What percentage of the ELL student population is foreign-born?
In both elementary (Pre-K to Grade 5) and secondary (Grades 6-12) education, more ELLs in America are native born than are foreign born. In elementary grades, 24% of ELLs are foreign-born (first generation Americans), while 44% of secondary ELL students are foreign-born. Sources: Capps, R., Fix, M., Murray, J., Ost, J., Passel, J., & Herwantoro, S. (2005). The new demography of America’s schools: Immigration and the No Child Left Behind Act. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. […
