Assessment/Statewide 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

Renaissance Learning/Math and Reading Assessments

District Writing Assessment

Grade 2

GATE Assessments

Grade 3

Gate Testing for those that meet specific criteria

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

Grade 4

Gate Testing for those that meet specific criteria

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

Grade 5

Gate Testing for those that meet specific criteria

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

CAST Science Assessments

P.E. Testing

Grade 6

Gate Testing for those that meet specific criteria

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

Grade 7

Gate Testing for those that meet specific criteria

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

P.E. Testing

Grade 8

Gate Testing for those that meet specific criteria

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

CAST Science Assessments

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.