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Switching the encoded variable surfaces distinct distributions across the same fifty-one jurisdictions. Each layer is documented separately on its corresponding credential or policy page.
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Tabular data
Every variable encoded above in tabular form. State names link to the full per-state record and source list.
| State | % ELs | Bilingual | ELD | SEI mandate | Seal of Biliteracy | ELP assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.7% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2022) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Alaska | 10.8% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2022) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Arizona | 8.2% | Add-on | Add-on | Mandated | Adopted (2016) | AZELLA |
| Arkansas | 8.1% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2018) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| California | 17.4% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | Mandated | Adopted (2011) | ELPAC |
| Colorado | 13.0% | Add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2017) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Connecticut | 11.3% | Add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2017) | LAS Links Online |
| Delaware | 13.3% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2017) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| District of Columbia | 14.1% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2014) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Florida | 9.5% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Georgia | 7.7% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Hawaii | 10.0% | Standalone | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Idaho | 5.8% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2020) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Illinois | 16.4% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2013) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Indiana | 7.0% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Iowa | 7.0% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2018) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| Kansas | 8.0% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Kentucky | 8.5% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2021) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Louisiana | 5.3% | Add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2014) | ELPT |
| Maine | 3.1% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2018) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Maryland | 12.6% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Massachusetts | 13.1% | Add-on | Standalone | Mandated | Adopted (2017) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Michigan | 6.4% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2018) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Minnesota | 9.6% | Add-on | Standalone | — | Adopted (2014) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Mississippi | 3.1% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2019) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| Missouri | 3.8% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2017) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Montana | 2.4% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2021) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Nebraska | 7.3% | Standalone + add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2020) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| Nevada | 13.8% | Standalone + add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| New Hampshire | 2.8% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2020) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| New Jersey | 10.6% | Add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| New Mexico | 18.8% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2014) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| New York | 10.7% | Add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2013) | NYSESLAT |
| North Carolina | 11.9% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| North Dakota | 3.3% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2019) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Ohio | 4.6% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2017) | OELPA · ELPA21 |
| Oklahoma | 9.3% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2020) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Oregon | 12.6% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.3% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2022) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Rhode Island | 13.5% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2016) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| South Carolina | 5.8% | Add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2018) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| South Dakota | 3.0% | — | Add-on | — | Adopted (2024) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Tennessee | 5.8% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2018) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| Texas | 24.3% | Standalone + add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2013) | TELPAS |
| Utah | 8.7% | Standalone + add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Vermont | 2.0% | Add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2020) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Virginia | 9.4% | Standalone + add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Washington | 15.1% | Add-on | Add-on | — | Adopted (2014) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| West Virginia | 0.8% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2021) | ELPA21 · ELPA21 |
| Wisconsin | 5.9% | Add-on | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2015) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |
| Wyoming | 2.7% | — | Standalone + add-on | — | Adopted (2022) | ACCESS for ELLs · WIDA |