Important Upcoming Tasks
May 8 | Last day to download AZELLA Annual, Placement, Reassessment, and Understand Scoring Professional Development certificates from the AzLMS
May 8 | Placement Test window closes
May 14 | Paper copies of the Spring 2026 AZELLA Reassessment Individual Student Reports arrive at districts and charters
Last day of school | Download and print your EL73 Reports
May 29 | Placement Test Cycle 12 and cumulative FY2026 Student Data Files available in PAN
June 8 | Download and save ALL electronic reports (District- and School-Level) and Student Data Files (District-Level only) from PearsonAccess Next for the Placement 2025-2026 and Spring 2026 Reassessment administrations
June 11 | Paper copies of the Placement Cycle 12 Reports arrive at districts and charters
June 30 | 2026-2027 District Test Coordinator Security Agreement due
Spring 2026 AZELLA Reassessment Results
Approximately 113,000 students completed the Spring 2026 English Language Proficiency Assessments (AZELLA, Alt ELPA Summative, and Braille tests).
The electronic results of the Spring 2026 AZELLA Reassessment Test are available in PAN now. The paper copies of the Individual Student Reports will arrive at districts and charters on May 14, 2026. Please remember it is very important to check the Corrections (File Metrics) application in ADEConnect for student records that need correcting before they can pass Integrity.
When using the Spring 2026 AZELLA Reassessment Student Data File, the File Layout must be used with the Student Information System (SIS) first. The SIS administrator will need to work with the SIS vendor to get this layout file in place prior to uploading the Student Data File.
Districts may not disclose or share any student demographic information or student IEP or 504 plan information with any unauthorized person(s). This includes sharing EL data with districts or schools outside of the originating district.
AZELLA Reassessment Adjustments for Spring 2026
If you were not able to attend the April 8th webinar, please be sure to view the video recording linked below for information regarding the adjustments to the AZELLA cut scores and performance level descriptors (PLDs).
April 8, 2026 - AZELLA Reassessment Adjustments for Spring 2026 Webinar
2026 State EL Reclassification Rate
ADE's Accountability & Research Division is responsible for calculating and publishing the State EL Reclassification Rate. These files are available by Fiscal Year under the "State Assessment Public Files" and in the "English Learner Proficiency Test - AZELLA" section from the Accountability & Research Data website.
The 2026 state EL reclassification rate will be published in the Fall of 2026 by ADE's Accountability & Research Division. Please contact ADE's Accountability & Research Unit at Achieve@azed.gov with your questions.
School Year 2026-2027
It is the AZELLA DTC's responsibility to periodically check the AZELLA DTC web page for information and updated documents that will be used for the 2026-2027 school year.
AZELLA Training and Qualifications 2026-2027
Requirements, qualifications, and dates will be provided to districts and charters as soon as they become available.
Accessing Student's EL70 - ELP Student Test History Reports
Districts will be able to access a student's EL70 Report within two (2) calendar weeks after the last day of school for the 2025-2026 school year and within 2 weeks prior to the student's school enrollment date for the 2026-2027 school year provided the school enrollment has been processed through AzEDS and passed Integrity. The date in which access to the student's EL70 Report is granted is dependent on when the district's Student Information System has synchronized the school enrollments to AzEDS. Student school enrollments can be verified with the school's STUD10 - Student Data Verification Report found in the AzEDS Portal.
2026-2027 Placement Test Administration
The Placement assessment administration opens on the district's first student instructional day of the school year and runs throughout the school year ending in mid-May. Districts and charters may begin testing after the District Test Coordinator, School Test Coordinators, Technology Coordinator, and Test Administrators have completed the pre-testing requirements for the placement test. The Placement administration compliance time frames must be adhered to.
The following groups of students must be administered a Placement test (or Alt ELPA Screener) within the first two calendar weeks of the 2026-2027 school year. Referral forms are not necessary.
- Students who received an "Undetermined" ELP record from the 2025-2026 school year must be administered a new Placement assessment.
- Students who have the red font quick alert message on their EL70 Report.
- Students associated with EL Group 8 on the EL73 Report.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Students will not be shown on the EL73 Report until the district has synchronized their school enrollment to AzEDS.
Private School Students Testing
All private schools wanting to participate in the English proficiency assessments (ELP), must pay for their own tests and conduct their own testing.
Approved Private Placement Students
Students who are placed into an approved private placement by the district are included in accountability for the district. These students are required to be tested with an ELP test as required.
Students Who Are Not Eligible for ELP Testing
- Students participating in a Foreign Exchange program for whom the district does not receive state funding are not eligible for ELP testing. These students are required to be proficient in English to be accepted into the program.
- Students who have the blue font message on their EL70 Report indicating they were withdrawn from EL services due to SPED criteria in Fiscal Year 2019 and earlier are not eligible for ELP testing.
- Empowerment Scholarship recipients are not eligible for ELP testing.
Student Testing Questions and Concerns
If you have questions or concerns about a student's AZELLA test, please send your inquiry to AZELLA@azed.gov. You must include the student(s) SSID number(s). 
