State and District Assessments
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
| Test | Content | Format | Type | Participants | Grades | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments | English language arts/literacy (ELA) and Mathematics | Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and Performance Task (PT) | CR MC PT SR TE | All students at designated grade levels Exceptions: • Eligible students participating in the California Alternate Assessments (CAA) • ELA only—English learners who are in their first 12 months of attending school in the United States |
Grades 3–8 |
April and May 2025 |
| California Science Test | Science | Computer Based Test (CBT) | CR MC PT SR TE |
All students in designated grade levels Exceptions: • Eligible students participating in the CAA for Science |
Grades 5 and 8 |
April and May 2025 |
| California Spanish Assessment | Reading and Language Arts in Spanish | Computer Based Test (CBT) | MC SR TE CR | Students seeking a measure of their Spanish Reading/Language arts skills | Students in our Dual Immersion Program in grades 3–8 |
April and May 2025 |
| California Alternate Assessments | ELA and Mathematics | Computer Based Test (CBT) | CR MC SR TE | Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities whose active individualized educational program (IEP) designates the use of an alternate assessment | Students whose IEP meets the requirements in Grades 3–8 |
April and May 2025 |
| California Alternate Assessment | Science | Performance Task (PT) and Computer Based Test (CBT) | MC PT SR TE | Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities whose active IEP designates the use of an alternate assessment | Students whose IEP meets the requirements in Grades 5 and 8 |
September 17, 2024, through June 7, 2025 |
| Interim Assessments | ELA, Mathematics, and Science | Computer Based Test (CBT) | CR MC PT TE | All students in California LEAs may participate | 3–8 | Optional tests available at any time throughout the year that may be used in conjunction with Tools for Teachers resources. |
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
| Test | Content | Format | Type | Participants | Grades | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inital ELPAC | Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing | Computer Based Test (CBT) with paper and pencil test for K–2 Writing |
CR |
All students whose primary language is not English as indicated on the Home Language Survey (HLS) enrolling in a California public school for the first time | K–8 | August 18, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Must be administered within 30 calendar days of enrolling in a California public school for the first time. |
| Summative ELPAC | Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing | Computer Based Test (CBT) with paper and pencil test for K–2 Writing | CR MC | Identified English learners until they are re-designated as fluent English proficient | K–8 | February 3 through May 31, 2025 |
| Initial Alternate ELPAC | Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing Expressive (Speaking and Writing), Receptive (Listening and Reading) |
Computer Based Test (CBT) | CR MC | Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities whose active IEP designates the use of an alternate assessment and whose primary language is not English as indicated on the HLS enrolling in a California public school for the first time | K–8 | August 18, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Must be administered within 30 calendar days of enrolling in a California public school for the first time. |
| Summative Alternate ELPAC | Expressive (Speaking and Writing), Receptive (Listening and Reading) | Computer Based Test (CBT) | CR MC | Identified English learner students with the most significant cognitive disabilities whose active IEP designates the use of an alternate assessment until they are re-designated as fluent English proficient | K–8 | February 3 through May 31, 2025 |
| Interim Assessments | ELPAC | Computer Based Test (CBT) | CR MC | All students in California LEAs eligible to take the ELPAC may participate | K–8 | Optional tests available at any time throughout the year. |
Legend
CBT: Computer Based Test | CR: Constructed Response | MC: Multiple Choice | PA: Performance Assessment
PT: Performance Task | SR: Selected Response | TE: Technology Enhanced
Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
| Content | Format | Type | Participants | Grades | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic Capacity, Abdominal Strength and Endurance, Trunk Extensor Strength and Flexibility, Upper Body Strength and Endurance, and Flexibility |
FITNESSGRAM® Performance Assessment The FITNESSGRAM® is a registered trademark of The Cooper Institute. |
Performance Assessment | All students |
5 & 7
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February 1 through April 15, 2025 |
California Reading Difficulties Risk Screener (SB 114)
Beginning with the 2025-26 school year
| Assessment | Content | Format | Grade Level | Window |
| Amira | Foundational Reading Skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | Kindergarten | February 1st |
| Amira | Foundational Reading Skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | First Grade | October 1st |
| Amira | Foundational Reading Skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | Second Grade | October 1st |
District Assessments
| Assessment | Content | Format | Grades | Window |
| STAR Early Literacy | Early reading and numeracy skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | TK-2 | Beginning of the Year, Fall, Winter, & Spring |
| STAR Reading | Reading skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | 2-8 | Beginning of the Year, Fall, Winter, & Spring |
| STAR Math | Mathematical skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | 1-8 | Beginning of the Year, Fall, Winter, & Spring |
| STAR Early Literacy Spanish | Spanish early reading and numeracy skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | TK-2 in Dual Immersion (DI) Program | Beginning of the Year, Fall, Winter, & Spring |
| STAR Reading Spanish | Spanish reading skills | Computer Based Test (CBT) | 2-8 in Dual Immersion (DI) Program | Beginning of the Year, Fall, Winter, & Spring |
| STAR Math Spanish | Mathematical skills in Spanish | Computer Based Test (CBT) | 1-8 in Dual Immersion (DI) Program | Beginning of the Year, Fall, Winter, & Spring |