Students who have progressed to fluency in English can be reclassified as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP). As of September 27, 2026, the State of California has established a single criterion that must be met in order to reclassify a student as fluent:
The student must have a score of 4 on the Summative ELPAC or a score of 3 on the Summative Alternate ELPAC.
For more information on the requirements for reclassification, please
see the CDE website.