ERIC Number: ED671717
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 8
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Immigrant Students: 2023-2024 Academic Achievement and English Language Acquisition Results. Research Brief. Volume 2308
Nastasia Schreiner
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Title III is a federal entitlement through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that provides supplemental resources for English Language Learners (ELL) and immigrants students who have recently arrived to the U.S. More specifically, Title III funding supports student language acquisition and academic achievement. Depending on the English proficiency levels, ELL students are enrolled in specific English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses tailored to meet students' language needs. English proficiency levels for ELL students in M-DCPS range from ESOL 1 (lowest) to ESOL 4 (highest). Students' English proficiency levels are reassessed annually, and the appropriate ESOL placement is determined based on the results of that testing. ELLs are assessed on their English language acquisition through the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) for English Language Learners exam. This report investigates the growth in English Language acquisition of ELL immigrant students based on their ACCESS exam scores (as compared to demographically similar non-immigrant ELL peers), as well as the growth in academic achievement from the last FAST ELA Reading and Mathematics assessments of the 2022-2023 school year (PM3) to the final assessments (PM3) of the 2023-2024 school year of immigrant students as compared to demographically similar non-immigrant peers. Furthermore, student assessment results on the Spring 2024 B.E.S.T. EOC assessments in Algebra 1 and Geometry are examined for immigrant students and their academically and demographically similar peers.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Student Placement, Language Tests, Placement Tests, Scores, Achievement Gains, Algebra, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests, Comparative Analysis, Geometry, Language Arts, Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Students with Disabilities, Gender Differences, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Trend Analysis
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. 1450 NE Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33132. Tel: 305-995-1000; Fax: 305-995-7521; Web site: https://www3.dadeschools.net/home
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Research Services
Identifiers - Location: Florida (Miami)
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