Assessments#

Eleven tests are reported across the two programs. The Test ID is the identifier used in every research file and in this application’s database; the Test Type is the code that appears in a CAASPP file’s Test Type column and in the reporting site’s URLs.

CAASPP#

Test ID

Type

Test

What it measures

1

B

Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy

Grades 3–8 and 11. Reports four achievement levels, four reporting areas and two composite areas.

2

B

Smarter Balanced Mathematics

Grades 3–8 and 11. Three areas and two composite areas; the file carries a fourth area column that mathematics does not use.

17

X

California Science Test (CAST)

Grades 5 and 8, and once in high school. Three science domains.

39

R

California Spanish Assessment (CSA)

Optional. Grades 3–8 and 9–12. Redesigned for 2024–25; see Interpreting Results.

3

A

CAA for English Language Arts/Literacy

The alternate assessment, for students whose individualized education program designates it. Three levels.

4

A

CAA for Mathematics

As above, for mathematics.

18

Y

CAA for Science

The alternate science assessment.
ELPAC#

Test ID

Type

Test

What it measures

21

SA

Summative ELPAC

Annual progress in English for students already identified as English learners. Four overall levels, an oral and a written language composite, and four domains.

22

IA

Initial ELPAC

Identifies whether a student entering a California school is an English learner. Three outcomes, plus oral and written language composites.

23

ALTSA

Summative Alternate ELPAC

The summative alternate for English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Three levels, overall only.

24

ALTIA

Initial Alternate ELPAC

The initial alternate. Three outcomes, overall only.

The application seeds this catalogue in app.ingest.reference_data, so a test’s name, program and level scheme are available before any file has been imported.

Where each test’s results live#

The public reports are one page per test type, and the research file downloads sit alongside them:

Test

Report

Research files

Smarter Balanced

/caaspp/DashViewReportSB

/caaspp/ResearchFileListSB

CAST

/caaspp/DashViewReportCAST

/caaspp/ResearchFileListCAST

CSA

/caaspp/DashViewReportCSA

/caaspp/ResearchFileListCSA

CAA (ELA/math)

/caaspp/DashViewReportCAA

/caaspp/ResearchFileListCAA

CAA for Science

/caaspp/DashViewReportCAAS

/caaspp/ResearchFileListCAAS

Summative ELPAC

/elpac/DashViewReportSA

/elpac/ResearchFilesSA

Initial ELPAC

/elpac/DashViewReportIA

/elpac/ResearchFilesIA

Alternate ELPAC

/elpac/DashViewReportALTSA, /elpac/DashViewReportALTIA

/elpac/ResearchFilesALTSA, /elpac/ResearchFilesALTIA

All paths are relative to https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org.