STAR Testing
Presented by:
Caitlin Cline
Theresa Anson
EDUC 472
Test Background
• Bill signed in 1997
• Must be completed 12 days before or after
85% of a school's year has passed
• First comprehensive tests in California
administered to grades 2-11 in Spring 1998
• Stanford Achievement Test Series, Ninth
Edition (Stanford 9) 1998-2002
• California Standards Test (CSTs) from 2003 to
present
Purpose
• The purpose of the California Standards Tests
(CST) is to determine students' achievement of
the California content standards for each grade
or course.
• Students' scores are compared to preset
criteria to determine whether the students'
performance on the test is advanced,
proficient, basic, below basic, or far below
basic.
• The state target is for all students to score at
the proficient and advanced levels.
What That Means
• The State Board of Education adopted these
standards, which specify what all children in
California are expected to know and be able to
do in each grade or course.
Test Includes
• The 2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting
(STAR) Program includes four components:
California Standards Tests (CSTs)
California Modified Assessment (CMA)
California Alternate Performance Assessment
(CAPA)
Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
Teachers Affected
ALL TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
THAT MEANS YOU!!!
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Who Takes It
• The 2011 CSTs were required for students who
were enrolled in the following grades/courses
at the time of testing or who had completed a
course during the 2010–11 school year,
including 2010 summer school.
Information About the Test
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English Language Arts
Writing
Mathematics
History
Science
 All tests are multiple choice except for the Writing portion.
English Language Arts
• Given in grades 2-11
• Questions cover the academic content standards taught in the
corresponding year
Grades 2 – 3
• Made up of 65 multiple choice questions
• Test includes
 Word Analysis
 Reading Comprehension
 Literary Response and Analysis
 Writing Strategies
 Written Conventions
Grades 4 - 11
• 75 multiple choice questions
• Test includes
 Word Analysis
 Reading Comprehension
 Literary Response and Analysis
 Writing Strategies
 Written Conventions
Writing
•In grades 4 and 7 there is an additional writings section
•In February 2000 the Governor signed legislation to add writing
assessments to the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program’s
California Standards Tests (CSTs) to be administered at the elementary and
middle grade levels.
•The California Writing Standards Tests were administered for the first
time in spring 2001 at grades 4 and 7.
• part of the California English–Language Arts Standards Tests (CSTs in
English–language arts).
•The CSTs in writing address state Writing Applications content standards
for grades four and seven.
•In grade four, these standards require students to produce four types of
writing: narratives, summaries, information reports, and responses to
literature.
•In grade seven these standards require students to produce five types of
writing: narratives, persuasive essays, summaries, responses to literature,
and research reports.
Mathematics
• Grades 2-6 have grade appropriate math tests
• Students in 7th grade can take the 7th grade test or an
algebra 1 test
• Mathematics tests for grades 8-11 include
• General math (8th and 9th only)
• Algebra I
• Geometry
• Algebra II
• Integrated Mathematics: 1, 2, and 3
• Summative high school Mathematics (grades 9-11)
• Have 65 multiple-choice questions
Science
• Tests are administered by grade level to
students in 5th, 8th through 11th
• Grade 5- covers 4 and 5 content standards
• Grade 8- covers grade 8 content standards
• Grades 9 through 11- covers End-of-course
Science for high school standards
• Grade 5 Science, Grade 8 Science, Grade 10
Life Science, Biology/Life Sciences, Chemistry,
Earth Sciences, and Physics
• Have 60 multiple-choice questions
History/ Social Science
• the CSTs for History–Social Science were
administered by grade to students in grades
eight through eleven.
• grade-level tests for grades eight and eleven
• end-of-course World History test for grades
nine through eleven
Modified
• The CMA was administered to eligible
students in grades three through eleven. The
CMA is a standards-based test for students
with an individualized education program who
meet the eligibility criteria adopted by the
State Board of Education.
Alternate
• Students with significant cognitive disabilities
who are unable to take the CSTs even with
modifications participated in the STAR Program
by taking the CAPA. The CAPA is an individually
administered performance assessment with all
tasks linked to the California ELA, mathematics,
and science content standards.
