English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)

The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, or ELPAC, are the assessments given to English learners at the beginning of the year ("Initial ELPAC") if they have been newly enrolled in a California school and have indicated on their Home Language Survey that their primary language is not English, and towards the end of the year ("Summative ELPAC") to determine student progress and for reclassification purposes.

• ELPAC website
• 2020-2021 ELPAC Guide includes slight changes to the task types

Initial ELPAC

• Timeline
  • The initial 30-day window has been extended this year (2020-2021), due to extenuating circumstances, to a 75-day window in which to administer, fully score, and notify guardians in order to receive LCFF and Title III funding.
• Administration
  • Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are all available online for grades 3-12 but will remain on paper for grades TK-2. 
  • Three options are available for administration; it is recommended that an LEA offer all three:
    • in-person (see Suggested Guidelines for Physically Distancing Test Administration)
    • remote computer-based
    • remote paper-pencil
• Parent Communication 
  • Sample parent notification of services provided through distance learning before a student has been administered the Initial ELPAC (English, additional languages)
  • Sample initial parent notification of English learner designation (English, additional languages)

Optional Fall Summative ELPAC

• The Optional Fall Summative ELPAC is for students who meet all other reclassification criteria and need an ELPAC performance level of 4 to be reclassified. The window for administering this assessment ends on October 30, 2020.

Initial & Summative ELPAC Task Types

• Domain Information Sheets for Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Reading
• ELPAC Practice Tests

Parent/Guardian ELPAC Resources

• Assessment Accessibility for the ELPAC
• Guide to Understanding Your Student Score Report
  • 2021 Initial SBAC Student Score Report (English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipino)
  • 2019-2020 Summative ELPAC Student Score Report (English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipino)