Ellevation Benchmark

Understand EL progress when it matters most.

Ellevation Benchmark is an English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment that gives timely, meaningful insight into student progress across reading, writing, listening, and speaking – so educators can monitor growth, identify needs, and adjust instruction throughout the year.

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Benchmark dashboard showing student growth in reading during the school year

Meaningful proficiency checkpoints

Benchmark can be administered up to three times per year, giving educators reliable insight between end-of-year summative assessments to monitor growth and support instructional planning.

Dashboard showing that Benchmark tests 4 domains and teachers can choose what to test

Assess what matters, when it matters

Choose which domains to assess – across reading, writing, listening, and speaking – so every assessment aligns with program priorities and evolving student needs.

A benchmark question asks a student to read and find the main idea

Designed to keep testing simple

Short 20 minute assessments reduce testing fatigue and preserve instructional time. Students navigate to benchmark assessments seamlessly through familiar SSO platforms.

Benchmark student data graph showing improvement

Insights that transform growth

Results are scored by Ellevation and delivered quickly, appearing on dashboards and student profiles. Proficiency levels match each state’s ELD framework, giving educators clear insights they can trust and act on with confidence.

A male high school student takes a benchmark assessment on a laptop in a classroom

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“I often compare Ellevation Benchmark to preventative medical care. Regular check-ins with a doctor allow professionals to identify concerns early – before they become larger issues – and also provide opportunities to celebrate improvement. Ellevation Benchmark offers that same advantage.

Instead of waiting for one high-stakes, once-a-year data point, we can monitor progress throughout the year. The return on investment comes from better instructional targeting, more responsive programming decisions, and ultimately, stronger student outcomes. It supports both early identification and early celebration.”

River Trails, IL

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“The Ellevation Benchmark allows for more instruction time due to shorter assessment time. It provides educators with more detailed scores and feedback than any other benchmark assessment I have tried. This helps improve the quality of instruction for ELs since educators can adjust their lessons to meet the specific needs of students. It also aligns more closely with the content and testing experience of our current summative assessment, ELPA21, which also makes it an excellent test preparation tool!”

Cleveland, TN

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“This has been my third vendor I’ve tried in benchmark testing. The process with the other vendors has been tough in many ways: tough in administering (glitchy, students can’t get on), lengthy, reports are hard to find, and the steps to find results are complicated. I would say that Ellevation was easy for the student to get on, easy for the teacher to see the results, and the training in administering was minimal – following a set of directions was all they needed.”

Taunton, MA

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“This data will allow in the moment changes to designated ELD instruction based on students’ progress on the specific domains they score low in. Having a beginning, middle, and end of year benchmark will allow us to monitor growth of the student.”

Tracy, CA

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