary and secondary school students who spoke a language other than English at home and percentage who spoke English with difficulty, by grade level and race/ethnicity: 2005

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Table 8.2a.

Number and percentage of elementary and secondary school students who spoke a language other than English at home and percentage who spoke English with difficulty, by grade level and race/ethnicity: 2005

Grade level and race/ethnicity	Number who spoke a language other than English at home	Percentage of population who spoke a language other than English at home	Percentage of population who spoke English with difficulty
Kindergarten–grade 12 ¹	10,765,000	20.4	5.3
White	1,770,000	5.7	1.3
Black	445,000	5.6	1.4
Hispanic	6,939,000	69.8	19.1
Asian	1,323,000	65.3	17.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	22,000	32.8	6.1 !
American Indian/Alaska Native	78,000	17.5	2.8
More than one race	112,000	8.9	1.7

Kindergarten–grade 8 ¹	7,168,000	20.0	5.5
White	1,049,000	5.0	1.1
Black	258,000	4.9	1.2
Hispanic	4,817,000	68.7	20.1
Asian	861,000	63.3	17.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	15,000	32.1	6.8 !
American Indian/Alaska Native	47,000	15.4	2.7
More than one race	77,000	8.3	1.6

Grades 9–12 ¹	3,597,000	21.2	5.0
White	721,000	7.0	1.8
Black	187,000	7.2	2.0
Hispanic	2,122,000	72.2	16.7
Asian	462,000	69.5	17.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	8,000 !	34.4	4.6 !
American Indian/Alaska Native	31,000	21.9	2.9 !
More than one race	36,000	10.5	1.8 !
! Interpret data with caution. ¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Respondents were asked if each child in the household spoke a language other than English at home. If they answered "yes," they were asked how well each child could speak English. Categories used for reporting were "very well," "well," "not well," and "not at all." All those who reported speaking English less than "very well" were considered to have difficulty speaking English. Includes those students who are age 5 or older. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2005.