NEW YORK STATE DEMOGRAPHICS

Syracuse (4064)

Rochester (4,470)

Buffalo (6,168)

Hempstead (3285)

Yonkers (3,634)

New York City (162,529)

Utica (2001)

Central Islip (2498)

East Ramapo(3285)

Top ELL

Districts

# of

ELLs

New York City 162529

Brentwood 7010

Buffalo 6168

Rochester 4470

Syracuse 4064

Yonkers 3634

East Ramapo 3448

Hempstead 3285

Central Islip 2498

Utica 2001

Westbury 1956

Brentwood (7,010)Westbury

(1956)

Percentage of ELLs/MLLs as a share of Total Student Population by County and District 2016-2017

County

% ELL of Total County Population

Bronx 22.5%

Queens 18.1%

Kings 17.7%

New York 13.7%

Rockland 14.6%

Suffolk 10.8%

Westchester 9.2%

Nassau 9.1%

Onondaga 7.4%

Erie 7.4%

Richmond 7.1%

Oneida 6.9%

Monroe 6.5%

Orange 6.3%

Sullivan 5.7%

Chautauqua 5.3%

Columbia 4.9%

Putnam 4.4%

Albany 3.4%

Dutchess 3.4%

Ulster 3.3%

Tompkins 3.2%

Schenectady 3.1%

Rochester CSD(14%)

Newburgh (14.6%)

Yonkers (14)%

New York City (15%)

Hempstead (35%)

Central Islip (31%)

Buffalo CSD (16%)

Brentwood (33%)

East Ramapo (30%)

Dunkirk CSD (13%)

Lackawanna CSD (18%)

Ithaca CSD (7%)

Schenectady CSD (4%)

Albany CSD (10%)

Hudson CSD (8%)

Poughkeepsie CSD (11%)

Ellenville CSD (5%)

Fallsburg CSD (11%)Brewster CSD (6%)

Port Chester Rye (29%)

Peekskill (21%)

Tarrytown (17%)

Westbury(34%)

Roosevelt (26%)

Wyandanch (19%)

Freeport (19%)

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62.1% of the total ELL population

is in NYC public school districts.

Source: NYS SIRS 2015-2016

Big 4, 6.1%

Long Island, 16.7%

NYC, 62.1%

ROS, 15.2%

Utica CSD (18%)

Syracuse CSD(17%)

LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Top 10 ELL/MLL Home Languages 2016-17 SY:

Source: NYS SIRS 2016-2017

Linguistically diverse state

with over 200 languages spoken by our students.

Spanish, 64.5%Chinese, 9.2%

Arabic, 5.6%

Bengali, 3.0%

Russian, 1.7%

Urdu, 1.6%

Haitian Creole, 1.6%

French, 1.0%

Karen, 0.8% Nepali, 0.7%

Other, 10.3%

Spanish

Chinese

Arabic

Bengali

Russian

Urdu

Haitian Creole

French

Karen

Nepali

Other

LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY 2016-2017

Rest of State Top 10 languages NYC Top 10 languages

Source: NYS SIRS 2016-2017

Linguistically diverse state with over 200 languages spoken by our students.

Spanish, 70.9%

Arabic, 4.7%

Chinese, 2.3%

Karen, 2.1%

Somali, 1.7%

Nepali, 1.4%

Haitian Creole, 1.2%

Urdu, 1.1%

Burmese, 1.1%

Japanese, 0.9%

Other, 11.7%

Spanish

Arabic

Chinese

Karen

Somali

Nepali

Haitian Creole

Urdu

Burmese

Japanese

Other

Spanish, 59.8%Chinese, 13.6%

Arabic, 6.1%

Bengali, 4.4%

Russian, 2.4%

Urdu, 2.0%

Haitian Creole,

1.9%

French, 1.2%

Uzbek, 1.0%

Panjabi, 0.7%

Other, 6.9%

Spanish

Chinese

Arabic

Bengali

Russian

Urdu

Haitian Creole

French

Uzbek

Panjabi

Other

Percent of ELLs/MLLs with IEPs in NYS 2015-2016

NYSNYC

ELLs without IEPs, 83.2%

ELLs with IEPs, 16.8%

ELLs without IEPs, 75.3%

ELLs with IEPs, 37.1%

ELL/MLL SUBGROUPS

Newcomer ELLs Students who have been in our schools for three years or less and are English Language

Learners. ELLs who have attended school in the United States for one year or less are exemptfrom the 3-8 ELA assessment. Students are permitted one exemption.

