The Department has moved to 135 Santilli Highway in Everett. The Department's office and Licensure Welcome Center are open. The new location has free parking and is a short walk from the Wellington station on the MBTA's Orange Line.

English Learner Education

LEP Students in Massachusetts Public Schools

Graph of LEP Students in Massachusetts Public Schools March 2005, see table below...

In March 2005, Massachusetts Public Schools reported 49,923 limited English proficient (LEP) students with 112 different primary languages. Nearly Fifty-five percent (54.6%) of these students spoke Spanish as a first language.

Spanish	27249	54.6
Portugese	4645	9.3
Khmer	2058	4.1
Creole(Haitian)	1977	4.0
Vietnamese	1724	3.5
Chinese	1593	3.2
Cape Verdean	1367	2.7
Russian	916	1.8
Canton Dialect	653	1.3
Arabic	591	1.2
Korean	429	0.9

Last Updated: July 28, 2005

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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149

Voice: (781) 338-3000
TTY: (800) 439-2370

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