Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona
School Year (Fall): 1999

Total Students: 852,612

Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Students: 125,301 (15% of total students)

The 77 school districts with 200 or more LEP students serve about 80% of all K-12 students in Arizona and about 95% of LEP students. In addition, there are 129 school districts with 1 to 199 LEP students and 223 school districts with 0 LEP students including the Chinle, Fort Apache, Fort Defiance, Hopi, Papago, Pima, and Western Navajo agencies.

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.

Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona

School Year (Fall): 1999

School Districts with 4,000 or More LEP Students (N = 9)

Total

LEP

 Percent

Arizona School District

Students

Students

LEP

TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT

62,548

7,864

12.6%

CARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

18,337

6,197

33.8%

ALHAMBRA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

13,084

5,326

40.7%

PHOENIX ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

8,866

5,077

57.3%

NOGALES UNIFIED DISTRICT

6,278

4,979

79.3%

ISAAC ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

8,192

4,803

58.6%

SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT

14,214

4,432

31.2%

MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT

71,894

4,128

5.7%

PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

21,726

4,041

18.6%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.

Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona

School Year (Fall): 1999

School Districts with 2,000 to 3,999 LEP Students (N = 12)

Total

LEP

 Percent

Arizona School District

Students

Students

LEP

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

24,557

3,534

14.4%

CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

7,986

3,377

42.3%

CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT

18,690

3,338

17.9%

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

10,712

3,205

29.9%

CHINLE UNIFIED DISTRICT

4,403

2,818

64.0%

YUMA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

9,987

2,715

27.2%

GLENDALE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

11,613

2,665

22.9%

GADSDEN ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

2,966

2,357

79.5%

DOUGLAS UNIFIED DISTRICT

4,435

2,351

53.0%

WHITERIVER UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,732

2,198

80.5%

PARADISE VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT

34,625

2,164

6.2%

TEMPE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

12,704

2,057

16.2%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.

Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona

School Year (Fall): 1999

School Districts with 1,000 to 1,999 LEP Students (N = 18)

Total

LEP

 Percent

Arizona School District

Students

Students

LEP

CRANE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

4,929

1,964

39.8%

SOMERTON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,940

1,716

88.5%

SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT

26,767

1,499

5.6%

DYSART UNIFIED DISTRICT

4,607

1,409

30.6%

MURPHY ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

2,423

1,394

57.5%

TUBA CITY UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,586

1,388

53.7%

OSBORN ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

3,999

1,301

32.5%

AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT

16,552

1,260

7.6%

BALSZ ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

3,110

1,231

39.6%

AVONDALE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

3,105

1,194

38.5%

GANADO UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,198

1,184

53.9%

FLAGSTAFF UNIFIED DISTRICT

11,389

1,177

10.3%

SANTA CRUZ VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,378

1,134

47.7%

PINON UNIFIED DISTRICT

1,443

1,067

73.9%

KAYENTA UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,581

1,051

40.7%

WILSON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,518

1,045

68.8%

PEORIA UNIFIED DISTRICT

31,063

1,026

3.3%

WINDOW ROCK UNIFIED DISTRICT

3,093

1,010

32.7%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.

Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona

School Year (Fall): 1999

School Districts with 500 to 999 LEP Students (N = 11)

Total

LEP

 Percent

Arizona School District

Students

Students

LEP

PAGE UNIFIED DISTRICT

3,269

965

29.5%

YUMA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

7,950

870

10.9%

DEER VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT

25,467

774

3.0%

PENDERGAST ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

7,445

722

9.7%

FOWLER ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,631

690

42.3%

GILBERT UNIFIED DISTRICT

26,483

689

2.6%

SANDERS UNIFIED DISTRICT

1,190

684

57.5%

SAN CARLOS UNIFIED DISTRICT

1,530

649

42.4%

MADISON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

4,891

599

12.2%

GLENDALE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

13,648

536

3.9%

ELOY ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,383

501

36.2%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.

Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona

School Year (Fall): 1999

School Districts with 300 to 499 LEP Students (N = 15)

Total

LEP

 Percent

Arizona School District

Students

Students

LEP

HOLBROOK UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,015

482

23.9%

BULLHEAD CITY ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

3,727

474

12.7%

KYRENE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

19,512

474

2.4%

INDIAN OASIS-BABOQUIVARI UNIFIED DISTRICT

1,256

441

35.1%

CASA GRANDE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

5,262

400

7.6%

ESPIRITU COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.

724

396

54.7%

CLARKDALE-JEROME ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

373

373

100.0%

TOLLESON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,440

373

25.9%

MARANA UNIFIED DISTRICT

11,702

362

3.1%

SHONTO GOVERNING BOARD OF EDUCATION, INC.

581

345

59.4%

CEDAR UNIFIED DISTRICT

619

342

55.3%

ANTELOPE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

366

314

85.8%

LAVEEN ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,724

314

18.2%

COOLIDGE UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,945

305

10.4%

TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

4,300

301

7.0%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.

Limited-English Proficient K-12 Students in the State of Arizona

School Year (Fall): 1999

School Districts with 200 to 299 LEP Students (N =12)

Total

LEP

 Percent

Arizona School District

Students

Students

LEP

TEMPE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

10,115

295

2.9%

COTTONWOOD-OAK CREEK ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

2,383

286

12.0%

FLOWING WELLS UNIFIED DISTRICT

6,172

266

4.3%

LITTLETON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

993

259

26.1%

MARICOPA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

1,078

247

22.9%

SAHUARITA UNIFIED DISTRICT

2,060

245

11.9%

BUCKEYE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

1,251

241

19.3%

LAKE HAVASU UNIFIED DISTRICT

5,607

238

4.2%

PARKER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

2,104

235

11.2%

STANFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT

735

228

31.0%

LEONA GROUP ARIZONA, L.L.C., THE

3,445

217

6.3%

RED MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT

814

217

26.7%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.