SSB Locally Approved Assessments

The assessments statutorily identified for demonstrating proficiency in a language other than English are the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) and Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)*.

The assessment list below is provided as an optional resource to identify locally approved off-the-shelf assessments where a local educational agency (LEA) does not use one of the statutorily identified assessments (California Education Code [EC] Section 51461[c]).

If you have questions about a locally approved assessment or an LEA’s approval process, please contact that LEA directly. This list is compiled from self-reported data submitted by LEAs through the online Insignia Request Form during the 2023–24 school year.

LEAs may also consider contacting their local consulate for information or resources regarding assessments for that country’s language(s).

Looking for an assessment available in a particular language? Try “Command + F” to search for the language.

Locally Approved Off-the-Shelf Assessments

ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL)

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

More Information: ACTFL AAPPL web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Alameda County
  • Emery Unified School District (USD)
• Contra Costa County
  • Acalanes Union High School District (HSD)
• Los Angeles County
  • Monrovia USD
• Riverside County:
  • Alvord USD
  • Banning USD
  • Corona-Norco USD
  • Hemet USD
  • Jurupa USD
  • Moreno Valley USD
  • Murrieta Valley USD
  • Perris Union HSD
  • Riverside USD
• San Benito County:
  • San Benito HSD
• San Diego County:
  • San Dieguito Union HSD
• San Mateo County:
  • Jefferson Union HSD
  • South San Francisco USD
• Santa Clara County:
  • Campbell Union HSD
• Stanislaus County:
  • Connecting Waters Charter School
• Ventura County:
  • Fillmore USD
  • Ventura USD
• Yolo County:
  • Washington USD

ALTA Language Services

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azeri, Baluchi (Western), Belorussian, Bangla, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano, Czech, Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Min), Chinese (Taiwanese), Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, Fante (Akan), Farsi (Persian), Finnish, Flemish, French, Fulfulde (Fulani), Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hebrew, Hmong, Hungarian, Ibo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Kurdish (Kurmandji), Kurdish (Sorani), Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Oromo, Papiamento, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovenian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Tigrinya, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Twi (Akan), Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yiddish, Yorubacol

More Information: ALTA Language Testing Seal of Biliteracy web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Alameda County:
  • Castro Valley USD
• Contra Costa County:
  • Pittsburg USD
• Fresno County:
  • Central USD
  • Fresno USD
• Los Angeles County:
  • California School of the Arts San Gabriel Valley
  • Larchmont Charter School
• Nevada County:
  • Nevada Joint Union HSD
• Orange County:
  • Irvine USD
• Sacramento County:
  • San Juan USD
• San Diego County:
  • Coastal Academy Charter
• San Joaquin County:
  • Ripon USD
• Solano County:
  • Benicia USD
• Tulare County:
  • Visalia USD
• Yolo County:
  • Davis Joint USD
  • Woodland Joint USD

American Sign Language Functional Ability Interview (ASLFAI)

Languages in which Assessment is Available: ASL

More Information: ASLFAI | American Sign Language Functional Ability Interview web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Napa County:
  • Napa Valley USD

American Sign Language (ASL) Proficiency Interview

Languages in which Assessment is Available: ASL

More Information: Gallaudet University American Sign Language Proficiency Interview web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Alameda County:
  • California School for the Deaf, Fremont
• Riverside County:
  • California School for the Deaf, Riverside

Avant STAMP (Contact LEA for details on which AVANT assessment(s) they approved)

Languages in which STAMP 4S assessment (covers all four domains) is available: Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (simplified and traditional), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish

Languages in which STAMP WS assessment (covers writing and speaking domains) is available (for less commonly taught languages): Amharic, Armenian, Cabo Verdean, Chin (Hakha), Chuukese, Czech, Filipino (Tagalog), Haitian-Creole, Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawai’i), Hmong, Ilocano, Kannada, Marathi, Marshallese, Samoan, Somali Maay Maay, Somali Maxaa, Swahili (3-skill), Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba (3-skill), Yup’ik, and Zomi

STAMP for ASL (covers receptive and expressive skills): ASL

More Information: Avant STAMP web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Alameda County:
  • Hayward USD
  • Oakland USD
  • Pleasanton USD
  • San Leandro USD
• Contra Costa County:
  • Antioch USD
  • Liberty Union HSD
• Fresno County:
  • Clovis USD
  • Coalinga Huron USD
  • Kerman USD
• Imperial County:
  • San Pasqual Valley USD
• Los Angeles County:
  • Glendora USD
  • Los Angeles USD
  • Opportunities for Learning
  • Options for Youth
  • Paramount USD
  • Torrance USD
• Madera County:
  • Chowchilla Union HSD
• Merced County:
  • Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint USD
  • Hilmar USD
  • Los Banos USD
• Monterey County:
  • North Monterey County USD
  • Pacific Grove USD
  • Salinas Union HSD
• Orange County:
  • Capistrano USD
  • Opportunities for Learning
• Placer County:
  • Horizon Charter School
  • Placer Union HSD
  • Roseville Joint Union HSD
• Riverside County:
  • Coachella Valley USD
  • Murrieta Valley USD
• Sacramento County:
  • Options for Youth
  • Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy
  • San Juan USD
• San Bernardino County:
  • Apple Valley USD
  • Chaffey Joint Union HSD
  • Chino Valley USD
  • Colton Joint USD
  • Fontana USD
  • Hesperia USD
  • Mojave River Academy
  • Morongo USD
  • Options for Youth
  • Oro Grande SD
  • Public Safety Academy
  • Rialto USD
  • Rim of the World USD
  • Riverside Preparatory
  • San Bernardino City USD
  • Silver Valley USD
  • Snowline Joint USD
  • Upland USD
  • Victor Valley Union HSD
• San Diego County:
  • Coronado USD
  • High Tech High
  • Poway USD
  • San Diego USD
  • Vista Springs Center
• San Francisco County:
  • San Francisco USD
• San Joaquin County:
  • Lincoln USD
  • Lodi USD
  • Stockton USD
• Santa Clara County:
  • Milpitas USD
  • Santa Clara USD
• Santa Cruz County:
  • Pajaro Valley USD
• Sutter County:
  • Yuba City USD
• Ventura County:
  • Oxnard Union HSD

California Spanish Assessment (CSA) Used in Conjunction with Oral Proficiency Exam

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Spanish

More Information: CDE California Spanish Assessment web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment: None at this time

Certificaat Nederlands als Vreemde Taal (CNaVT)

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Dutch

More Information: CNaVT - Your Gateway To Dutch Success - Dutch School

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Santa Clara County:
  • Palo Alto USD

Hellenic Republic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs Center of the Greek Language

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Greek

More Information: Greek Government Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Santa Clara County:
  • Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District (2022–23)

Language Assessment Scales (LAS) Links

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Spanish

More Information: LAS Links | LAS Links a English language proficiency assessments

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Kern County:
  • Kern High SD
• Santa Clara County:
  • Voices College Bound Language Academies Morgan Hill

National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL)

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Arabic, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian

More Information: American Council for International Education NEWL web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Sonoma County:
  • Santa Rosa City Schools