Washington State English Language Learners Student Performance

1. A Focus on the 2008-2009 School Year Washington State English Language Learners Student Performance Paul McCold, Ph.D. Migrant & Bilingual Education, OSPI

3. Prepared by Matt Lewis, Education Northwest

4. Where are the ELLs in Washington state?

5. What is the trend in the number of • English language learners in Washington?

6. Washington State English Language Learners as percent of total enrollments

7. Who are Washington’s ELL students?

8. Fastest Growing Languages among the top 40 Language Groups 2007-08 to 2008-09 39-165 65-187 222-467 62-120 77 -105 127-165 107-138 423-505 157-187 327-378 156-176 293-321 787-855 2,086-2,265 144-155

9. What is the grade distribution of ELLs?

10. ELL Students in 2009 N=84,507

11. ELL Students in 2009 New ELL students by grade 15,287 N=26,193 1,832 1,239 1,024 1,328 908 908 760 771 727 651 480 278

12. ELL Students in 2009 N=84,507

13. ELL Students in 2009 N=26,193

14. ELL Students in 2009 incoming point in time 100% Level 4 90% 80% Level 3 70% 60% 50% Level 2 40% 30% 20% Level 1 10% 0% K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 N=26,193 N=84,507

15. What are Washington’s K-12 • Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program • models?

18. 82% 89% 89% 87% 89% 88% 78,405 87,343 92,388 89,929 94,726 95,231

19. How have the English proficiency levels • changed over time?

20. What is the trend in WLPT scores?

21. What is the progression of English proficiency levels over time?

22. WLPT-II from 2006 to 2009 N=1,470 N=178 N=24 1% 0% 0% Level 4 Level 4 Level 4 15% 5% 1% Level 3 Level 3 Level 3 55% 77% 61% Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 12% 18% 33% Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 2006 2007 2008 2009

23. WLPT-II from 2006 to 2009 N=372 N=812 2% N=1,470 Level 4 2% 54% Level 4 Level 3 1% 43% 44% Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 15% 54% Level 3 0.3% Level 2 Level 1 55% 1% Level 2 Level 1 12% Level 1 Level 1 2006 2007 2008 2009

24. WLPT-II from 2006 to 2009 N=1,996 30% N=3,384 Level 4 N=7,285 69% 30% Level 3 Level 4 1% 63% Level 2 8% Level 3 Level 4 0% 7% Level 1 58% Level 2 Level 3 0% Level 1 41% Level 2 Level 2 1% Level 1 2006 2007 2008 2009

25. WLPT-II from 2006 to 2009 N=4,869 N=2,246 N=1,101 32% 31% 43% Level 4 Level 4 Level 4 67% 62% 55% Level 3 Level 3 Level 3 Level 3 1% 7% 2% Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 0% 0.1% 0% Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 2006 2007 2008 2009

26. WLPT-II from 2006 to 2009

27. How long does it take to achieve English proficiency? What is the average length of time in TBIP?

29. How does the drop-out rate for English language learners compare to other AYP subgroups?

30. Source: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/Download/2009/GraduationRatesSchool.xls

31. Source: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/Download/2009/GraduationRatesSchool.xls

32. How do former ELLs compare to non-ELLs on academic achievement?

33. Percent meeting WASL standards

34. Percent meeting WASL standards

35. How do ELL cohorts compare to non-ELLs on academic achievement over time?

36. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

37. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

38. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

39. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

40. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

41. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

42. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

43. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

44. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

45. 2006 Cohort Performance on WASL

46. How much do ELLs drag down districts’ AYP?

47. Effect of ELLs on AYP standards

48. A Focus on the 2008-2009 School Year Washington State English Language Learners Student Performance Paul McCold, Ph.D. Migrant & Bilingual Education, OSPI