More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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My 26 ninos and I live in a border town of South Texas where English is the second language of most residents. The majority of my students have been in a bilingual education program since they began school in pre-k. Unfortunately, this has created a gap for 88% of my students who have failed to master reading, writing and speaking in both English and Spanish. The average reading level in my 5th graders is 3rd grade with a range from pre-k to 6th grade. They are stuck in limbo between in both writing and speaking, which causes their sentences to be nonsensical mashes of both languages.
My students do not only struggle in school, but also at home. Over 80% of my students come from low-income families. 100% of students receive a free breakfast and over 80%% receive free or reduced price lunch. For most of them, these are the only meals they eat each day. After school, they return to their small and crowded trailers which typically house 1-4 families (3-26 people per trailer).
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My 26 ninos and I live in a border town of South Texas where English is the second language of most residents. The majority of my students have been in a bilingual education program since they began school in pre-k. Unfortunately, this has created a gap for 88% of my students who have failed to master reading, writing and speaking in both English and Spanish. The average reading level in my 5th graders is 3rd grade with a range from pre-k to 6th grade. They are stuck in limbo between in both writing and speaking, which causes their sentences to be nonsensical mashes of both languages.
My students do not only struggle in school, but also at home. Over 80% of my students come from low-income families. 100% of students receive a free breakfast and over 80%% receive free or reduced price lunch. For most of them, these are the only meals they eat each day. After school, they return to their small and crowded trailers which typically house 1-4 families (3-26 people per trailer).