California requires that students are assessed in a number of subject areas depending on their grade level.  

State and District Testing Results for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics 

2018 State Testing Calendar (draft)

Assessment Overview by Grade Level

More information is available about each of the assessments at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/calassesssystem.asp 

Please review the links below for more information about the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. If you have specific questions please contact Rebecca Bailey. 
 

2016–17 Information

Guides to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Mathematics Student Score Report

Grade Three

• Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics Student Score Report, Grade Three (PDF)
• Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics Student Score Report, Grade Three—Spanish (PDF)
• Other translations of the Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics, Grade Three

Grades Four, Six, and Seven

• Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics Student Score Report, Grades Four, Six, and Seven (PDF)
• Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics Student Score Report, Grades Four, Six, and Seven—Spanish (PDF)
• Other translations of the Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics, Grades Four, Six, and Seven

Grades Five and Eight

• Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics Student Score Report, Grades Five and Eight (PDF)
• Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for ELA and Mathematics Student Score Report, Grades Five and Eight—Spanish (PDF)
• Other translations of the Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Assessments for: ELA and Mathematics, Grades Five and Eight

Guide to Understanding the California Science Test (CAST) Student Score Report

Grades Ten and Twelve

• Guide to Understanding the CAST Student Score Report, Grades Ten and Twelve (PDF)
• Guide to Understanding the CAST Student Score Report, Grades Ten and Twelve—Spanish (PDF)
• Other translations of the Guide to Understanding the CAST Student Score Report, Grades Ten and Twelve