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English as Second Language in the Middle School <br />As noted in Table 9, Part A, OCS have 256 English as a Second Language (ESL) <br />students, and their ratio of ESL specialists (n =5) to ESL students is 1:51. The ESL student <br />population of CHCCS is 867, and the ratio of specialists (n =28) to ESL students is 1:31. As <br />shown in Table 34 the percent of ESL students at or above grade level on the EOGs varies <br />greatly. <br />Table 34. Number of ESL Middle School Students at or above Grade Level on the EOGs* <br />Source: * NC School Report Card 2003 -2004 <br />As shown in Table 35, the make -up of the ESL populations at these schools varies. <br />In Phillips, almost all the Limited English Proficient (LEP) students are Asian, and at <br />Culbreth the population is half Asian and half Hispanic. At Smith the population is two - <br />thirds Hispanic, and at McDougle it is almost entirely Hispanic. OCS LEP students are <br />predominantly Hispanic. Table 36 shows the proportion of CHCCS Hispanic LEP students by <br />percent pass rates on the EOG. It appears that some Hispanic LEP students are having <br />difficulty with the acquisition of English literacy than some other sub - groups. <br />Table 35. Middle School Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students by Ethnicity* <br />Middle Schools <br />Culbreth (n =53) <br />McDou le (n =48) <br />Phillips (n =59) <br />Asian <br />Black <br />Hisp. <br />White <br />Asian <br />Black <br />Hisp <br />White <br />20 <br />3 <br />27 <br />3 <br />Stanback (n =5) <br />5 <br />2 <br />1 <br />42 <br />3 <br />Stanford (n =35) <br />35 <br />46 <br />1 <br />8 <br />4 <br />20 <br />1 <br />38 <br />1 <br />Smith (n =60) <br />Source: *Office of Testing & Program Evaluation, CHCCS, January 2005 Report <br />CHCCS /OCS Final Report 56 <br />