• For U.S. federal Ability to Benefit purposes, the U.S. Department of Education sets a passing score of 97 on each CELSA form (Form 1 and Form 2). (Association of Classroom Teacher Testers (ACTT), the publisher. The CELSA is also on the U.S. Department of Education's)
• The U.S. Department of Education approves the CELSA as the additional ATB English proficiency test for students whose native language is not English, who are not fluent in English, and whose academic program includes an ESL component. (Association of Classroom Teacher Testers (ACTT), the publisher. The CELSA is also on the U.S. Department of Education's)

Facts verified Oct 15, 2026 against Association of Classroom Teacher Testers (ACTT), the publisher. The CELSA is also on the U.S. Department of Education's. Dates that have passed are removed automatically.