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English Language Proficiency Assessments for California - ELPAC
Initial ELPAC
The Initial ELPAC administration window is:
August 8th, 2024 - May 29, 2025
Initial Parent Notification Letters
ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - English
ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - Spanish
Alternative ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - English
Alternative ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - Spanish
Summative ELPAC
The Summative ELPAC administration window is:
February 3, 2025 - May 29, 2025
Summative Parent Notification Letters
ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - English
ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - Spanish
Alternative ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - English
Alternative ELPAC Parent Notification Letter - Spanish
Starting Smarter
The ELPAC test is used to measure how well students in kindergarten through twelfth grade understand English when it is not their primary language. The ELPAC Starting Smarter website has launched! This website provides a variety of ELPAC resources including samples of Initial, Summative, and Alternate ELPAC student score reports, sample test questions, and much more.
Score Reports
Accessing Electronic ELPAC Student Score Reports
Please check with your child's school site for specific testing dates and times.
The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) is the successor to the California English Language Development Test (CELDT). The ELPAC is the required state test for English language proficiency (ELP) that must be given to students whose primary language is a language other than English.
State and federal law require that local educational agencies administer a state test of ELP to eligible students in kindergarten through grade twelve. The ELPAC is aligned with California's English Language Development Standards and is comprised of two separate ELP assessments:
- Initial ELPAC—an initial identification of students as English learners
- Summative ELPAC—an annual summative assessment to measure an English learner's progress in learning English and to identify the student's ELP level