ELs' Backgrounds
WPS EL Achievement
RETELL and SEI
Elementary vs Secondary
Wakefield Faculty
100

Number of ELs in Wakefield Public Schools

80

100

Percentage of students exceeding or meeting expectations on MCAS ELA and Math.

8% and 4% respectively

100

The acronym for Sheltered English Immersion

SEI

100

The school with the highest number of ELs

Woodville

100

Percentage of teachers licensed

100%

200

Number of ELs enrolled in WPS whose first language is not English.

191

200

Percentage of ELs who are identified with disabilities

11%

200

The approximate number of MA teachers who have received the SEI Endorsement

60,000

200

Most common language spoken by ELs at Walton.

Portuguese

200

Ratio of male to female teachers

91:376

300

The country of origin of most WPS ELs

The USA

300

Percentage of ELs making progress on ACCESS for ELs

66%

300

These 2 government organizations mandate and oversee RETELL

The US DOJ & MA DESE

300

The number of different languages reportedly spoken by students at Woodville

11

300

The total number of teachers in WPS

260

400

Percent of ELs whose first language is Spanish

38.7%

400

The 4 year cohort graduation rate

95.4%

400

The number of MA school districts with no ELs

34

400

Percentage of ELs at WHS born in the US

75%

400

The student to teacher ratio

13.4:1