• Assessments

     Assessments in the Sunnyvale School District 

    The Sunnyvale School District utilizes a range of assessment strategies to gain a full, detailed view of student progress toward Board of Education established standards of expected achievement.  Testing is a valuable educational tool for student assessment and program evaluation. It is important, however, to remember that test data is only one snapshot in the total performance picture for a student, grade level, school, or district.
     
    Local Benchmark Assessments used in Sunnyvale School District are as follows:
    Elementary
    Grades TK-K-1: Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System
    Grades K-1: Renaissance Learning STAR Early Literacy (some sites)
    Grades 2-5: Renaissance Learning STAR online adaptive assessments in Reading and Mathematics
    Grades K-5: District Writing Assessments
    Grades K-5: Math Performance Tasks 
     
    Middle Schools
    Grades 6-8: Renaissance Learning STAR online adaptive assessments in Reading and Mathematics
    Grades 6-8: Math Performance Tasks