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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:ElementaryGrades TK-2: Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment SystemGrades 3-5: NWEA ReadingGrades 1-5: NWEA MathGrades K-5: District Writing AssessmentsGrades K-5: Math Performance TasksMiddle SchoolsGrades 6-8: NWEA ReadingGrades 6-8: NWEA MathGrades 6-8: Common ELA and Math assessment