65.4%

Developing ELLs Students who have received ELL services for 4 to 6 years. 23.3%

Long-term ELLs Students who have completed at least six years of ELL services in a New York State school and

continue to require ELL services.11.3%

ELL Students with Disabilities ELLs served by an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). An IEP team determines a student’s

eligibility for special education services and the language in which special education services

are delivered.

21.5%

Students with

Inconsistent/Interrupted

Formal Education

ELLs who have attended schools in the U.S. for less than twelve months and who, upon initial

enrollment in schools are two or more years below grade level in literacy in their home language

and/or two or more years below grade level in math due to inconsistent or interrupted schooling

prior to arrival in the U.S.

4.5%

Former ELL A Former ELL is a student who was identified as an ELL and has met the criteria for exiting ELL

status within the past two years. Upon exiting ELL status, Former ELLs are entitled to receive at

least two years of Former ELL services.

8.7%

Big 5 ELL Subgroups 2016-17 SY

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New York

State Buffalo NYC Rochester Syracuse Yonkers

Newcomers177,078(65.4%) 3754(60.9%) 100940(62.1%) 2838(63.5%) 3040(74.8%) 2070 (57.0%)

Developing ELLs63,126(23.3%) 1581 (25.6%) 41300(25.4%) 917(20.5%) 656 (16.1%) 986 (27.1%)

Long-term ELLs30,577(11.3%) 833(13.5%) 20289 (12.5%) 715(16.0%) 368 (9.1%) 578(15.9%)

Students with Inconsistent/Interrupted Formal Education

12,211(4.5%) 859(13.9%) 8226(5.1%) 70(1.6%) 390 (9.6%) 48 (1.3%)

ELL Students with Disabilities /

Differently abled ELLs/MLLs

58,326(21.5%) 1069(17.3%) 40116(24.7%) 949(21.2%) 519(12.8%) 654(18.0%)

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NYC - Disability Classifications by ELL Status 2016-2017

Rest of NY State - Disability Classifications by ELL Status 2016-2017

Disability Classifications by ELL Status NYC vs. Rest of State 2016-2017

38.0% 36.8%

6.6%5.4%

3.9% 3.6%2.3% 1.8% 0.9% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%

34.3%

27.2%

1.9%

5.6%

8.5%

13.4%

6.2%

1.2% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

LearningDisability

Speech orLanguageImpairment

IntellectualDisability

Autism Other HealthImpairment

Pre-SchoolStudent with a

Disability

EmotionalDisturbance

MultipleDisabilities

HearingImpairment

OrthopedicImpairment

Deafness VisualImpairment

Traumatic BrainInjury

Deaf-Blindness

ELL Non ELL

29.7%

26.5%

7.4%

3.4% 3.1%1.5% 1.2% 0.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%

30.5%

14.9%

21.0%

2.1%4.4%

6.9%5.2%

0.5%

13.3%

0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0%0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

LearningDisability

Speech orLanguage

Impairment

Other HealthImpairment

IntellectualDisability

MultipleDisabilities

Autism EmotionalDisturbance

HearingImpairment

Pre-SchoolStudent with a

Disability

VisualImpairment

OrthopedicImpairment

Traumatic BrainInjury

Deafness Deaf-Blindness

ELL Not ELL

Statewide English Language Learner Performance in ELA

(Grades 3-8)

Statewide English Language Learner Performance in Math

(Grades 3-8)

New York State English as a Second Language

Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) 2016 vs. 2017

6.0%

17.4%

26.7%

40.9%

9.0%

5.7%

14.8%

24.3%

43.2%

12.0%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

Entering Emerging Transitioning Expanding Commanding

2016 NYSESLAT

2017 NYSESLAT

English Language Learner Graduation Rates

2012 4-year June Cohort ELL & Non-ELL

Graduation Outcomes

82%

33%

45%

4%

1%

11%

1%

5%

27%

1%

29%

6%

2%

41%

1%

28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Grad Rate Regents Adv Regents Diploma Local Non Diploma Still Enrolled GED Dropout

Non ELL ELL