A.V. ENGLISH SCORES SO-SO TEST RESULTS IN FOR NEW-LANGUAGE LEARNERS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Most Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley students whose home language is not English scored average or below average on the first-ever standardized test A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standard manner. The tests are designed in such a way that the "questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent" [1] to measure English-language proficiency. Of the 8,434 students who took the California English Language Development Test The California English Language Development Test, or CELDT, has been administered since 2001 as a formal assessment of where a student’s proficiency of English stands. The test is administered to any student from grades K-12 who have a home language other than English. , nearly 70 percent scored at levels labeled ``intermediate,'' ``early intermediate'' or ``beginning.'' The Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale and the tiny Hughes- Elizabeth Lakes Union School District were the only local districts in which a majority of students scored above average. Ten percent of the high school students tested scored as ``advanced,'' and more than 40 percent scored as ``early advanced.'' Six out of the 11 Hughes students whose scores were released scored ``advanced'' or ``early advanced.'' The test was administered in September, and the results were released by the state Tuesday. The purpose of the new test is to identify youngsters who are learning English, to determine their level of proficiency and to assess their progress each year. State law requires that public schools administer the test within 30 days of enrollment to students who do not speak English at home. The test also must be given once each year to English learners until they become proficient pro·fi·cient adj. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. n. An expert; an adept. in English. The test covers students' abilities to listen to English and speak, read and write the language. The Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. administered the test to the most students, 4,098, or about 18 percent of enrollment. Of the students who took the test, 40 percent scored at the ``intermediate'' level, 21 percent at the ``early intermediate'' level and nearly 10 percent at the ``beginning'' level. CAPTION(S): chart Chart: ANTELOPE VALLEY REPORT CARD |
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