Assessment
OPA Statewide and Benchmark Assessments
Students at OPA participate in annual statewide assessments each year that provide information on their skills in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and Physical Fitness. Students who are English Learners also participate in an annual assessment of English language proficiency.
Additionally, our students take iReady benchmark assessments multiple times throughout the year. We use the information gathered to monitor student progress, determine if intervention is needed, and to create summer learning opportunities. We also offer personalized learning software through iReady which provides lessons and learning opportunities based on individual skill levels and needs.
At OPA, we see these assessments as an academic checkup. Like class assignments and report cards, these assessments provide one piece of information about student progress and proficiency and should always be interpreted as one of multiple measures of a student's skills.
Read additional information for each assessment below.

iReady Assessment
iReady is an online program that helps teachers determine students' strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. iReady allows teachers to meet each child where they are and provides data to inform instruction.
How OPA utilizes the i-Ready Diagnostic system

CAASPP - California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
The CCASPP supports educators in assessing student performance in writing, critical thinking, and problem solving, which are some of the important skills needed to succeed in college and a 21st century career.
CAASPP includes 3 separate summative assessments:
Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBAC): An assessment of English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics completed in grades 3-8 and 11.
California Science Test (CAST): An assessment of science completed in grades 5, 8, and once in high school (typically grade 11).
California Alternative Assessments (CAAs): Designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities as indicated in their individualized education program (IEP). Eligible students participate in the CAAs for English language arts and mathematics in grades 3-8 and 11, and in the CAA for science in grades 5, 8, and once in high school.
Accessing Your Child's Scores
Additional Resources

Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
The California PFT is administered to all students in grades 3 and 7. Students are assessed in five fitness areas: aerobic capacity, abdominal strength and endurance, upper body strength and endurance, trunk extensor strength and flexibility, and flexibility. There are multiple test options for most of the fitness areas so all students, including those with special needs, have the chance to participate.
Accessing Your Child's Scores
Additional Information

English Language Proficncy Assessment for California
The English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) is the mandated state test for determining Enlgish language proficiency (ELP). It is administered as an initial assessment to newly enrolled students whose primary language is not English and annually as a summative assessment to students previously identified as English learners. Three domains of the assessment are computer-based (Listening, Reading, and Writing) while Speaking is assessed one-on-one by a trained examiner. For students in kindergarten through grade two, the Writing domain is administered as a paper-pencil test.
Types of ELPAC Assessments
Initial ELPAC
- Primary identification of students as English learners (ELs)
- Administered to students whose primary language is not English as indicated on the Home Language Survey (HLS)
- The administration window is July 1 to June 30.
- Initial ELPAC Fact Sheet
Summative ELPAC
- Annual assessment to measure an EL student's progress and to identify the student's English language proficiency level
- The administration window is February 1 to May 30
- Summative ELPAC Fact Sheet
Additional Resources
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