For Middle & High Schools
iTEP SLATE for secondary admissions and ESL/EAL
iTEP SLATE is an online, on-demand English evaluation for high schools and middle schools. Graded in 24 hours and backed by ESL professionals, it assesses grammar, listening, reading, writing, and speaking to support admission decisions, confident placement, and EAL/ESL progress checks.
Bringing iTEP to your school
How do I start using iTEP SLATE?
We help you choose the right SLATE exam, prepare your team, and run sample tests or a pilot before you begin testing students.
What are the advantages?
Detailed score reports with individual assessment for linguistic sub-skills, all aligned to the CEFR. iTEP is available anywhere, 24/7, with scores returned within 24 hours.
Where can students test?
Students can take iTEP SLATE online from home or at school, with flexible proctoring options that keep testing secure and convenient in any environment.
How can schools manage the tests?
Each school partner gets access to the iTEP dashboard to administer tests on demand and retrieve scores and reports 24/7.
Partner schools
Trusted by schools around the world.
What it’s used for
One test, four ways schools use it.
Admissions
Make confident admissions decisions with CEFR-aligned scores in 24 hours.
Progress Monitoring
Track EAL/ESL students’ English growth over time with comparable CEFR-aligned scores.
Benchmarking
Compare English ability across grades, campuses, and cohorts.
Exit testing
Confirm students are ready to move on to the next stage.
Score scale
Scores aligned to the CEFR.
iTEP SLATE scores run from 0 to 6, reported to one decimal point and mapped to the Common European Framework (A1–C1).
iTEP 0 · Beginner
Up to C1 · Advanced
A1
Beginner
A2
Elementary
B1
Intermediate
B2
Upper Intermediate
C1
Advanced
What sets iTEP SLATE apart
Scoring
Trained, certified ESL graders and CEFR-aligned results from 0 (Beginner) to 6 (Mastery), expressed to one decimal point for greater accuracy.
Security
Multi-layered security combines AI-assisted monitoring with live proctor engagement, photos, a rotating item bank, and audio reviews.
Administration
Online or on-site, 60–90 minutes in duration, with scores returned in just 1–2 days — a convenient alternative for prospective students.
Verify a score
Institutions and employers can confirm an iTEP score online, and test takers can request a score review.
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