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:

• Riverside County:
  • Alvord Unified School District (USD)
  • Corona-Norco USD
  • Jurupa USD
  • Moreno Valley USD
  • Murrieta Valley USD
  • Perris Union HSD
  • Val Verde USD
• Sacramento County:
  • San Juan USD
• San Benito County:
  • San Benito High School District (SD)
• San Diego County:
  • San Dieguito Union High School District (HSD)
• San Mateo County:
  • Jefferson Union HSD
• Santa Clara County:
  • Campbell Union HSD
• Stanislaus County:
  • Connecting Waters Charter School
• Ventura County:
  • Fillmore USD
  • Ventura 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:

• El Dorado:
  • Lake Tahoe Unified SD
• Fresno County:
  • Fresno USD
• Los Angeles County:
  • Redondo Beach USD
• Madera County:
  • Chowchilla Union HSD
• Orange County:
  • Anaheim Union High SD
• Placer County:
  • Roseville Joint Union HSD
• San Bernardino County:
  • Redlands USD
• Santa Clara County:
  • Milpitas USD
• Tulare County:
  • Visalia USD
• Yolo County:
  • Davis Joint USD
  • Woodland Joint 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

More Information: Avant STAMP web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Alameda County:
  • Hayward USD
  • Oakland USD
  • Pleasanton USD
  • San Leandro USD
• Colusa County:
  • Colusa USD
• Contra Costa County:
  • Antioch USD
  • John Swett USD
  • Mt. Diablo USD
• Fresno County:
  • Clovis USD
  • Coalinga Huron USD
  • Kerman USD
• Imperial County:
  • San Pasqual Valley Elementary SD
• Los Angeles County:
  • Los Angeles USD
  • Opportunities for Learning—Duarte
  • Options for Youth Acton
  • Paramount USD
• Monterey County:
  • North Monterey County USD
  • Pacific Grove USD
  • Salinas Union HSD
• Orange County:
  • Irvine USD
  • Opportunities for Learning—Capistrano
• Placer County:
  • Roseville Joint Union HSD
• Riverside County:
  • Hemet USD
  • Murrieta Valley USD
  • Perris Union HSD
• Sacramento County:
  • Options for Youth San Juan
  • San Juan USD
• Santa Barbara County:
  • Santa Maria Joint Union SD
• San Bernardino County:
  • Apple Valley USD
  • Barstow USD
  • Chaffey Joint Union HSD
  • Chino Valley USD
  • Colton Joint USD
  • Fontana USD
  • Hesperia USD
  • Morongo USD
  • Oro Grande SD
  • Redlands USD
  • Rialto USD
  • Rim of the World USD
  • Route 66 SD
  • San Bernardino City USD
  • San Bernardino USD
  • Silver Valley USD
  • Snowline Joint USD
  • Upland USD
  • Victor Valley Union HSD
• San Diego County:
  • Coronado USD
  • Poway USD
  • San Diego USD
• San Joaquin County:
  • Lincoln USD
  • Stockton USD
• Santa Clara County:
  • Milpitas USD
  • Santa Clara USD
• Ventura County:
  • Oxnard Union HSD
• Yolo County:
  • Davis Joint USD

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:

• Madera County:
  • Chowchilla Union HSD
• Placer County:
  • Roseville Joint Union HSD
• San Diego County:
  • High Tech High

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 Testing International

Languages in which Assessment is Available: Afrikaans, Akan-Twi, Albanian, Algerian, Arabic, Arabic – Kuwaiti, Arabic MSA, Arabic-Eastern, Arabic-UAE, Arabic-Western, Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bambara, Bangla, Belorussian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Cape Verdean, Catalan, Cebuano, Chavacano, Chechen, Chinese, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese-Cantonese, Chinese-Mandarin, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dhivehi, Djerma/Zarma, Dutch, Egyptian, English, Estonian, Ewe, Finnish, Fon, French, Fula/Peul, Fula/Toucouleur, Ga, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Haryanvi, Hassaniya, Hausa, Hebrew, Hiligaynon, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Iraqi, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Jordanian, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Kikongo, Kirghiz, Kirundi, Korean, Krio, Kurdish-Kurmanji, Kurdish-Sorani, Kuwaiti, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lebanese, Levantine, Libyan, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luganda, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Mandingo Malinke, Mandingo-Bambara, Marathi, Marshallese, Mongolian, Moroccan, Mossi, Nepali, Norwegian, Palestinian, Pashto, Pashtu-Peshawari, Persian, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Portuguese-European, Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian/Croatian, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sudanese, Swahili, Swedish, Syrian, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Tunisian, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yemeni, Yoruba, Zulu

More Information: Language Testing International web page

LEAs that Locally Approved this Assessment:

• Riverside County:
  • Murrieta Valley USD

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:

• Los Angeles County:
  • Norwalk-La Mirada USD