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Table 8.1. MCAS ELA Pass Rates for LEP Students at Various English Proficiency Levels in Different Types of ELL Programs. BPS, SY2009
ELL Programs
LEP
ELA Pass Rates
LEP MEPA/MCAS Test Takers
Levels 1 & 2 Level 3 Levels 4 & 5
Elementary 2
Pass Rate of English Proficient 84.0%
N % N % N %
LEP 64.9% 97 12.4% 311 31.2% 986 80.6%
LEP Not in an ELL Program 70.6% 22 13.6% 1 142 33.8% 535 82.6%
In ELL Program 59.0% 75 12.0% 1 169 29.0% 451 78.3%
In SEI 58.6% 54 7.4% 1 150 30.7% 397 76.6%
Multilingual 52.6% - - - - 15 66.7%
Language Specific (All) 58.8% 54 7.4% 1 147 31.3% 382 77.0%
In Two-Way Bilingual 81.4% 1 - 9 - 48 91.7%
In SIFE 29.7% 20 20.0% 1 10 10.0% 1 - -
Middle School 3
Pass Rate of English Proficient 90.3%
N % N % N %
LEP 59.0% 219 9.6% 483 41.4% 751 85.1%
LEP Not in an ELL Program 69.7% 36 16.7% 1 212 46.7% 472 85.6%
In ELL Program 47.8% 183 8.2% 271 37.3% 279 84.2%
In SEI 48.0% 136 8.8% 251 36.3% 241 82.6%
Multilingual 69.0% - - 14 71.4% 21 85.7%
Language Specific (All) 46.5% 129 8.5% 237 34.2% 220 82.3%
In Two-Way Bilingual 89.3% NA NA 1 - 27 92.6%
In TBE 84.0% - - 11 81.8% 1 - -
In SIFE 7.5% 1 42 0% 8 - 3 -
High School 4
Pass Rate of English Proficient 95.2%
N % N % N %
LEP 72.6% 56 44.6% 201 61.2% 198 94.9%
LEP Not in an ELL Program 75.0% 9 - 35 51.4% 57 94.7%
In ELL Program 71.9% 47 42.6% 166 54.3% 141 95.0%
In SEI 72.4% 31 35.1% 147 51.6% 131 95.4%
Multilingual 66.7% 9 - 33 45.7% 23 94.0%
In TBE 93.5% 8 - 13 92.3% 10 90
In SIFE 18.8% 1 8 - 6 - 0 -
Note: 1 Represents less than 10 students. 2 Elementary includes Grades 4-5. Among LEPs in elementary school grades scoring at MEPA levels 1-2, differences in
MCAS ELA pass rates were not found to be significant when comparing students of various ELL program statuses. Among LEPs in elementary school grades scoring
at MEPA level 3, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates were also not found to be significant when comparing students of various ELL program statuses. Among
LEPs in elementary school grades scoring at MEPA levels 4-5, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates were found to be significant when comparing students in SEI to
students in TBE (p=.017, small effect size) and when comparing students in SEI to students not in am ELL program (p=.022, minimal effect size). 3 Middle school
includes Grade 6-8. Among LEPs in middle school grades scoring at MEPA levels 1-2, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates were found to be significant when
comparing students in SEI to students in TBE (p=.009, medium effect size). Among LEPs in middle school grades scoring at MEPA level 3, differences in MCAS ELA
pass rates were found to be significant when comparing students in ELL programs to students not in ELL programs (p=.037, medium effect size), students in SEI to
students in TBE (p=.003, small effect size), students in SEI to students not in ELL programs (p=.023, small effect size), and students in SEI multilingual to students in
SEI language specific programs (p=.005, small effect size). Among LEPs in middle school grades scoring at MEPA levels 4-5, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates
were not found to be significant when comparing students of various ELL program statuses. 4 High school includes Grade 10. Among LEPs in high school scoring at
MEPA levels 1-2, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates were found to be significant when comparing students in SEI to students in TBE (p=.001, large effect size).
Among LEPs in high school scoring at MEPA level 3, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates were found to be significant when comparing students in SEI to students
in TBE (p=.033, small effect size). Among LEPs in high school scoring at MEPA levels 4-5, differences in MCAS ELA pass rates were not found to be significant
when comparing students of various ELL program statuses.
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