Note that data displayed on the samples in this guide are for demonstration purposes only and may not reflect valid data. SSR samples may include minor variances from actual SSRs.

Summative ELPAC SSR

This section explains the student’s Summative ELPAC SSR. Data displayed on the samples in this guide are for demonstration purposes only and do not reflect valid data.

Refer to the Reporting Criteria subtopic for information about the criteria required for a student to receive an SSR.

Summative ELPAC Reporting Levels

For the overall score and the composite scores—oral language score for the Listening and Speaking domains, and written language score for the Reading and Writing domains—there are four possible reporting levels:

Well Developed (Level 4)
Moderately Developed (Level 3)
Somewhat Developed (Level 2)
Beginning to Develop (Level 1)

For the domain scores, there are three possible reporting levels:

Well Developed
Somewhat/Moderately Developed
Beginning to Develop

Additional Messaging

Scale scores and reporting levels are shown for previous years’ assessments in the “Score History” section, starting with the 2019–2020 Summative ELPAC administration. There might be a message present under the following circumstances for a previous-year Summative ELPAC administration, as presented in figure 1:

When the student was eligible and did not test, the score history for that administration shows as “Eligible but not tested.”
When the student was eligible and partially tested but did not log on to one domain in each composite, the score history for that administration shows as “Incomplete test | No score available.”
When the previous year is the 2019–2020 Summative ELPAC administration—when testing was suspended in March 2020 as a result of COVID-19—and the student was eligible and partially tested or did not receive an overall performance level of “4,” the score history for that administration shows as “Incomplete test | No score available.”

Figure 1. Sample score history

In cases where a domain exemption was requested for a student with a disability that precludes student testing in one or more domains, the student was assessed in the remaining domains in which it was possible to assess the student and scored based on the remaining domain. A tilde (~) is present in the table next to the domain name, and the following message will appear on the second page of the SSR:

~ Student was exempted from this domain. The composite score was calculated based on the completed domain.

If the student did not log on to a particular domain assessment, the student received zero points for that domain. A caret (^) is present in the table next to the domain name, and the following message will appear on the second page of the SSR:

^ Student was not tested in this domain. This zero score was included in the calculation of the composite score.

Finally, a student might have tested using an unlisted resource that was assigned by the LEA in TOMS. When the assigned unlisted resource changed the construct being tested, the following message, noted with an asterisk (*), appears on the second page of the SSR:

* An unlisted resource that changed the construct was used for one or more domains; therefore, the student received the lowest score in that domain.

Page 1 of 2, Top: Student Information

Top of the first page of the Summative ELPAC SSR that shows student information with callouts pointing to the student's name and address and the student's information

Figure 2. Student information on page one of the Summative ELPAC SSR

Table 1. Student Information Descriptions
#	Feature	Description
1	Student’s mailing address	This area shows the student’s residential address as listed in CALPADS.
2	Student and school information	This area shows information about the student and the school and LEA name, as well as the county/district code. Note that the grade indicates the grade level in which the student was enrolled at the start of testing and the testing date indicates the date the last domain was submitted in the TDS (computer-based). If the student did not log on to the test, the test date will be the last date of the statewide testing window, which occurs on May 31 of the testing year.

Page 1 of 2, Middle: Score Overview

Middle of the first page of the Summative ELPAC SSR with the overall score, a description of the ELPAC, and the Starting Smarter URL

Figure 3. Score overview on page one of the Summative ELPAC SSR

Table 2. Score Overview Descriptions
#	Feature	Description
1	Overall score and level	This box provides the student’s overall score and level for the Summative ELPAC with a brief summary of the student’s performance.
2	Testing program overview	This area provides a description of the Summative ELPAC.
3	Starting Smarter website information	This section describes the ELPAC Starting Smarter website, which describes SSRs and other information that supports student learning.

Page 1 of 2, Bottom: Reporting Level Descriptions

Bottom of the first page of the Summative ELPAC SSR describing reporting levels, with callouts indicating level numbers and names, and information about the Test Results for California's Assessments website

Figure 4. Reporting level descriptions on page one of the Summative ELPAC SSR

Table 3. Reporting Level Descriptions
#	Feature	Description
1	Reporting levels	This row lists the Summative ELPAC reporting levels.
2	Level description	This row provides the following information for each level: Score range Level name Level description (using less formal language)
3	ELPAC results website information	This section describes the Test Results for California’s Assessments website on which results for schools, districts, and the state are found.

Page 2 of 2, Top: Composite Scores

Top of the second page of the Summative ELPAC SSR with callouts pointing to scores for each composite and domains and domain levels within the composite

Figure 5. Composite scores on page two of the Summative ELPAC SSR

Table 4. Composite Scores
#	Feature	Description
1	Composite skill	The title in each section displays the name of the composite skill, either oral language or written language.
2	Score and level	The graph represents the student’s score and reporting level for the composite.
3	Domains within the composite	The reporting levels for the domains that comprise a composite are presented—Listening and Speaking for the oral language composite, and Reading and Writing for the written language composite.
3	Domain levels	This section of the chart shows reporting levels for the assessment’s domains; a check mark indicates a student’s domain reporting level—either Beginning to Develop, Somewhat/Moderately, or Well Developed.

Page 2 of 2, Bottom: Score History

Bottom of the second page of the Summative ELPAC SSR with the current-year's score and achievement level and a previous-year's score and achievement level indicated

Figure 6. Score history on page two of the Summative ELPAC SSR

Table 5. Information About the ELPAC
#	Feature	Description
1	Score history	The leftmost graph shows the student’s overall score and reporting level from the 2019–2020 Summative ELPAC administration, if the student was able to complete and submit the test. If the student was not tested or did not complete testing in 2019–2020, an explanatory message appears (refer to figure 1 for an example). The middle graph shows the student’s overall score and reporting level from the 2020–2021 Summative ELPAC administration (but only if the student completed the test). If the student was not tested or did not answer enough questions to produce a score, a message displays.
2	Current-year’s score	The rightmost graph shows the student’s overall score and reporting level from the current Summative ELPAC administration.

Sample of the SSR for the Summative ELPAC

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Page one sample of the SSR for the Summative ELPAC

Figure 7. Sample Summative ELPAC SSR, page one

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Page two sample of the SSR for the Summative ELPAC

Figure 8. Sample Summative ELPAC SSR, page two