Student Demographics: Descriptors

ELL Instrument Used Descriptor CodeValue

ShortDescription

Description

4

Other Nonpublic School Assessment

English language proficiency assessment not funded by IDOE completed by a Nonpublic School. NOTE: All accredited non-public schools participating in the Choice Scholarship Program, and accredited non-public schools participating in Title III are required to use WIDA placement and annual assessments.

5

WIDA ACCESS for ELLs

Code 5 is accepted for English learners who participated in the required annual English language proficiency assessment in the previous school year.

7

N/A

For use with Proficiency Level codes 0 [for PK], FNA, or NES. Code 7 is accepted for students not included in proficiency testing (e.g. Pre-K students, former EL students, and native English speakers).

8

Not assessed as required, without external cause

Student does not have a proficiency level from a previous school year and assessment was not completed, and none of the causes listed below apply.

9

Not assessed, With Cause (due to uncontrollable circumstances).

Allowable causes are limited to: Student was out of state throughout Assessment Window. Student was expelled/suspended throughout Assessment Window. School Closed due to snow, floods, etc. throughout Assessment Window.

10

WIDA Alternate ACCESS (As determined by IEP Committee)

Alternate ACCESS is only to be administered to EL students with significant disabilities (as determined by an IEP committee).

12

WIDA Screener (Grades KG-13)

WIDA Screener (Grades KG-13)

0

Immigrant Student who is PK

PK Multilingual learners are not assessed for English proficiency, and cannot enter English learner status, until kindergarten.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

8

No scores from previous school year student not assessed.

No assessment scores from previous school year available and student has not been assessed.

A1

Initiating

Initiating

A2

Exploring

Exploring

A3

Engaging

Engaging

A5

English Learner who scored Level 5 or higher on a Tier A assessment.

English Learner who scored Level 5 or higher on a Tier A assessment.

No longer valid proficiency level for 2024-2025 school year

FNA

Fluent so Not Assessed

Student has already reached proficiency/fluency in a previous school year, so no longer needs annual assessment.

NES

Native English Speaker

Immigrant Student with only English Reported on Indiana Home Language Survey.

P1

Entering

Entering

P2

Emerging

Emerging

P3

Developing

Developing

ALT PL1

ALT PL1

ALT PL1

ALT PL2

ALT PL2

ALT PL2

ALT PL3

ALT PL3

ALT PL3

ALT PL4

ALT PL4

ALT PL4

ALT PL5

ALT PL5

ALT PL5

American Indian - Alaska Native

Asian

Black - African American

Hispanic Ethnicity and of any race **

Multiracial (two or more races)

Native Hawaiian - Pacific Islander

White

Unknown *

Male

Female

Unknown **

AA

AA

U.S. Armed Forces - Americas

AE

AE

U.S. Armed Forces - Europe

AK

AK

Alaska

AL

AL

Alabama

AP

AP

U.S. Armed Forces - Pacific

AR

AR

Arkansas

AS

AS

American Samoa

AZ

AZ

Arizona

CA

CA

California

CO

CO

Colorado

CT

CT

Connecticut

DC

DC

District of Columbia

DE

DE

Delaware

FL

FL

Florida

FM

FM

Micronesia

GA

GA

Georgia

GU

GU

Guam

HI

HI

Hawaii

IA

IA

Iowa

ID

ID

Idaho

IL

IL

Illinois

IN

IN

Indiana

KS

KS

Kansas

KY

KY

Kentucky

LA

LA

Louisiana

MA

MA

Massachusetts

MD

MD

Maryland

ME

ME

Maine

MH

MH

Marshall Islands

MI

MI

Michigan

MN

MN

Minnesota

MO

MO

Missouri

MP

MP

Northern Mariana Islands

MS

MS

Mississippi

MT

MT

Montana

NC

NC

North Carolina

ND

ND

North Dakota

NE

NE

Nebraska

NH

NH

New Hampshire

NJ

NJ

New Jersey

NM

NM

New Mexico

NV

NV

Nevada

NY

NY

New York

OH

OH

Ohio

OK

OK

Oklahoma

OR

OR

Oregon

PA

PA

Pennsylvania

PR

PR

Puerto Rico

PW

PW

Palau

RI

RI

Rhode Island

SC

SC

South Carolina

SD

SD

South Dakota

TN

TN

Tennesee

TX

TX

Texas

UT

UT

Utah

VA

VA

Virginia

VI

VI

U.S. Virgin Islands

VT

VT

Vermont

WA

WA

Washington

WI

WI

Wisconsin

WV

WV

West Virginia

WY

WY

Wyoming