Students with Disabilities:

Most of the components of the PFT offer two or three test options so all students, including those with disabilities, have the chance to participate in the PFT. Students with cognitive or physical disabilities are only required to participate in the PFT components they are able to perform. All students with disabilities who are unable to take the entire PFT should be given as much of the test as each student’s physical condition permits, which means they may end up being partially tested. The Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 plan team is responsible for deciding how students with disabilities will participate in the PFT. Please consult the student's IEP or 504 for their allowed modifications for PE and apply them to the PFT.

Answers to frequently asked questions and information on exemptions are posted on the CDE PFT Physical Education Exemptions web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/pft11fasqa.asp

The Body Composition component and the Body Composition Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) will not be a part of the PFT for school year 2025-26.

PFT Teacher Check-off List

Resources for Test Administrators

Updated: PFT Reference Guide (DOCX; Updated October 2022)
This guide is designed to assist staff in becoming familiar with the California PFT. It includes detailed descriptions of the fitness areas, the data collection requirements, most of the equations used in scoring, the performance standards, and suggestions for facilitating the administration of the different test options.

Updated: FITNESSGRAM® Fitness Areas, Test Options, and Equipment
Charts that show the test options available for each fitness area and the equipment required for each test.

Updated: Know Before you Administer PFT (PDF; Updated January 2023)

Resources to Use with Parents

Updated: A Parent Guide to Understanding the PFT (PDF; Updated July 2022)
This guides provides parents with answers to key questions about the what, why, who, how, and when.

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