ELs' Backgrounds
Number of ELs in Wakefield Public Schools
80
Percentage of students exceeding or meeting expectations on MCAS ELA and Math.
8% and 4% respectively
The acronym for Sheltered English Immersion
SEI
The school with the highest number of ELs
Woodville
Percentage of teachers licensed
100%
Number of ELs enrolled in WPS whose first language is not English.
191
Percentage of ELs who are identified with disabilities
11%
The approximate number of MA teachers who have received the SEI Endorsement
60,000
Most common language spoken by ELs at Walton.
Portuguese
Ratio of male to female teachers
91:376
The country of origin of most WPS ELs
The USA
Percentage of ELs making progress on ACCESS for ELs
66%
These 2 government organizations mandate and oversee RETELL
The US DOJ & MA DESE
The number of different languages reportedly spoken by students at Woodville
11
The total number of teachers in WPS
260
Percent of ELs whose first language is Spanish
38.7%
The 4 year cohort graduation rate
95.4%
The number of MA school districts with no ELs
34
Percentage of ELs at WHS born in the US
75%
The student to teacher ratio
13.4:1