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 Florida's LEP Students - 1996/97

State Summary of 1996/97 Data on Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students

This data was compiled from the 1996/97 Annual Status report on the implementation of the 1990 League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) et al. v. State Board of Education Consent Decree produced by the Office of Academic Achievement through Language Acquisition (AALA) in April of 1998. This report provides data on current LEP students (LY or LN), former LEP students (LF), pending LEP students (LP), LEP students that have completed the two year follow up period (LZ) and on Non-LEP students (ZZ) for comparative purposes. All the data in this report is from the 1996/97 school year and includes data provided by the school districts through the Florida Department of Education Automated Student Information Data Base from Survey 3 (February 1997) and Survey 5 (August 1997).

Number of LEP Students in Florida

LY LN LP LF LZ ZZ TOTAL
156,613 1,419 1,566 129,005 12,132 2,055,634 2,356,369

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LY = K-12 grade LEP students enrolled in classes specifically designed for LEP students.
LN = K-12 grade LEP students not enrolled in classes specifically designed for LEP students.
LP = 4-12 grade LEP students from whom the reading/writing test is pending.
LF = K-12 grade former LEP students who exited the program within the last two years.
LZ = K-12 grade former LEP students who exited the program more than two years ago.
ZZ = K-12 grade Non-LEP students

The State of Florida's LEP students come from 246 Different Countries of National Origin and Speak 171 Native Languages.

The following 7 Countries account for 82% of the state's LEP population.

Country of National Origin # LEP % of Total LEP
OTHER* 93,831 33.58%
UNITED STATES 61,287 21.93%
CUBA 18,344 6.57%
PUERTO RICO (U.S.) 15,690 5.62%
HAITI 15,260 5.46%
NICARAGUA 12,454 4.46%
MEXICO 12,353 4.42%

*'Other' (Country Code 'ZZ') are usually students born in the United States. In the future this will no longer be a viable code.

The following 3 languages account for 94% of the state's LEP population

Native Language # LEP % of Total LEP
SPANISH 211,070 75.54%
HAITIAN-CREOLE 34,278 12.27%
ENGLISH 17,808 6.37%

As of the 1996/97 school year LEP Students spent an average of 2.88 years in the ESOL program.

LEP Student Program Participation

Lep Status Total Students Number Enrolled in ESE Number Enrolled in Drop-Out Prevention Number Served Under Title 1 Number Identified as Migrant Number Receiving Migrant Services Number Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch
LF 129,005 20,115 28,488 42,368 7,194 2,625 84,470
LN 1,419 310 189 354 90 17 615
LP 1,566 138 125 240 40 19 686
LY 156,613 12,824 11,663 64,646 17,861 9,256 114,395
LZ 12,132 2,462 1,113 2,797 1,974 620 7,198
ZZ 2,055,634 392,601 142,841 486,292 21,244 11,762 794,752
Totals 2,356,369 422,451 184,419 596,697 48,403 24,299 1,002,116


Student Performance Indicators

LEP Status Total Students Average GPA Graduation Rate Drop-Out Rate Retention Rate
LF 129,005 2.3 83% 7% 6%
LN 1,419 2.3 33% 13% 12%
LP 1,566 2.3 66% 3% 6%
LY 156,613 2.2 68% 9% 6%
LZ 12,132 2.4 82% 2% 5%
ZZ 2,055,634 2.4 85% 4% 4%
Totals 2,356,369 2.4 84% 4% 4%

QUESTIONS?

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