ELPAC ELPAC Score Reporting and Interpretation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What criterion must a student meet on the ELPAC Summative to be considered for reclassification as English proficient in California?
- Level 1 or above
- Level 2 or above
- Level 3 or above (Correct answer)
- Level 4 only
Correct answer: Level 3 or above
To be considered for reclassification, a student must achieve an overall ELPAC Summative score at Level 3 or Level 4.
Question 2: Which ELPAC domain scores contribute equally to the overall composite score calculation?
- Only Listening and Speaking
- Only Reading and Writing
- All four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing (Correct answer)
- Speaking and Writing only
Correct answer: All four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing
All four ELPAC domains — Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing — contribute to the overall composite score.
Question 3: Which ELPAC report provides teachers with individual student performance details by domain?
- District summary report
- Individual student report (ISR) (Correct answer)
- School aggregate report
- State comparison report
Correct answer: Individual student report (ISR)
The Individual Student Report (ISR) gives teachers detailed information about each student's performance across all four ELPAC domains.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of ELPAC score reporting for parents and guardians?
- To determine graduation eligibility
- To communicate the student's English language proficiency level (Correct answer)
- To assign classroom grades
- To measure academic content knowledge
Correct answer: To communicate the student's English language proficiency level
ELPAC score reports inform parents and guardians about their child's current English language proficiency level across the four domains.
Question 5: In which language(s) are ELPAC score reports for parents typically provided?
- English only
- Spanish only
- English and the student's primary language when available (Correct answer)
- The student's primary language only
Correct answer: English and the student's primary language when available
ELPAC parent score reports are provided in English and, when available, translated into the student's primary language to aid understanding.
Question 6: Which ELPAC score type is used to track student growth in English language proficiency over multiple years?
- Raw score
- Percentile rank
- Scale score (Correct answer)
- Stanine score
Correct answer: Scale score
Scale scores are used to measure and track English learner growth in language proficiency across ELPAC administrations over time.
ELPAC ELPAC Score Reporting and Interpretation 2
What criterion must a student meet on the ELPAC Summative to be considered for reclassification as English proficient in California?