FIGURE 1

ELP Assessment and Exit Criteria, by State, 2025

Notes: Washington changed its ELP assessment from ELPA21 to WIDA in 2021–22. Tennessee changed its ELP assessment from WIDA to ELPA21 in July 2024. Mississippi transitioned from the LAS Links to ELPA21 during the 2024–25 school year. New York changed its ELP assessment from the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) to WIDA in 2025. However, it was not included as part of the WIDA Consortium because the changes are set to take effect beyond the scope of this brief series in 2027.
Source: New America Education Policy Program analysis of English Learner reclassification policy and language proficiency outcome data collected from U.S. state education agencies, 2026.