The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) is the mandated state test for determining English language proficiency (ELP). It is administered as an initial assessment to newly enrolled students whose primary language is not English, as indicated on a home language survey; and, annually, as a summative assessment to students who have been previously identified as EL students.

 

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Types of ELPAC Assessments

• Initial ELPAC—The general assessment whose results provide the primary identification of students as English learners (ELs)

  The test administration window runs from July 1 to June 30.

• Summative ELPAC—The general assessment, administered annually, whose results measure an EL student's progress and identify the student's ELP level

  The test administration window runs from February 1 to May 31.

• Initial Alternate ELPAC—The alternate assessment whose results provide the primary identification of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities as ELs

  The test administration window runs from July 1 to June 30.

• 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

  The test administration window runs from February 1 to May 31.