Opinion ID: 1320911
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Achievement Of LEP Students

Text: The district court also found that too high a proportion of the statewide secondary LEP student population were failing. At all grade levels and in all subject areas, secondary LEP students are performing poorly on TAKS. In fact, secondary LEP students have much lower passage rates on standardized tests than the general student bodycreating a significant gap in achievement that ranges (roughly) between thirty-five and forty-five percentage points. Also, secondary LEP students have higher retention and drop-out rates when compared to the general student population. LEP students fail to progress through or exit LEP programs in a reasonable time. LULAC IV, 572 F.Supp.2d at 751. And LEP students participate in advanced courses at a far lower rate than all students. [8] Id. at 752. The trial court made no finding or determination that with respect to primary grades (kindergarten through sixth grade) the defendants had violated Section 1703(f).