• ACCESS for ELLs 2.0

    Test Window: January 30, 2017 – March 24, 2017

    Purpose of the Test:

    ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 measures students’ abilities to understand and produce English used within school settings.

    The four sections of the test are:

    Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing.

    Students to be Tested:

    All students enrolled in the district (grades K–12) and classified ELL, with a code of “LY” on the 1st day of the test administration window, must be administered one of the following English language proficiency assessments:

    • Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs
    • ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
    • Alternate ACCESS for ELLs

    Proficiency Criteria:

    ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 (Grades K–12)

    Proficiency criteria requires a student to achieve a Composite Overall Proficiency Level of 5.0 or greater AND at least a Proficiency Level of 4.0 in each test domain (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).


    Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (Grades 1–12)

    Proficiency criteria requires a student to achieve a Composite Overall Proficiency Level of P1 or greater.