Public Schools of North Carolina State Board of Education Department of Public Instruction Report to the North Carolina General Assembly Headcount of Limited English Proficient Students to Fiscal Research SL 2003-284, Section 7.15(b) House Bill 397, the 2003 Budget Act Date Due: December 1, 2010 Report # 21 DPI Chronological Schedule, 2010-2011
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century. WILLIAM C. HARRISON Chairman :: Fayetteville WAYNE MCDEVITT Vice Chair :: Asheville WALTER DALTON Lieutenant Governor :: Rutherfordton JANET COWELL State Treasurer :: Raleigh JEAN W. WOOLARD Plymouth REGINALD KENAN Rose Hill KEVIN D. HOWELL Raleigh SHIRLEY E. HARRIS Troy CHRISTINE J. GREENE High Point JOHN A. TATE III Charlotte ROBERT TOM SPEED Boone MELISSA E. BARTLETT Roxboro PATRICIA N. WILLOUGHBY Raleigh NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION June St. Clair Atkinson, Ed.D., State Superintendent 301 N. Wilmington Street :: Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825 In compliance with federal law, NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. Inquiries or complaints regarding discrimination issues should be directed to: Dr. Rebecca Garland, Chief Academic Officer :: Academic Services and Instructional Support 6368 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6368 :: Telephone: (919) 807-3200 :: Fax: (919) 807-4065 Visit us on the Web :: www.ncpublicschools.org
Headcount of Limited English Proficient Students in North Carolina Public Schools as of October 1, 2010 In accordance with SL 2003-284, Section 7.15(b), the Department of Public Instruction is required to prepare a headcount of all limited English proficient (LEP) students and report it to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by December 1 of each year. The current enrollment of those students identified and assessed as limited English proficient in accordance with the policies of the State Board of Education (SBE) as of October 1, 2010, is 107,303. These students were identified using the W-APT (WIDA- ACCESS Placement Test) and the approved State identification criteria. The accompanying table lists the number of students by all 115 LEAs and 69 charter schools. LEA coordinators and charter school directors reported the data electronically as part of the annual data collection of limited English proficient students to NC DPI.
Headcount for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students in North Carolina Public Schools as of October 1, 2010 Charters 889 LEAs 106,414 Total Current LEP Students 107,303 Charter Schools Current LEP Students River Mill Academy 1 Crossnore Academy 1 Washington Montessori 15 Charter Day School 10 Evergreen Community Charter 3 ArtSpace Charter 1 The New Dimensions School 6 Carolina International School 7 Chatham Charter 3 Woods Charter 1 Columbus Charter School 1 Maureen Joy Charter 46 Healthy Start Academy 10 Carter Community Charter 6 Kestrel Heights School 16 Research Triangle Charter 19 Voyager Academy 4 Quality Education Academy 32 Downtown Middle 3 Carter G Woodson School 127 Forsyth Academy 87 Arts Based Elementary 3 Highland Charter Public Schol 2 Piedmont Community Charter 14 Greensboro Academy 3 Guilford Preparatory Academy 11 Phoenix Academy Inc 1 Triad Math and Science Academy 15 The Mountain Community Sch 1 American Renaissance School 3 Success Charter 1 Pine Lake Preparatory 2 Summit Charter 9 Neuse Charter School 1 Kinston Charter Academy 6 Lincoln Charter School 5 LEP Headcount October 1, 2010: Submitted by the Title III/ESL Office December 1, 2010 Page 1
Community Charter School 1 Sugar Creek Charter 1 Lake Norman Charter 1 Queen's Grant Community 8 Community School of Davidson 1 Socrates Academy 6 KIPP: Charlotte 1 The Academy of Moore County 4 Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss 1 Rocky Mount Preparatory 8 Cape Fear Center for Inquiry 1 Gaston College Preparatory 5 Orange Charter 3 PACE Academy 7 Arapahoe Charter School 19 Bethel Hill Charter 1 Bethany Community Middle 1 Thomas Jefferson Class Academy 2 Gray Stone Day 2 Millennium Charter Academy 1 Mountain Discovery Charter 1 Brevard Academy 1 Union Academy 10 Vance Charter School 4 Henderson Collegiate 10 Sterling Montessori Academy 32 Franklin Academy 2 East Wake Academy 1 Torchlight Academy 74 Casa Esperanza Montessori 25 Endeavor Charter 1 Dillard Academy 1 Sallie B. Howard School 177 Total Charters 889 LEAs Alamance-Burlington 2892 Alexander County 235 Alleghany County 92 Anson County 99 Ashe County 160 Avery County 129 Beaufort County 454 Bertie County 17 Bladen County 324 Brunswick County 539 LEP Headcount October 1, 2010: Submitted by the Title III/ESL Office December 1, 2010 Page 2
Buncombe County 1839 Asheville City 109 Burke County 1051 Cabarrus County 2068 Kannapolis City 694 Caldwell County 416 Camden County 9 Carteret County 183 Caswell County 43 Catawba County 1420 Hickory City 642 Newton-Conover 417 Chatham County 1388 Cherokee County 12 Edenton/Chowan 40 Clay County 22 Cleveland County 291 Columbus County 241 Whiteville City 109 Craven County 663 Cumberland County 1215 Currituck County 29 Dare County 291 Davidson County 440 Lexington City 582 Thomasville City 397 Davie County 297 Duplin County 1831 Durham County 4584 Edgecombe County 344 Winston-Salem/Forsyth 6614 Franklin County 488 Gaston County 1661 Gates County 9 Graham County 8 Granville County 524 Greene County 572 Guilford County 5997 Halifax County 54 Roanoke Rapids City 95 Weldon City 3 Harnett County 1375 Haywood County 166 Henderson County 1356 Hertford County 50 Hoke County 606 LEP Headcount October 1, 2010: Submitted by the Title III/ESL Office December 1, 2010 Page 3
Hyde County 54 Iredell-Statesville 1119 Mooresville City 169 Jackson County 145 Johnston County 2979 Jones County 31 Lee County 1445 Lenoir County 6 Lincoln County 428 Macon County 325 Madison County 39 Martin County 71 McDowell County 426 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 16145 Mitchell County 98 Montgomery County 680 Moore County 572 Nash-Rocky Mount 980 New Hanover County 1013 Northampton County 42 Onslow County 348 Orange County 495 Chapel Hill-Carrboro 1430 Pamlico County 20 Elizabeth City-Pasquotank 121 Pender County 419 Perquimans County 12 Person County 169 Pitt County 1023 Polk County 119 Randolph County 1387 Asheboro City 982 Richmond County 455 Robeson County 1636 Rockingham County 701 Rowan-Salisbury 1540 Rutherford County 236 Sampson County 1455 Clinton City 308 Scotland County 60 Stanly County 426 Stokes County 115 Surry County 934 Elkin City 111 Mount Airy City 104 Swain County 35 LEP Headcount October 1, 2010: Submitted by the Title III/ESL Office December 1, 2010 Page 4
Transylvania County 62 Tyrrell County 66 Union County 2426 Vance County 578 Wake County 11962 Warren County 85 Washington County 50 Watauga County 136 Wayne County 1459 Wilkes County 555 Wilson County 775 Yadkin County 505 Yancey County 161 Total LEAs 106,414 LEP Headcount October 1, 2010: Submitted by the Title III/ESL Office December 1, 2010 Page 5