Introduction

  • The CA Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System is intended to provide parents and students more accurate and actionable information about what students are learning.  The assessments that comprise the CAASPP administration are a mix of online and paper-pencil assessments.  The online component contains the Smarter Balanced English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics tests.  The paper-pencil component includes CST/CMA/CAPA science tests.

Parent Guides to Understanding the CA Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

CAASPP Student Score Report Guides

  • Understanding the Score Reports and Areas

    The website Starting Smarter is for parents and guardians to help understand the student score reports.

California PTA

  • This website provides resources and information about the new Smarter Balanced assessments built to help students, parents, teachers, and school leaders know where students are on the path to success.

      PTA Website on Assessments

Academic Checkup

  • A video about the Smarter Balanced assessments produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Understanding Your Child's CAASPP Score Report

  • This video will help you and your child learn about California's new Student Score Report of year-end standardized test results.  

    (Click here to access the video in Spanish)