EL Disproportionality in SPED

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California has the highest percentage of Students with Disabilities who are ELs.

• True

• False

​In California, 26.37% of Students with Disabilities are ELs, Ages 5 (School Age) through 21. This is the highest in the United States. New Hampshire has the lowest at .98% of students with disabilities are ELs. The average in the United States is 11.78%.

Multiple Choice

Students with Disabilities who are EL graduate high school at the same rate as the overall rate of Students with disabilities who are not EL.

• True

• False

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ELs are less likely to be served Inside regular class.

• True

• False

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ELs are identified with specific learning disability and speech or language impairment at the same rate as other health impairment, autism, and emotional disturbance as compared to all school aged students.

• True

• False

​ELs were more likely to be identified with specific learning disability and speech or language impairment and less likely to be identified with other health impairment, autism, and emotional disturbance as compared to all school aged students served under IDEA, Part B.

Multiple Choice

The percentage of Students with Disabilities who are EL has grown since 2012.

• True

• False