The District maintains an annual testing program comprised of nationally normed, standardized tests, criterion-referenced tests, and district-developed assessments.
1. Basic proficiency in reading/language arts and mathematics is assessed in grades K-12, using both standardized tests and district-developed assessments.
2. Annually, students in grades 2-11 take the STAR California Standards Tests, which assesses proficiency in reading/language arts and mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8 and 10 take a science test. Students in grade 8 take a history/social science test. Students in grades 7-11 take end-of-year mathematics tests.
3. State law requires the development of a state test that school districts must give to students whose home language is not English. The test is called the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). Its purpose is:
to identify new students who are English learners, in kindergarten through grade 12.
to monitor their progress in learning English
to help decide when they are proficient in English
4. Physical Fitness is assessed in grades 5,7, and 9 each school year in accordance with State mandates.