SLEP^® Overview

What Is The Secondary Level English Proficiency (SLEP) Test?

The Secondary Level English Proficiency (SLEP^®) test measures nonnative speakers' listening and reading comprehension abilities.

Who Should Take The SLEP Test?

Nonnative applicants and students attending American schools take the test as a measure of their skill level in understanding English communication.

Who Uses This Test?

The SLEP test is used primarily in secondary schools as well as by institutions and other organizations worldwide. School staff can purchase tests, administer them to their applicants and students, score tests locally, and have the results immediately.

Test results help users make decisions related to:

• Assignment to ESL classes
• Placement in a regular English-medium program
• Exiting an ESL program.