• The CAPA is administered to one student at a
time
• Tests represents specific grade spans.
• Most students eligible for the CAPA take the level
corresponding to their enrollment (assigned)
grade.
California Department of Education
Assessment, Accountability, & Awards Division
2010 STAR Test Results
Quartz Hill Elementary School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Westside Union Elementary District
School Name: Quartz Hill Elementary School
CDS Code: 19-65102-6023584
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 693
Total Number Tested: 691
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 691
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent Grade 2 through Grade 11
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when ten or fewer students had valid
test scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 647 % Proficient or Advanced 58.0 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 651 % Proficient or Advanced 64.2 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 123 % Proficient or Advanced 76.4 %
©2012 California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Assessment and Accountability Division
2011 STAR Test Results
Quartz Hill Elementary School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Westside Union Elementary District
School Name: Quartz Hill Elementary School
CDS Code: 19-65102-6023584
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 677
Total Number Tested: 677
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 677
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when 10 or fewer students had valid
test scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 624 % Proficient or Advanced 61.5 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 631 % Proficient or Advanced 66.6 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 136 % Proficient or Advanced 69.9 %
©2012 California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Assessment, Accountability, & Awards Division
2010 STAR Test Results
Sulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Sulphur Springs Union District
School Name: Sulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem School
CDS Code: 19-65045-6022917
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 533
Total Number Tested: 533
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 533
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent Grade 2 through Grade 11 respectively.
Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when ten or fewer students had valid test scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 511 % Proficient or Advanced 69.9 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 511 % Proficient or Advanced 72.2 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 106 % Proficient or Advanced 81.1 %
©2012 California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Assessment and Accountability Division
2011 STAR Test Results
Sulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Sulphur Springs Union District
School Name: Sulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem School
CDS Code: 19-65045-6022917
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 513
Total Number Tested: 513
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 513
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when 10 or fewer students had valid
test scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 481 % Proficient or Advanced 74.6 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 481 % Proficient or Advanced 73.4 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 97 % Proficient or Advanced 84.5 %
©2012 California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Assessment, Accountability, & Awards Division
2010 STAR Test Results
Emblem Elementary School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Saugus Union District
School Name: Emblem Elementary School
CDS Code: 19-64998-6022669
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 230
Total Number Tested: 230
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 230
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent Grade 2 through Grade 11
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when ten or fewer students had valid test
scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 227 % Proficient or Advanced 67.8 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 227 % Proficient or Advanced 74.0 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 51 % Proficient or Advanced 70.6 %
©2012 California Department of Education
California Department of Education
Assessment and Accountability Division
2011 STAR Test Results
Emblem Elementary School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Saugus Union District
School Name: Emblem Elementary School
CDS Code: 19-64998-6022669
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 126
Total Number Tested: 126
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 126
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when 10 or fewer students had valid
test scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 125 % Proficient or Advanced 60.8 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 125 % Proficient or Advanced 72.0 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 25 % Proficient or Advanced 76.0 %
©2012 California Department of Education
California Department of Education
2010 STAR Test Results
Peachland Avenue Elementary School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Newhall District
School Name: Peachland Avenue Elementary School
CDS Code: 19-64832-6020804
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 391
Total Number Tested: 391
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 391
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent Grade 2 through Grade 11
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when ten or fewer students had valid test
scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 371 % Proficient or Advanced 67.9 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 378 % Proficient or Advanced 72.0 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 80 % Proficient or Advanced 81.3 %
©2012 California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability, & Awards Division
California Department of Education
Assessment and Accountability Division
2011 STAR Test Results
Peachland Avenue Elementary School
All Students - California Standards Test Summary Report
County Name: Los Angeles County
District Name: Newhall District
School Name: Peachland Avenue Elementary School
CDS Code: 19-64832-6020804
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 375
Total Number Tested: 375
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 375
Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven
respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.
An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when 10 or fewer students had valid test
scores.
English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 357 % Proficient or Advanced 67.8 %
Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 366 % Proficient or Advanced 79.5 %
Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)
Result Type Value Students with Scores 77 % Proficient or Advanced 80.5 %
©2012 California Department of Education
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