San Ramon Valley

The department of Assessment, Research & Evaluation is responsible for assessing student achievement, progress, and outcomes; conducting research on issues of interest to school and district staff; and evaluating program effectiveness. We promote using data to inform decision-making to support our district's Strategic Directions and strive for continuous improvement and excellence for all students and programs.

 

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress

 

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) is California’s statewide student assessment system. Results of these assessments inform parents and educators on their students' continual progress for each grade level and college and career readiness. This data is critical in helping SRVUSD make informed decisions regarding all aspects of academic programs.

 

District & School Site Specific Data

 

Our community can explore district & site level data on the State of California’s Smarter Balanced website, by entering our District’s name and/or the name of the school where your student is enrolled. This data helps guide our work with students alongside other assessments, such as our FASTBridge & STAR screeners. SRVUSD administers screeners to all students in grades K-12 three times per year (fall, winter, and spring). This is in addition to classroom-specific assessments that all teachers administer. Screeners offer data throughout the school year in order to provide the appropriate just-in-time support our students need in order to thrive academically.

 

The Early Assessment Program (EAP) uses the grade 11 Smarter Balanced summative assessments in English Language Arts and math to identify students who are ready for college-level credit-bearing English and math courses. To ensure alignment with Board Policy/Administrative Regulation 6162.51, CAASPP scores will no longer be on student transcripts. As always, students will be able to opt in to voluntarily send their CAASPP scores by checking a box during the actual administration of the test, as noted below. Grade 11 students may choose to release their test results to the California State University (CSU) and participating California Community Colleges (CCC) at the end of the online tests.

 

SRVUSD respects the fact that state summative testing can be anxiety provoking for a small portion of our population.  For this reason, Pursuant to California Education Code 60615, parents/guardians may submit to the school a written request to excuse their child from any or all parts of CAASPP.  Students who opt out of the grade 11 CAASPP do not qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB) (EC 51461(a)2).

 

California Data Dashboard

 

The California Dashboard can be viewed by linking to the CDE Dashboard Website.  Further information regarding this year's Dashboard data is available in the California Dashboard Communications Toolkit.

 

DataQuest

 

DataQuest is the California Department of Education’s web-based data reporting system for publicly reporting information about California students, teachers, and schools. DataQuest provides access to a wide variety of reports, including school performance, test results, student enrollment, English learner, graduation and dropout, school staffing, course enrollment, and student misconduct data.

 

Other District Assessments

 

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) - CogAaT is used to initially identify students who are eligible for the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. This test consists of three batteries, which measure verbal, quantitative and nonverbal abilities. For more information on GATE Testing 

 

National and International Assessments

 

The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences selects schools at random to participate and gather student performance data for national and international comparisons.Our students may be selected to participate in any of the following tests:

 

 

High School Assessments

 

SRVUSD typically offers a single testing day to accommodate the SAT, PSAT, and ACT.  The dates are published the first week of school to all High School communities.  

 

 

Special Education Assessments

 

Requests for assessments of preschool age children are handled by the Special Education Department. Please call 925-552-5004 if you would like to speak with someone regarding this type of evaluation or assessment.