English learner student characteristics and time to reclassification: An example from Washington state

This study used a statistical model to estimate the time it would take English learner students to be reclassified as former English learner students. It found that: C/ Students who entered kindergarten as English learner students took a median of 3.8 years to develop the English proficiency necessary to be reclassified as former English learner students. C/ English learner students entering kindergarten with advanced English proficiency were more likely to be reclassified in their first eight years of school than those entering with basic proficiency (which includes beginning and advanced beginning) or intermediate proficiency. C/ Female English learner students were more likely than male English learner students to be reclassified in their first eight years of school. C/ Speakers of Chinese, Vietnamese, or Russian or Ukrainian (combined) were more likely to be reclassified in their first eight years of school than speakers of Somali or Spanish.