CAASPP

In 2014, the California Department of Education introduced CAASPP, which stands for California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. CAASPP is California's statewide student assessment system. The purpose of CAASPP is to assist teachers, administrators, students, and parents by promoting high-quality teaching and learning through the use of a variety of assessment approaches and item types. High school students take assessments in 11th grade, and results provide students, parents, and schools valuable information about student performance related to the California Standards.

Assessment Types



  • Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Assessments
    The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) computer adaptive assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics tests are administered in grades three through eight and grade eleven to measure whether students are on track to college and career readiness. In grade eleven, results from the ELA and math assessments can be used as an indicator of college readiness.

  • California Science Tests (CAST)
    The new, computer-based CAST measures student acquisition of the California Next Generation Science Standards. It is administered in grades five and eight, and once in high school. The new computer-based CAST replaces the California Standards Tests (CST) for Science.

 

  • California Alternate Assessments (CAA)
    The computer-based CAA for ELA and CAA for mathematics is administered to students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades three through eight and grade eleven. Test items are aligned with the CCSS and are based on the Core Content Connectors. The instructionally embedded CAA for Science is administered in grades five and eight, and once in high school

 

  • Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) for Reading/Language Arts
    California offers the optional STS for Reading/Language Arts, which are multiple-choice tests that allow Spanish-speaking English learners to demonstrate their knowledge of the California content standards. The California Spanish Assessment (CSA) will replace the optional STS. The CSA will be a computer-based assessment that is aligned with the California CCSS en Español.

Pursuant to California Education Code Section 60615, parents/guardians may annually submit to the school a written request to excuse their child from any or all of the CAASPP assessments.

English Language Profciency Assessments for California

California will transition from the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) to the English Language Profciency Assessments for California (ELPAC) in 2017–18. The ELPAC is aligned with the 2012 California English Language Development Standards. It consists of two separate English Language Profciency (ELP) assessments: one for the initial identifcation of students as English learners and the other for the annual summative assessment to identify students’ English language profciency level and to measure their progress in learning English.

SBAC Score Reports

Hello Parents and Guardians,

 

This will be the first year you will have immediate information about student performance on State Testing. Student Score Reports are now available in the Aeries Parent Portal as soon as they are scored by the State. We will no longer be mailing score reports. English Language Arts and Math as well as English Learner testing results for many students are appearing in the Portal already. More will be available soon. Please see the attached letter that tells you where in the Portal to find your child's results. The letter also shares more information about testing and understanding test results. Students tested in grades 11 as well as all students who are English Learners will have results available now or in the near future. English Learner parents will continue to receive an annual notification letter.