Assessments
CAASPP Testing
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Practice and Training Tests
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- A Resource from Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
- A Parent Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments
- GUÍA DE PADRES PARA COMPRENDER Las pruebas sumativas Smarter Balanced
- A Parent Guide to Understanding the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC)
- GUÍA DE PADRES PARA COMPRENDER LAS Pruebas de Suficiencia en el Idioma Inglés de California (ELPAC)
- A Parent Guide to Understanding the California Alternate Assessments
- GUÍA DE PADRES PARA COMPRENDER Las Pruebas alternas de California para artes/lecto escritura de lenguaje inglés (ELA),matemáticas y prueba piloto de ciencias
- A Parent Guide to Understanding the California Fitness Test
- A Resource from Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
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NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association
The Orcutt Union School District began utilizing an assessment program in all of our district schools during the 2009/10 school year. The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) assessment program is a technology-based system that focuses on individual student growth in three academic areas: Language, Mathematics, and Reading.
The assessments, referred to as Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), are given three times per year to students in grades 1 – 8. Teachers have access to the results within 48 hours. Information generated from the student reports will be shared with parents throughout the year. If you have questions about NWEA, please contact your child’s teacher and/or principal or visit the NWEA website.
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The NWEA Testing Windows for the 2026/2027 school year are as follows:
Elementary:
- October 19 – November 6, 2026
- February 9 – February 26, 2027
- May 10 – May 27, 2027
Junior High:
- August 17 – August 28, 2026
- November 9 – November 20, 2027
- March 8 – March 19, 2027
Each school will set a testing schedule during the window – for more information on individual school testing schedules, please contact the school principal.
Students new to Orcutt Union School District in grades 3-8 may also be tested at the beginning of the school year to determine academic placement. -
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