Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XI - Accountability/Testing
Subpart 3 - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices
Chapter 73 - English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT)
Subchapter D - Performance Levels and Proficiency Standards [Formerly LAC 28:CXI.2311]
Section XI-7311 - Proficiency Standards

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-7311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Performance standards for English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing tests are finalized in scaled-score form. The scaled-score ranges vary per grade and grade band.

1. ELPT Performance Standards Cut Scores

Domain	Performance Standard Level 1	Performance Standard Level 2	Performance Standard Level 3	Performance Standard Level 4	Performance Standard Level 5
Kindergarten
Listening	466 or below	467-506	507-612	613-644	645 or above
Speaking	486 or below	487-534	535-597	598-624	625 or above
Reading	472 or below	473-513	514-591	592-626	627 or above
Writing	496 or below	497-561	562-650	651-672	673 or above
Grade One
Listening	434 or below	435-466	467-548	549-593	594 or above
Speaking	527 or below	528-576	577-592	593-618	619 or above
Reading	478 or below	479-514	515-583	584-628	629 or above
Writing	497 or below	498-547	548-612	613-640	641 or above
Grade Two
Listening	407 or below	405-437	438-511	512-563	564 or above
Speaking	489 or below	490-528	529-554	555-587	588 or above
Reading	456 or below	456-488	489-554	555-594	594 or above
Writing	451 or below	452-492	493-554	555-590	591 or above
Grade Three
Listening	408 or below	409-447	448-535	536-597	598 or above
Speaking	499 or below	500-537	538-571	572-611	612 or above
Reading	494 or below	495-540	541-609	610-643	644 or above
Writing	497 or below	498-541	542-602	603-635	636 or above
Grade Four
Listening	397 or below	398-430	431-491	492-562	563 or above
Speaking	461 or below	462-505	506-543	544-583	584 or above
Reading	452 or below	453-487	488-549	550-593	594 or above
Writing	436 or below	437-480	481-567	568-599	600 or above
Grade Five
Listening	412 or below	413-454	455-497	498-580	581 or above
Speaking	482 or below	483-525	526-572	573-606	607 or above
Reading	467 or below	468-510	511-587	588-626	627 or above
Writing	437 or below	438-485	486-597	598-627	628 or above
Grade Six
Listening	409 or below	410-439	440-497	498-564	565 or above
Speaking	464 or below	465-510	511-561	562-594	595 or above
Reading	460 or below	461-495	496-564	565-603	604 or above
Writing	424 or below	425-471	472-563	564-593	594 or above
Grade Seven
Listening	429 or below	430-472	473-552	553-596	597 or above
Speaking	474 or below	475-526	527-581	582-610	611 or above
Reading	485 or below	486-533	534-608	609-641	642 or above
Writing	473 or below	474-519	520-596	597-624	625 or above
Grade Eight
Listening	431 or below	432-477	478-564	565-612	613 or above
Speaking	475 or below	476-527	528-589	590-618	619 or above
Reading	493 or below	494-546	547-639	640-668	669 or above
Writing	483 or below	484-532	533-618	619-646	647 or above
Grade Nine-Twelve
Listening	450 or below	451-490	491-570	571-612	613 or above
Speaking	480 or below	481-535	536-592	593-618	619 or above
Reading	487 or below	488-538	539-630	631-661	662 or above
Writing	484 or below	585-532	533-614	615-640	641 or above

2. ELPT Connect Performance Standards Cut Scores

ELPT Connect Performance Standards Cut Scores
Domain	Performance Standard Level 1	Performance Standards Level 2	Performance Standards Level 3	Performance Standards Level 4
Kindergarten
Listening	61 or below	62-70	71-82	83-99
Speaking	73 or below	74-83	84-91	92-99
Reading	61 or below	62-70	71-82	83-99
Writing	73 or below	74-83	84-91	92-99
Grade One
Listening	56 or below	57-64	65-83	84-99
Speaking	67 or below	68-82	83-94	95-99
Reading	56 or below	57-64	65-83	84-99
Writing	67 or below	68-82	83-94	95-99
Grade Two
Listening	50 or below	51-60	61-79	80-99
Speaking	61 or below	62-80	81-87	88-99
Reading	50 or below	51-60	61-79	80-99
Writing	61 or below	62-80	81-87	88-99
Grade Three
Listening	55 or below	56-65	66-82	83-99
Speaking	66 or below	67-83	84-89	90-99
Reading	55 or below	56-65	66-82	83-99
Writing	66 or below	67-83	84-89	90-99
Grade Four
Listening	38 or below	39-51	52-83	84-99
Speaking	41 or below	42-72	73-80	81-99
Reading	38 or below	39-51	52-83	84-99
Writing	41 or below	42-72	73-80	81-99
Grade Five
Listening	44 or below	45-57	58-86	87-99
Speaking	48 or below	49-77	78-84	85-99
Reading	44 or below	45-57	58-86	87-99
Writing	48 or below	49-77	78-84	85-99
Grade Six
Listening	33 or below	34-42	43-79	80-99
Speaking	41 or below	42-64	65-83	84-99
Reading	33 or below	34-42	43-79	80-99
Writing	41 or below	42-64	65-83	84-99
Grade Seven
Listening	34 or below	35-44	45-80	81-99
Speaking	42 or below	43-66	67-84	85-99
Reading	34 or below	35-44	45-80	81-99
Writing	42 or below	43-66	67-84	85-99
Grade Eight
Listening	35 or below	36-45	46-80	81-99
Speaking	44 or below	45-67	68-85	86-99
Reading	35 or below	36-45	46-80	81-99
Writing	44 or below	45-67	68-85	86-99
Grade Nine-Twelve
Listening	35 or below	36-46	47-82	83-99
Speaking	49 or below	50-67	68-76	77-99
Reading	35 or below	36-46	47-82	83-99
Writing	49 or below	50-67	68-76	77-99

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 and 20 USCS, Section 6311

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