The TEA defines emergent bilingual as “a student who is in the process of acquiring English and has another language as the primary language.” According to TEA, 24% of students enrolled in Texas public schools are emergent bilingual students.
The breakdown
Community Impact analyzed data from the TEA to learn how many emergent bilingual students were in 28 school districts across the Greater Houston area during the 2024-2025 school year. Out of 28 districts, only eight saw an increase in emergent bilingual districts.
