Bennett Valley School District

What is the ELPAC?

This page is provided to help parents better understand the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC).

The ELPAC is the test that is used to measure how well students understand English when it is not their primary language. Information from the ELPAC helps your child’s teacher provide support in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
The ELPAC has two parts:
The Initial Assessment	The Summative Assessment
This test is given (within 30 days of a child’s first enrollment in a public school) for any student with a language other than English indicated on their Home Language Survey.	This is given to any student who is not initially classified as proficient in English, and re-adminstered annually until the student is reclassified as proficient in English.

Accessing Your Child's Score Reports

Visit the Aeries Parent Portal.

Aeries Parent Portal

See images below for additional support.

Animated Gif demonstrating how to find ELPAC scores (1) login to Aeries parent portal (2) Select Test Scores (3) Select State Test Scores (4) Select ELPAC

BVUSD Language Learner Policies

Learn about BVUSDs Policies, Notifications, and Parent Rights.

Education for English Learners Policies

BP 6174 AR 6174

This information is also provided annually during registration, and posted on our website at:

ANNUAL NOTICES (bvusd.org/notices)

Understanding the ELPAC

Performance Areas

ORAL LANGUAGE
Students can listen to a variety of scenarios, including conversations, presentations, and stories and answer questions about what they heard.	Students can speak in English for a variety of purposes: to talk about an illustration or scene, support their opinion, retell a story and summarize an academic presentation.

ORAL LANGUAGE

LISTENING

SPEAKING

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Students can listen to a variety of scenarios, including conversations, presentations, and stories and answer questions about what they heard.

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Students can speak in English for a variety of purposes: to talk about an illustration or scene, support their opinion, retell a story and summarize an academic presentation.

WRITTEN LANGUAGE
Students can read a variety of materials and answer questions about what they’ve read.	Students can write about a variety of topics for different purposes including giving their opinion, describing a picture, and writing about an experience or academic information.

WRITTEN LANGUAGE

READING

WRITING

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Students can read a variety of materials and answer questions about what they’ve read.

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Students can write about a variety of topics for different purposes including giving their opinion, describing a picture, and writing about an experience or academic information.

INITIAL ELPAC
WHO	WHAT
Students with any language other than English indicated on their Home Language Survey who have not been previously classified as an English Learner.	The Initial ELPAC is used to determine English Languae proficiency. Students are identified as either an English Learner, or as fluent.
WHEN	WHY
The Iniitla ELPAC is administered within 30 days of a student’s first enrollment in a California public school.	Students identified as English Learners receive additional support until they are re-classified as fluent.

PERFORMANCE LEVELS
LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 3
Novice English Learner (EL) Students at this level are classified as English Learner (EL) with beginning skills. Annual Testing & Support Services provided until reclassification as fluent.	Intermediate English Learner (EL) Students at this level are classified as English Learner (EL) with developing skills. Annual Testing & Support Services provided until reclassification as fluent	Initial Fluent English Proficient (IFEP) Students at this level are proficient in English and do not require annual testing or English Language Learner support services.
ADDITIONAL INITIAL ELPAC RESOURCES
Scale Score Ranges	Participation and Scoring	Assessment Fact Sheet

SUMMATIVE ELPAC
WHO	WHAT
Students with any language other than English indicated on their Home Language Survey who have not been previously classified as an English Learner.	The Initial ELPAC is used to determine English Languae proficiency. Students are identified as either an English Learner, or as fluent.
WHEN	WHY
The Iniitla ELPAC is administered within 30 days of a student’s first enrollment in a California public school.	Students identified as English Learners receive additional support until they are re-classified as fluent.

PERFORMANCE LEVELS
Beginning to Develop	Moderately Developed	Well Developed
Students at this level have minimally developed English skills for the domain. They may be able to use known words and phrases in English to communicate meaning at a basic level. They may need substantial help using English.	Students at this level have somewhat to moderately developed English skills for the domain. They may sometimes be able to use English to learn and communicate in meaningful ways. They may need some help to communicate about familiar topics in English and more help on less familiar topics.	Students at this level have well developed English skills for the domain. They can use English to learn and communicate in meaningful ways. They may occasionally need help using English.

Understanding the ELPAC - Videos

The ELPAC is the test that is used to measure how well students understand English when it is not their primary language. Information from the ELPAC helps your child’s teacher provide support in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
This test is given (within 30 days of a child’s first enrollment in a public school) for any student with a language other than English indicated on their Home Language Survey.	This is given to any student who is not initially classified as proficient in English, and re-adminstered annually until the student is reclassified as proficient in English.

The ELPAC is the test that is used to measure how well students understand English when it is not their primary language. Information from the ELPAC helps your child’s teacher provide support in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

The ELPAC has two parts:

The Initial Assessment

The Summative Assessment

This test is given (within 30 days of a child’s first enrollment in a public school) for any student with a language other than English indicated on their Home Language Survey.

This is given to any student who is not initially classified as proficient in English, and re-adminstered annually until the student is reclassified as proficient in English.

Understanding the Initial ELPAC

ENGLISH VIDEO