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This map and ranked bar chart display the number of English Learners (ELs) enrolled in a kindergarten through a 12th grade class, their share of the student population in Fall 2021, and the number and share of children in immigrant families in 2022. In Fall 2021, more than 5.3 million ELs were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, representing nearly 11 percent of total K-12 ...

English learners Do you have information on English learners? Students who are identified as English learners (ELs) can participate in language assistance programs to help ensure that they attain English proficiency and meet the academic content and achievement standards expected of all students. This Fast Fact first looks at the number and percentage of ELs in kindergarten and higher grades ...

The English learner population continues to grow including in states not historically recognized for this cohort of students.

Between 2010 and 2020, the number of students learning English grew from 4.5 to 5 million in K-12 schools. Our Q&A report examines the student, teacher, and school characteristics associated with these students' academic performance.

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued joint guidance to remind state education agencies (SEAs), public school districts, and public schools of their legal obligation to ensure that EL students can participate meaningfully and equally in educational programs.

The population of English learners (ELs) in K-12 schools continues to grow. Between the 2009-10 and 2014-15 school years, the percentage of English learners increased in over half of the states, and in 2017, English learners made up 10.1% of the total student population.

Percentage of Students Enrolled in K–12 Who Are English Learners: School Year 2017–18 During school year (SY) 2017–18, over 5 million English learners (ELs) were enrolled in U.S. schools in grades K–12. Four states had an EL population that was above 12% of total student enrollment; California had the highest percentage, with over 20% of K–12 students classified as ELs.

In fall 2020, there were about 4.96 million English Language Learner (ELL) students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools across the United States.

The number of English language learners in public schools is nearing 5 million. Many are struggling academically, despite well-intentioned efforts to help them learn English.

Students who are identifed as English learners (ELs) can participate in language assistance programs to help ensure that they attain English profciency and meet the academic content and achievement standards expected of all students. This indicator frst looks at the number and percentage of ELs in kindergarten and higher grades over time.1 Data on ELs include students with a current EL ...

The number of English language learners continues to rise in American public schools. Nearly 10 percent of U.S. public school students were English language learners in 2015, the U.S. Department ...

The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for ...

English Learners: Demographic Trends During the 2000–01 school year (SY), a total of 3,793,764 English learners (ELs) were enrolled in public schools in kindergarten through grade 12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, representing 8.1% of total student enrollment. By the SY 2016–17, the EL population had grown by more than one million students to a total of 4,858,377 ELs ...

The number of English-learner students in U.S. schools has increased 28 percent since 2000; 43 of 50 states have experienced an uptick in enrollment, federal data indicate.

English language learners in U.S. K-12 public schools are a diverse group from many different states and native language backgrounds.

In the fall of 2020, around 10.3 percent of U.S. public school students were English Language Learner (ELL) students. This figure is an increase from 8.1 percent of U.S. public school students in ...

The Trump administration's sudden visa terminations for international students is harming US education and innovation, while also negatively impacting foreign policy.

Number of Students of Formal Education by Type and Level

The bottom quartile is made up of students from various backgrounds, but it includes a higher proportion of students with disabilities, students learning English and children from poor families.