ELL Proficiency Assessments

We provide end-to-end solutions for assessing the English proficiency of English language learners (ELLs) – both complete, standardized products that can be tailored for your needs and custom programs designed in collaboration with our clients to solve specific ELL assessment challenges.
Questar offers a range of innovative, high-quality products for testing English proficiency of ELLs.
MAC II Test
The MAC II Test of English Language Proficiency® battery offers a comprehensive assessment of English language skills for non-native speakers of English. Tests assess the skills students in kindergarten through high school need to communicate in English and to function successfully in the English-speaking classroom.
A version of the DRP test developed for ELLs and embedded in the MAC II Test is appropriate for assessing the reading ability of ELLs.
ELL norms associated with the DRP portion of the MAC II test allow you to evaluate student ability in terms of:
  • The materials they are expected to read – a criterion-referenced approach
  • The ability of other ELLs or native English speakers in the same grade – a norm-referenced approach
This information can be extremely helpful in deciding whether ELLs are prepared to read the materials used in the mainstream classroom.
Learn more about the MAC II Test. 
Reading Power Essentials
Reading Power Essentials® (RPE®) is a total assessment approach for struggling readers in grades 3 to 8, focused on helping to isolate the specific areas where these students are the weakest.
RPE can help evaluate the abilities of ELL students in the following areas:
  • Reading fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Word recognition
Learn more about Reading Power Essentials.
Custom ELL Assessment Programs
In addition, Questar is experienced in the development of custom assessment programs – either augmented versions of our products or ELL assessments designed and developed to your exact specifications and purpose.