Findings
MIDDLE SCHOOL
As of early May 2022, enrollment by gender in World Languages mirror that of the overall Middle School's enrollment.
We currently have 639 out of 792 students (May 13, 2022) enrolled in Spanish or French. This is approximately 81% of the school population. When I examined the distribution of race throughout the Middle School World Language Program, it appeared that approximately 70 percent were White. Representation of other races fluctuated. The representation of Hispanic students in each language course ranged from 3.6 percent to 10 percent. Black students made up anywhere from 2 percent to 4.7 percent of the classes. Asian students ranged from 5 percent to 21.4 percent of classes. There were some anomalies. New Entrant classes, in particular the 7th grade class, was the most diverse of all classes. A limitation of this data is the relatively small sample sizes of New Entrant courses as well as from capping enrollment in French. When French students are divided into ability-based groups, the representation distribution changes even more. |
HIGH SCHOOL
Totals
As of May 13, 2022, the High School had a total of 1129 students enrolled. There are 548 students enrolled in Spanish, 139 in French, and 56 in Online. Using these numbers, it indicates that 66 percent of the High School population in enrolled in World Language. This does not take into consideration those students who might be studying more than one language. French
Race In terms of race, there is more diverse representation in French 1, French 4, French 5, and AP French. About half of the students are White in those courses while typically they represent 69 percent of students in classes. There was also a higher than average Asian representation in levels 4 and 5. Enrollment It is difficult to make conclusions using these data. The numbers of students in each course are lower, limited by an enrollment cap at the Middle School, and could be skewed easily year to year. A maximum of 50 students were enrolled in Middle School French and approximately 25 started in French 1 in the High School. Twenty seven are now in French 5 and 15 are in AP French. Thirty six percent of those students reached level 5, and twenty percent reached AP level. Spanish
Race The make up of most High School Spanish classes mirrors the overall distribution of races. The exceptions are Spanish 1 which has a greater proportion of Hispanic students than other courses. As we go up each level, we see fewer Hispanic students. In AP Spanish there are no Hispanic students. This year, all of the students are White and Asian in AP Spanish. Black students fare worse. In Spanish 1, they make up 9 percent of the population. There is a gradual decrease as the levels increase. By level 5, there is .8 percent of the enrollment is Black and none are in AP Spanish. Asian students make up a bigger proportion of the upper level courses than the lower level ones. There is a big jump between Spanish 2 and 3, a little dip in level 5, and then a surge in AP Spanish. Enrollment Approximately 200 students started studying Spanish in 6th grade, a Middle School New Entrant class, or High School level 1. Seventy nine students, or 40 percent of those who started Spanish at either building reached Spanish 5. Twenty six students enrolled in AP this year or less than 10%. According to Barb Clouser, the High School Department Chair, there had been 22 students signed up to take the AP exam. For various reasons, 18 students took the exam this year. In most years, less than half of the students in AP Spanish take the AP exam. Online Courses
Previous years have been marred by issues with the online provider(s). Based on this year's data, online language courses are taken more by females and more so by White and Asian students. This year there has been an addition of American Sign Language (ASL). This is by far the most popular online course. It will be interesting to see if as many students take the course next year and if additional levels will be offered. |