Pacific Grove Unified School District

Pacific Grove Unified School District is building awareness around State Testing data for the purpose of advancing teaching and learning. This work involves carefully examining student performance data from a variety of assessments in order to inform instructional decisions at the classroom level and to further inform and guide procedures and policies at the school site and district levels.

 

 

The CAASPP testing program has replaced the former Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program in the California. The CAASPP program includes Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and performance tasks (PT) in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-8 and 11. Additionally, the California Science Test (CAST) will be also be given to students in grades 5, 8, and 11. The CAASPP assessments are designed to provide information that can be used to monitor student progress.  The aim of these tests is to ensure that all students are being prepared on a path towards college and future careers upon graduating from high school.
 

 

Student academic performance from state assessments is reported to the Board of Education in the fall of each year (see below). The results of the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) are available on the CAASPP website.

The English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) replaced the CELDT as California’s English language assessment for students whose primary language is not English.

The chart below shows PGUSD English learners' performance on the ELPAC, English Language Arts CAASPP assessment, and the Math CAASPP assessment. 

• ELPAC
• Starting Smart: ELPAC