Reporting Overall Performance on ELPAC Interim Assessments

In addition to a scale score, a performance level is provided for each student. Those performance levels describe how student performance relates to standards of student performance provided in the 2017–18 Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) standard setting study.

The California Department of Education (CDE) made a decision after the standard setting study to report three performance levels by combining Somewhat Developed and Moderately Developed into a single classification called Somewhat to Moderately Developed. The performance levels for the ELPAC Interim Assessments are described as the following:

  • Beginning to Develop: The assessment results indicate that the student may know some English words and phrases as described by the standards measured in this test.
  • Somewhat to Moderately Developed: The assessment results indicate that the student may be able to use English to communicate simple ideas but is not yet able to consistently use English in an academic context as described by the standards measured in this test.
  • Well Developed : The assessment results indicate that the student can consistently use English in an academic context as described by the standards measured in this test.

Detailed information about this study can be found in the Standard-Setting Technical Report for the Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (CDE, 2018a) and in the Summative Threshold Score Validation Study (CDE, 2018b).

The minimum and maximum scale scores for each performance level vary for each interim assessment forms. The scale score ranges and performance levels for each grade level are provided by domain in table 1 through table 4.

What follows is the key for column headers in table 1 through table 4:

  • Level 1 = Beginning to Develop
  • Level 2 = Somewhat to Moderately Developed
  • Level 3 = Well Developed

Table 1 presents the grade-level thresholds for the Listening domain.

Table 1. Minimum and Maximum Scale Scores for Listening Performance Levels
Grade Level Level 1 Lower Bound Level 1 Upper Bound Level 2 Lower Bound Level 2 Upper Bound Level 3 Lower Bound Level 3 Upper Bound
K 1150 1364 1365 1483 1484 1700
1 1150 1384 1385 1475 1476 1700
2 1150 1399 1400 1513 1514 1700
3 1150 1421 1422 1531 1532 1800
4 1150 1421 1422 1531 1532 1800
5 1150 1434 1435 1600 1601 1800
6 1150 1437 1438 1611 1612 1900
7 1150 1458 1459 1672 1673 1900
8 1150 1458 1459 1672 1673 1900
9 1150 1453 1454 1733 1734 1950
10 1150 1453 1454 1733 1734 1950
11 1150 1485 1486 1751 1752 1950
12 1150 1485 1486 1751 1752 1950

Table 2 presents the grade-level thresholds for the Speaking domain.

Table 2. Minimum and Maximum Scale Scores for Speaking Performance Levels
Grade Level Level 1 Lower Bound Level 1 Upper Bound Level 2 Lower Bound Level 2 Upper Bound Level 3 Lower Bound Level 3 Upper Bound
K 1150 1397 1398 1474 1475 1700
1 1150 1424 1425 1508 1509 1700
2 1150 1421 1422 1507 1508 1700
3 1150 1440 1441 1499 1500 1800
4 1150 1447 1448 1514 1515 1800
5 1150 1453 1454 1499 1500 1800
6 1150 1453 1454 1516 1517 1900
7 1150 1453 1454 1516 1517 1900
8 1150 1460 1461 1530 1531 1900
9 1150 1468 1469 1518 1519 1950
10 1150 1468 1469 1518 1519 1950
11 1150 1465 1466 1515 1516 1950
12 1150 1465 1466 1515 1516 1950

Table 3 presents the grade-level thresholds for the Reading domain.

Table 3. Minimum and Maximum Scale Scores for Reading Performance Levels
Grade Level Level 1 Lower Bound Level 1 Upper Bound Level 2 Lower Bound Level 2 Upper Bound Level 3 Lower Bound Level 3 Upper Bound
K 1150 1328 1329 1505 1506 1700
1 1150 1417 1418 1502 1503 1700
2 1150 1433 1434 1574 1575 1700
3 1150 1472 1473 1574 1575 1800
4 1150 1486 1487 1595 1596 1800
5 1150 1492 1493 1595 1596 1800
6 1150 1528 1529 1603 1604 1900
7 1150 1528 1529 1603 1604 1900
8 1150 1538 1539 1603 1604 1900
9 1150 1529 1530 1621 1622 1950
10 1150 1529 1530 1621 1622 1950
11 1150 1544 1545 1653 1654 1950
12 1150 1544 1545 1653 1654 1950

Finally, table 4 presents the grade-level thresholds for the Writing domain.

Table 4. Minimum and Maximum Scale Scores for Writing Performance Levels
Grade Level Level 1 Lower Bound Level 1 Upper Bound Level 2 Lower Bound Level 2 Upper Bound Level 3 Lower Bound Level 3 Upper Bound
K 1150 1357 1358 1418 1419 1700
1 1150 1406 1407 1535 1536 1700
2 1150 1430 1431 1533 1534 1700
3 1150 1438 1439 1538 1539 1800
4 1150 1463 1464 1555 1556 1800
5 1150 1475 1476 1575 1576 1800
6 1150 1463 1464 1570 1571 1900
7 1150 1474 1475 1593 1594 1900
8 1150 1474 1475 1629 1630 1900
9 1150 1504 1505 1660 1661 1950
10 1150 1504 1505 1660 1661 1950
11 1150 1505 1506 1630 1631 1950
12 1150 1505 1506 1630 1631 1950