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Council Bluffs schools report modest gains in English‑learner enrollment and proficiency
Summary
District staff reported a net increase of 73 English learners to 655 total, larger newcomer populations, and state assessment results showing higher proficiency in listening and speaking than in reading and writing.
Doctor Matthews presented an update to the Council Bluffs Community School District board on enrollment and academic progress for English learners, saying the district served 655 English learners this fall, 73 more than the prior year.
The report focused on who the district serves and how students performed on the state English language proficiency measure, the ELPA21 dynamic screener. Matthews said enrollment increases were largest at the elementary level (about 50 additional students) and proportionally greatest at the middle school level (rising from 74 to 102). High‑school enrollment was “fairly steady,” with a decrease of five students.
Matthews told the board the district’s newcomer population—students born outside the U.S. who arrived within the past…
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