ELPAC for Guardians & Families
This page contains resources for families and guardians to support their child with online English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).
Check out what our scholars have to say about the ELPAC and the Reclassification process.
What is the ELPAC?
The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) and the Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, or Alternate ELPAC are the mandated state tests for determining English language proficiency (ELP). The Initial ELPAC and the Initial Alternate ELPAC are administered to newly enrolled students whose primary language is not English, as indicated on a home language survey; and, annually, students who have been previously identified as English learner students will take either the Summative ELPAC or the Summative Alternate ELPAC until they become eligible for reclassification.
What Does The ELPAC Measure?
- The ELPAC is used to measure how well students in kindergarten through eighth grade understand English when it is not their primary language.
- Initial ELPAC—The general assessment whose results provide the primary identification of students as English learners (ELs).
- Summative ELPAC—The general assessment, administered annually, whose results measure an EL student’s progress and identify the student’s English Language Proficiency (ELP) level.
- Initial Alternate ELPAC—The alternate assessment whose results provide the primary identification of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities as ELs.
- Summative Alternate ELPAC—The alternate assessment, administered annually, whose results measure and identify the student’s ELP level, for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
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