Assessments

Assessment Calendar

State Mandated Assessments

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress administration includes the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SBAC ELA and Math), California Science Tests (CAST), and the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs).

Click here to read more about the CAASPP.

Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

New state standards are challenging students to understand subject matter more deeply, think more critically, and apply their learning to the real world. To measure these new state standards, educators from Smarter Balanced states worked together to develop new, high-quality assessments in English and math for grades 3-8 and high school. Smarter Balanced assessments provide more accurate and meaningful information about what students are learning by adapting to each student's ability, giving teachers and parents better information to help students succeed in school and after.

Click here to read more about the SBAC.

Results

Click here to read results from SBAC

Preparation Materials

Practice Tests

California Science Test (CAST)

CAST is administered during the These tests are to be administered to all students in grades five and eight and to selected students in grades ten, eleven, and twelve.

Click here to read more about the CAST.

Results

Results from previous years are still being processed

Preparation Materials

Materials

California Alternative Assessment (CAA)

The California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language arts/literacy (ELA), mathematics, and science are part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress system. The goals of the CAAs are to ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for postsecondary options. The CAAs for ELA and mathematics are aligned with alternate achievement standards—called the Core Content Connectors (CCCs)—and linked to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC)

The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) State is administered as a way to determine the English language proficiency (ELP) of eligible students,

Initial ELPAC

Students with a Home Primary Language other than English take the Initial ELPAC within 30 calendar days of first enrollment in a California public school in order to determine their English Language Proficiency.

Click here to read more about the Initial ELPAC .

Summative ELPAC

Students identified as English Learners (ELs) complete the Summative ELPAC annually to measure their progress in learning English until they are reclassified as fluent English proficient (RFEP).

Testing Window: February 1 - May 30

Click here to read more about the Summative ELPAC .

Click here to see results.

Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

The PFT for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM®. The main goal of the test 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.

Click here to read more about the PFT

Results

Advanced Placement (AP)

Advanced Placement® (AP) exams are administered annually in May by the College Board, giving students the opportunity to demonstrate college-level mastery in high school subjects.

Earning College Credit: Most colleges recognize AP coursework and award college credit or advanced placement for scores of 4 or 5 on the 1–5 scale. This can students to skip introductory courses.

Exam Logistics & Registration: Students must register for exams in advance through their school. Testing and course availability are managed directly by individual school sites. Families should contact their student's high school counseling or testing department to confirm which AP courses and exams are offered at their site.

Click here to read more about the AP exam.

Preparation Materials

College Board Preparation Materials

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Please note that the IB Programme is only offered at Sequoia High School

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) offers a continuum of international education. The programmes encourage both personal and academic achievement, challenging students to excel in their studies and in their personal development. In order to teach IB programmes, schools must be authorized. Every school authorized to offer IB programmes is known as an IB World School.

Click here to read more about the IB Programme at Sequoia High School

Preparation Materials

Resources

PSAT/SAT

Both the Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT®) are digital, adaptive tests administered via the College Board's testing app. They measure reading, writing, and math skills. Questions throughout the assessments focus on skills that matter most for college readiness and success, according to the latest research.

PSAT/NMSQT

SAT

Purpose: An official college entrance exam used by universities for admissions and course placement.
College Admissions: Scores can be officially submitted on college applications.
Key Benefit: Gives students a standardized credential to complement their high school GPA.
Administration: Offered nationally multiple times throughout the year; students register directly through the College Board website.

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Assessment Calendar

State Mandated Assessments

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

California Science Test (CAST)

California Alternative Assessment (CAA)

English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC)

Initial ELPAC

Summative ELPAC

Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

Advanced Placement (AP)

International Baccalaureate (IB)

PSAT/SAT

PSAT/NMSQT

SAT

PSAT/SAT Resources and Preparation Materials

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