High School Graduation Rates for English Learners (March 2026)

Published Year
2026
Resource Type
Fact Sheet
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
Families of English learners
Secondary Educators
English learners
Policy makers
Originating Organization
NCELA
OESE

This fact sheet provides information about high school graduation rates for English learners (ELs) and all students in all state educational agencies (SEAs) except Puerto Rico. When interpreting these data, it is important to note that ELs are included in the “all students” category.

Teacher Projections for English Learners (January 2026)

Published Year
2026
Resource Type
Fact Sheet
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Researchers
Administrators
Originating Organization
OESE

This fact sheet focuses on the five-year projections for teachers of English learners (ELs) reported by state educational agencies (SEAs).

Top Ten Languages of English Learners (January 2026)

Published Year
2026
Resource Type
Fact Sheet
Target Audience(s)
English Learner Teachers
Families of English learners
Policy makers
Researchers
Language Researchers
Administrators
Originating Organization
OESE

Each year, states report the five most common languages spoken by English learners (ELs), along with the number of ELs who speak each language. This fact sheet summarizes the most commonly spoken languages in School Year (SY) 2022–23.

Guidance for the Design and Implementation of a Statewide Framework for Multilingual Learner Education. Partnering for Equity in Education Policy

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Report
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Policy makers
Researchers
State Education Agencies

This resource was created in collaboration with members of the State Leadership for Multilingual Learner (ML) Equity partnership, and offers guidance for state education agency (SEA) leaders who are interested in designing and implementing a statewide framework for multilingual learner (ML)

English Learner Reclassification Policy Structures and Student Characteristics

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Report
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
Researchers
Policy makers

In this report, we explore how English Learner (EL) reclassification policies vary across states and the relationship between states’ policy structures and the characteristics of their EL populations.

2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection, released November 2023

Published Year
2023
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Researchers
Policy makers

The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is a mandatory survey of all public schools and school districts in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.