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.