Definitions:
Percent of students who passed the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment in all subjects. This assessment is administered in the spring of the third grade.
LEP = Limited English Proficiency
NLEP = Not Limited English Proficiency
Subjects abbreviations: Reading = R, History & Social Science = H, Mathematics = M, and Science = S
An LEP student in the Commonwealth of Virginia is classified as:
A student
A. who is aged 3 through 21;
B. who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;
C. i) who was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant;
OR
ii)(I) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident of outlying areas; and
(II) who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency;
OR
iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant;
AND
D. whose difficulties speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual
i) the ability to meet the State’s proficient level of achievement on the State assessments described in section 1111(b)(3) of the No Child Left Behind Act;
ii) the ability to achieve successfully in the classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or
iii) the opportunity to participate fully in society.
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Data Source: Virginia Department of Education
Footnotes:
N/A - data not available.
S - cells containing fewer than ten individuals are suppressed in the interest of student confidentiality.
*Bedford County data include Bedford City; Fairfax County data include Fairfax City; Greensville County data include Emporia City; Williamsburg City data include James City County.
Last updated: September 2012