Assessments 

Renaissance Star

Renaissance Star (or 'Ren Star') is an online reading and math skills testing platform to measure our student's skills and growth*.  These tests are administered upon enrollment, and throughout the school year: Fall, Winter, and Spring.   The testing session is about an hour, and are administered during the student's regular appointment time.  Please check the San Juan calendar, or the calendar for your school site for testing windows.   

*Students performing at an Urgent Intervention or Intervention level on either test will be automatically enrolled into remediation coursework for that subject.  Therefore, it is vital that the student apply their very best effort on the test. 

Star Reading: 

This is an assessment of the reading achievement of students in grades K–12. A computer-adaptive test, Star Reading allows educators to assess students’ reading comprehension, overall reading achievement, and a wide range of discrete reading skills that are aligned to state and national curriculum standards, in an average of 11 to 18 minutes, depending on grade. This computer-based progress-monitoring assessment provides immediate feedback to educators and administrators on each student’s reading development. 

Star Math: 

This is an assessment of the math achievement of students in grades K–12.  Star Math is a computer-adaptive test and database that helps educators assess students’ mathematical abilities in an average of 20 minutes. Aligned to state and national curriculum standards, this cloud-based assessment provides educators with an estimate of developed math skills, tracks growth in a consistent manner longitudinally for all students, and assesses math achievement relative to national norms. 

California State Assessments

Students at Options for Youth participate in yearly California State Assessments, as outlined by the California Department of Education. grade levels*, tests and assessment windows are determined by the State of California.  Testing schedules are determined by the staff at the site.    

California State Assessments include:

• SBAC (Smarter Balanced): testing in English and Math for 7th, 8th, and 11th grades

• CAST: testing in Science for 8th and 11th grade (subject to change)

• ELPAC: testing for students whose primary language is not English 

*Options for Youth places students in grade levels based on the amount of credits earned, and not by age.  Please check with your teacher or School Counselor to determine your grade level.  Please check the specific grade level pages for more information about which assessments are taken within that grade.