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Lewiston reports 117 students exited multilingual learner program; enrollment nears 2,000
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Lewiston Public Schools staff told the school committee that 117 students met state criteria to exit the multilingual learner program in 2025, while overall multilingual enrollment rose toward 2,000 and grade‑6 exit rates prompted further review.
Liza Macklemore, director of the multilingual learner program for Lewiston Public Schools, told the school committee Monday that 117 students met the state’s proficiency threshold on the Access for ELLs test in 2025 and will exit the district’s multilingual learner program.
The result continues a multi‑year upward trend in exits while the district also saw a large increase in multilingual enrollment. Macklemore said the district counted 1,997 students in the multilingual program as of the afternoon of the meeting and that number could top 2,000 with additional screenings.
The exits are a notable increase from recent years: Macklemore provided district exit counts of 65 in 2022, 79 in 2023 and 106 in 2024. “This year, we had 117 students who demonstrated proficiency on the assessment and will exit the multilingual learner program,” she said, and added the district is…
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