New Hampshire ELP Proficiency Level Targets
Overview, Results & Considerations
Damian Betebenner & Adam VanIwaarden
Center for Assessment
July 31st, 2023
Overview
• The following slides provide tables of WIDA-ACCESS pro ciency level targets for
students based upon three criteria:
• The grade cluster (1-3, 4-7, 8-12) associated with the student’s score (one table per
slide)
• The current year achievement level (1.0-1.9, 2.0-2.9, 3.0-3.9, 4.0-4.5) of the student
• The time frame to reach pro ciency based upon number of years enrolled in school.
In general: Years to Reach Target = 5 - Years Enrolled in School
• Table values were derived from individual level SGP based English language
pro ciency targets calculated across time frames ranging from 1 to 5 years.
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Grade 1-3: ELP Pro ciency Level Targets
Pro ciency Level Target/min SGT — median SGT — max SGT
Years to reach Target
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year
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Grade 4-7: ELP Pro ciency Level Targets
Pro ciency Level Target/min SGT — median SGT — max SGT
Years to reach Target
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year
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Grade 8-12: ELP Pro ciency Level Targets
Pro ciency Level Target/min SGT — median SGT — max SGT
Years to reach Target
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year
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Considerations
• The pro ciency level targets
• One shortcoming associated with targets aggregated by prior achievement level, years
enrolled in school and grade cluster is that there is substantial heterogeneity within each
group.
• Students in grade cluster 4-8, starting at WIDA pro ciency level of 3.0 to 3.9 have a
target of 3.8. Note that this target is inclusive of all students from 3.0 to 3.9
• For students starting at 3.0 this target will be much more ambitious than for those at
• And alternative approach to using these summary targets is to use the individual level
targets for students. This is the approach employed by Massachusetts
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About this copy
New Hampshire ELP Proficiency Level Targets: Overview, Results & Considerations — New Hampshire Department of Education, July 25, 2023.
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