Assessment
Assessment and Accountability
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-2: Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System
Grades 3-5: NWEA Reading
Grades 1-5: NWEA Math
Grades K-5: District Writing Assessments
Grades K-5: Math Performance Tasks
Middle Schools
Grades 6-8: NWEA Reading
Grades 6-8: NWEA Math
Grades 6-8: Common ELA and Math assessment