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California English Language Development Test (CELDT)

2005-06 Initial Identification Results

The analysis presented in this report was based on a review of the 2005-06

(July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006) CELDT Initial Identification (II) data provided to the California Department of Education (CDE) by CTB/McGraw-Hill.

List of Tables

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Number and Percent of Students who took the CELDT for Initial Identification Purposes by Grade

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2 / Initial Identification Estimate of Fluent English Proficient Based on Initial Identification Criteria / 3

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Table 1. Number and Percent of Students Who Took the CELDT for Initial Identification

Purposes by Grade

K / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / Total
2005-06 / Number / 213,334 / 30,561 / 20,328 / 18,528 / 17,236 / 16,368 / 15,787 / 16,221 / 13,166 / 24,685 / 15,535 / 10,494 / 6,207 / 418,450
Percent / 51 / 5 / 7 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 6 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 100%
2004-05 / Number / 173,223 / 32,941 / 20,820 / 19,331 / 18,397 / 16,901 / 16,956 / 17,559 / 15,435 / 27,802 / 16,367 / 11,201 / 7,044 / 393,977
Percent / 44 / 8 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 99%
2003-04 / Number / 204,771 / 31,673 / 21,152 / 19,726 / 18,462 / 17,219 / 17,553 / 18,806 / 15,151 / 30,942 / 17,360 / 12,489 / 7,360 / 432,664
Percent / 47 / 7 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 100%

Note: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Key Findings:

  • The number of students taking the CELDT for initial identification purposes increased over the previous year. Previously, many districts participated in a “Kindergarten Round-up” a process by which districts tested incoming kindergarten students before the annual testing window using the previous form. The “Kindergarten Round-up” was terminated effective with Form E, 2005-06.
  • Slight increases over previous years; in 2005-06, approximately half of the students who took the CELDT for initial identification purposes were in kindergarten.

Some students who take the test for initial identification purposes are classified initial fluent English proficient (I-FEP); therefore, the number of students who are tested for initial identification purposes is higher than the number of students identified as English Learners (EL).
Table 2. Estimate of Fluent English Proficient Based on Initial Identification Criteria*

K / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / All Grades
2005-06 / % Probable Initial Fluent English Proficient (I-FEP)* / 17 / 34 / 22 / 18 / 32 / 41 / 38 / 42 / 44 / 42 / 45 / 53 / 58 / 27
2004-05 / % Probable Initial Fluent English Proficient (I-FEP)* / 20 / 33 / 23 / 18 / 31 / 41 / 38 / 41 / 44 / 43 / 47 / 55 / 59 / 30
2003-04 / % Probable Initial Fluent English Proficient (I-FEP)* / 21 / 35 / 23 / 18 / 30 / 40 / 37 / 41 / 42 / 38 / 42 / 52 / 56 / 29

2005-06 II N= 418,450 2004-05 II N= 393,977 2003-04 II N= 432,664

*Note: Criteria for initial fluent English proficient (I-FEP): scoring at least Early Advanced Overall with all Skill Area scores at least Intermediate. The State Board of Education approved the criteria in May 2001.

Key Findings:

  • The percentage of students who met the criteria for I-FEP was lower in 2005-06 compared to both 2004-05 and 2003-04.
  • Most students (73 percent) who took the CELDT for initial identification purposes did not meet the I-FEP criteria.
  • Regardless of administration year, students in the higher grades taking the CELDT for initial identification purposes met the I-FEP criteria at a higher rate compared to students in the lower grades.

Explanatory Note:

Please note, beginning in grade 2, the skill areas of Reading and Writing are additionally assessed. This may account for the lower percentages of probable I-FEP. Also, please note that lower percentages in grades three, six, and nine correlate to transitions to higher grade span test forms that are based on the English Language Development (ELD) Standards. To address this, CDE, in conjunction with CTB/McGraw-Hill, has developed a common scale that is being used in 2006-07.