CAASPP

What is CAASPP? 
(California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) 

 

This is the California state exam that is administered to all 11th graders (and those 12th graders who did not take the CAST last year) and includes testing in three areas:

1. SBAC Literacy
2. SBAC Math
3. CAST (California Science Test)

 

CDE Website
CAASPP.org
SmarterBalanced.org

Who Tests?

9th Graders 
Will take the practice SBAC for Literacy and Math.

10th Graders
Will take the practice SBAC for Literacy and Math.

11th Graders
Will take the Summative (official) SBAC for Literacy and Math, as well as the CAST for Science.

12th Graders
Will only take the CAST for Science if they did not complete it last year as an 11th grader.

Get Ready for Test Day!

Here are a few things you should note as students prepare for testing:

• Please get plenty of sleep the night before testing.

• Please eat breakfast and lunch (also available free of charge in the cafeteria).

• Please charge your device overnight before each day of testing and bring your charging cord just in case.

• Please bring your Chromebook - personal devices will not be able to access the secure browser.

• Please be prepared that students will not have access to their cell phones during testing. Parents should call the school in the event of a family emergency.

• Students may not have cell phones, smart watches, or anything that can access the internet or take a photo in their possession during the test. Personal items must be placed inside their backpacks and place their bags away from their seat during the full duration of the testing period. All items will be returned once the test has ended for that class period. Phones will not be accessible even during a restroom break if the class is still testing.

• Students caught with their phones, electronic device, or other technologies (excluding their Chromebook) may be subject to disciplinary reason. (Students who require technologies for health reasons must notify Mrs. Hurd immediately by emailing at bhurd@rjuhsd.us or by visiting the admin office.)

Do Scores Matter?... Absolutely!

Check out this Google Slide that we put together with lots of ways that scores matter... for our school... for our students... for our community.

Also, watch CAASPP Why It Matters!

Understanding Your Scores

Click here... 

Access Your Scores

Student results can be accessed through Homelink, RJUHSD’s parent portal for our Aeries Student Information System. Once you have logged in:

• Select Test Scores from the menu on the left hand side of the screen

• Within Test Scores, Select State Test Scores Reports for overall performance level on SBAC ELA, SBAC Math, or CAST tests

• From there you will find buttons with links to the various test score reports that are available for your student.

Parents who have selected Do Not Release Records (DNR) options for their student may not be able to access the score reports because student addresses are on the reports. In those cases, you can still see your student’s scores by selecting the Test Scores option and from that screen you may also narrow the results to a particular test using the Limit ID drop down box.

In our district, the test results are just one way to look at how well our students are doing. We use the results to find areas in which students are doing well and areas for growth. It is also important to know that the test results are not used to determine whether a student moves to the next class in a content area.