Most ‘English Learners’ are U.S. born

Most English Learner students were born in the U.S., reports the Migration Policy Institute.

Eighty-two percent of pre-K to fifth grade ELs and 65 percent of those in middle and high school were born in the U.S., the Census Data analysis shows.

Students who speak “social English” fluently often remain as English Learners because they don’t test as proficient in “academic English.”