ELAC Educational Master Plan - East Los Angeles College

How Successful Are Students When They Take the Class That They Are Placed
Into? Can They Get Into That Placed Class?
The 2008-2011 Educational Master Plan called for the college to utilize computerized assessment
processes. The collaborative work of the English and Math Departments led to the use of the Accuplacer
and Compass assessment systems. The completion of this objective led to more effective placement and
the removal of the referral process, which required an additional test during a separate testing period. The
current testing procedures result in 88% of students testing below transfer-level in English and nearly
93% of students testing below transfer-level in math.
English Placement
Placement Trends: English
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
2011-2012
(to date)
Students % Students % Students % Students % Students %
English 101 1,476 12.7% 1,559 11.5% 1,481 11.0% 1,802 12.5% 793 11.9%
English 028/060s 2,225 19.2% 2,511 18.5% 2,474 18.4% 2,363 16.4% 955 14.3%
English 026/057 1,881 16.2% 2,283 16.8% 2,312 17.2% 2,342 16.3% 924 13.8%
English 021 1,706 14.7% 2,078 15.3% 2,160 16.0% 2,311 16.0% 1,131 16.9%
Reading 020 1,290 11.1% 1,632 12.0% 1,727 12.8% 2,276 15.8% 1,296 19.4%
Referral 439 3.8% 432 3.2% 437 3.2% 286 2.0% 52 0.8%
English 086/
ESL 006A
425 3.7% 580 4.3% 545 4.0% 311 2.2% 108 1.6%
English 085/ ESL
005A
323 2.8% 366 2.7% 390 2.9% 291 2.0% 185 2.8%
English 084/ ESL
004A
286 2.5% 347 2.6% 283 2.1% 348 2.4% 207 3.1%
English 082/ ESL
003A
285 2.5% 302 2.2% 257 1.9% 448 3.1% 205 3.1%
ESL 41CE 211 1.8% 280 2.1% 228 1.7% 321 2.2% 161 2.4%
ESL 40CE 124 1.1% 215 1.6% 176 1.3% 290 2.0% 108 1.6%
No Placement 5 0.0% 8 0.1% 9 0.1% 2 0.0% 2 0.0%
Not Assessed 904 7.8% 966 7.1% 991 7.4% 1,012 7.0% 552 8.3%
Total 11,580 100.0% 13,559 100.0% 13,470 100.0% 14,403 100.0% 6,679 100.0%
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