El Monte Union High School District

English Language Proficiency Assessments for California

The ELPAC logo features the California outline in yellow.

The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) replaced the California English Language Development Test (CELDT ) beginning in the 2017–18 school year.
The ELPAC is aligned to California's English Language Development Standards and assesses English language proficiency in the four areas of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

The ELPAC is comprised of two different assessments, the Initial assessment & Summative assessment as identified below:

Inital Assessment

Initial Assessment (IA) - used for the initial identification of English learners (administration window is from July 1st through June 30th) .

An informational document about the Initial English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).

Summative Assessment

Summative Assessment (SA) - used for the annual measure of an English learner's progress in learning English (administration window is from February 1st through May 31st).

Fact sheet about the Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).

Alternate Assessment

The Alternate assessment is also available for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are English Learners (Summatie), and potential English Learners (Initial), who have been identified as having a primary language other than English. Furthermore, their individualized education program (IEP) team has determined that they are eligible for an alternate assessment.

Fact sheet about the Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).

Visit the ELPAC website for more information.

Additional Resources:

ELPAC Practice Tests (Grade 9-10) (Grade 11-12)
Starting Smarter - This website provides additional information for parents to understand the ELPAC and how to support learning at home.