Limited English Proficient Students by Grade Level and State
TABLE 5. Limited English Proficient Students by Grade Level and State
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PK to 5th Grade |
6th to 12th Grade |
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Number of children, 2000 (1,000s) |
Share of all children, 2000 (percent) |
Percent change, 1990-2000 |
Number of children, 2000 (1,000s) |
Share of all children, 2000 (percent) |
Percent change, 1990-2000 |
| Alabama |
4 |
1 |
92 |
9 |
2 |
70 |
| Alaska |
3 |
4 |
61 |
3 |
4 |
85 |
| Arizona |
56 |
12 |
80 |
46 |
9 |
88 |
| Arkansas |
4 |
2 |
243 |
7 |
3 |
99 |
| California |
620 |
20 |
44 |
437 |
12 |
55 |
| Colorado |
24 |
6 |
163 |
21 |
5 |
144 |
| Connecticut |
14 |
5 |
35 |
16 |
5 |
39 |
| Delaware |
3 |
4 |
91 |
3 |
3 |
137 |
| District of Columbia |
2 |
4 |
27 |
2 |
5 |
27 |
| Florida |
87 |
7 |
51 |
85 |
6 |
89 |
| Georgia |
26 |
3 |
255 |
34 |
4 |
175 |
| Hawaii |
6 |
6 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
36 |
| Idaho |
3 |
3 |
75 |
5 |
3 |
87 |
| Illinois |
82 |
7 |
72 |
76 |
6 |
84 |
| Indiana |
12 |
2 |
28 |
13 |
2 |
48 |
| Iowa |
5 |
2 |
79 |
7 |
2 |
60 |
| Kansas |
7 |
3 |
87 |
8 |
3 |
123 |
| Kentucky |
4 |
1 |
52 |
7 |
2 |
57 |
| Louisiana |
5 |
1 |
-14 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
| Maine |
1 |
1 |
-14 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
| Maryland |
14 |
3 |
40 |
17 |
3 |
84 |
| Massachusetts |
28 |
5 |
1 |
34 |
6 |
49 |
| Michigan |
21 |
2 |
105 |
27 |
2 |
103 |
| Minnesota |
19 |
4 |
99 |
17 |
3 |
159 |
| Mississippi |
2 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
52 |
| Missouri |
9 |
2 |
43 |
11 |
2 |
55 |
| Montana |
1 |
2 |
18 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
| Nebraska |
5 |
3 |
350 |
6 |
3 |
233 |
| Nevada |
18 |
11 |
354 |
15 |
8 |
224 |
| New Hampshire |
1 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
121 |
| New Jersey |
48 |
6 |
23 |
52 |
6 |
51 |
| New Mexico |
23 |
13 |
18 |
19 |
9 |
33 |
| New York |
146 |
9 |
18 |
153 |
8 |
50 |
| North Carolina |
25 |
4 |
94 |
26 |
3 |
137 |
| North Dakota |
1 |
1 |
-22 |
2 |
3 |
76 |
| Ohio |
17 |
2 |
24 |
25 |
2 |
45 |
| Oklahoma |
7 |
2 |
65 |
9 |
2 |
125 |
| Oregon |
19 |
7 |
214 |
16 |
5 |
177 |
| Pennsylvania |
24 |
2 |
27 |
33 |
3 |
55 |
| Rhode Island |
7 |
8 |
31 |
7 |
7 |
70 |
| South Carolina |
5 |
2 |
109 |
10 |
2 |
98 |
| South Dakota |
2 |
2 |
264 |
1 |
2 |
131 |
| Tennessee |
8 |
2 |
118 |
9 |
2 |
104 |
| Texas |
288 |
15 |
30 |
232 |
10 |
42 |
| Utah |
9 |
4 |
149 |
9 |
3 |
89 |
| Vermont |
1 |
1 |
185 |
<1 |
1 |
98 |
| Virginia |
20 |
3 |
89 |
28 |
4 |
86 |
| Washington |
33 |
6 |
95 |
25 |
4 |
111 |
| West Virgina |
1 |
1 |
-8 |
2 |
1 |
-9 |
| Wisconsin |
15 |
3 |
25 |
19 |
3 |
111 |
| Wyoming |
1 |
2 |
59 |
1 |
2 |
-19 |
| All states |
1,786 |
7 |
46 |
1,612 |
6 |
64 |
| SOURCE: Urban Institute, The New Demography of America's Schools — Immigration and the No Child Left Behind Act, page 19. |
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