Two-Way Immersion Programs: Features and Statistics

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Section 1:
Introductory Statistics
Section 2:
Program Model
and Literacy Instruction
Section 3:
NES Ethnicity
Section 4:
Economic Demographics
Section 5:
Demographic Comparison
Section 6:
Staffing


Racial and Ethnic Balance of Native English Speaking (NES) Population in TWI Programs
As of December 2000

Note: These graphs do NOT represent the average percentage of each racial or ethnic group participating in TWI programs: they show the percentage of PROGRAMS whose NES population is more than 75% White, Latino, African-American, Asian, or Native American, and the percentage of programs in which no group makes up a majority of the native English speakers.
NATIONAL (n=248)
42 (17%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% White
32 (13%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Latino
4 (2%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% African-American
3 (1%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Asian
2 (1%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Native American
29 (12%) unreported
136 (54%) have no group that is more than 75% of NES pop.
In CALIFORNIA (n=84)
13 (15%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% White
6 (7%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Latino
2 (2%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% African-American
3 (3%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Asian
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% Native American
6 (7%) unreported
56 (66%) have no group that is more than 75% of NES pop.
In TEXAS (n=34)
7 (21%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% White
12 (35%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Latino
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% African-American
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% Asian
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% Native American
3 (9%) unreported
12 (35%) have no group that is more than 75% of NES pop.
In NEW YORK (n=20)
3 (15%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% White
2 (10%) programs have NES pop. that is >75% Latino
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% African-American
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% Asian
0 programs have NES pop. that is >75% Native American
3 (15%) unreported
12 (60%) have no group that is more than 75% of NES pop.

Return to ERIC Digest

Section 1:
Introductory Statistics
Section 2:
Program Model
and Literacy Instruction
Section 3:
NES Ethnicity
Section 4:
Economic Demographics
Section 5:
Demographic Comparison
Section 6:
Staffing