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CAASPP
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The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) administration includes the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments; the California Science Test (CAST); the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs), including the CAA for Science; and the California Spanish Assessment (CSA).
Student Interface for CAASPP & ELPAC Practice and Training Tests
For more information about each of these assessments, please use the menu below.
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Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments
Students in grades three through eight and grade eleven will take the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics. These assessments are administered online. A student may be exempted from taking the Smarter Balanced assessments in the following three situations:
- The student is taking the CAAs.
- The student has been designated as an English learner and is within his or her first 12 months of enrollment in a U.S. school as of April 15 of the previous year. (This exemption applies only to the ELA portion of the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment.)
- The parent has expressed in writing that his or her student should be excluded from taking the summative assessments.
For more information about the SBSA, please see this Parent Guide to Understanding the SBSA.
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California Science Test (CAST)
The CAST can be administered to all students in grades five and eight and once in high school. All students must take the science assessment by the end of grade twelve, but have the option of testing in grade ten or grade eleven. Students assigned to take an alternate assessment should take the CAA for Science.
For more information about the CAST, please see this Parent Guide to Understanding the CAST.
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California Alternative Assessments (CAA)
The CAAs for ELA and mathematics in grades three through eight and grade eleven are individually administered to students who have an individualized education program that indicates the use of an alternate assessment on statewide assessments. All eligible students are required to participate in these online assessments.
The CAA for Science can be administered to eligible students in grades five and eight and once to each eligible student while that student is in high school. All students must take the science assessment by the end of grade twelve, but have the option of testing in grade ten or grade eleven. Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAAs.
For more information about the CAA, please see this Parent Guide to Understanding the CAA.
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California Spanish Assessment (CSA)
The CSA is intended for Spanish-speaking students in grades three through eight and high school to measure competency in Spanish language arts to provide student-level data in Spanish competency. These are optional tests that can be administered online.
For more information about the CSA, please see this Parent Guide to Understanding the CSA.
ELPAC
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The English Language Proficiency Assessment of California (ELPAC) is the test that is used to measure how well students in kindergarten (K) through grade twelve understand English when it is not their primary language. Identifying students who need help learning English is important so students can get the support they need to do well in school while receiving instruction in all school subjects.
For more information on the ELPAC, please see the Parent Guide to Understanding the ELPAC.
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Physical Fitness Test
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The main goal of the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Students in grades five, seven, and nine take the fitness test. The test has six parts that show a level of fitness that offer a degree of defense against diseases that come from inactivity. The test results can be used by students, teachers, and parents.
For more information, please see the Parents Guide to Understanding the PFT.
The PFT has been suspended for the 2020-2021 school year.
