Assessments/ Statewide Testing*

Assessments and Testing

Teachers utilize student assessments to check for understanding, to guide instruction to meet the needs of individual students, and to provide classroom intervention/enrichment opportunities for all students. In addition to the various informal and formal assessments that your child's teacher conducts on a regular basis, the Loomis Union School District participates in the following formal assessments:

All Grades

District Writing Assessments

Renaissance Learning/Math and Reading Assessments

Grade 2 (and qualifying students grades 3-8)

GATE Assessments

Grades 3-8

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)**

Grades 5 and 7

PE Testing

Grades 5 and 8

CAST (Science Assessment)**

Grade 8

Constitution Competency Test

**A parent or guardian may annually submit to the school a written request to excuse his or her child from any or all parts of any California Statewide Assessment tests provided.