CAAs for ELA and Mathematics
Feature Description
Purpose To show a student’s achievement on CAASPP System assessments to parents/‌guardians, students, and teachers.
Format

The CAASPP SSR for the CAAs for ELA and mathematics consists of two two-sided pages:

  • Page 1
    • Student’s achievement levels and scale scores for the current year
    • Descriptions of the CAASPP System and score meaning
    • Student information
  • Page 2
    • A graph showing the content-area summary in ELA
    • Score history for previous year(s) on the content-area assessment
  • Page 3
    • A graph showing the content-area summary in mathematics
    • Score history for previous year(s) on the content-area assessment
  • Page 4
    • Additional resources for parents/guardians
Action Pursuant to 5 CCR Section 863, LEAs must notify parents/guardians and make SSRs available within 20 working days of its delivery to the LEA in TOMS. If the LEA receives the SSRs after the last day of instruction for the school year, the LEA shall make the SSR available to the parent/‌guardian no later than the first 20 working days of the next school year.
Focus Individual student’s results for ELA and mathematics

Data displayed on the samples in this guide are for demonstration purposes only. Sample SSRs may include minor variances from actual SSRs.

Description

The SSR for the CAAs for ELA and mathematics provides parents/guardians and teachers with the student’s results.

Data presented for the CAAs for ELA and mathematics includes the following on each of the SSRs:

  • Scale scores
  • Achievement levels:
    • Understanding
    • Foundational Understanding
    • Limited Understanding
  • Scale score ranges
  • Scale score and achievement level for a previous year’s assessment(s) (if available)

Example SSR

CAA SSRs feature colored bar graphs representing the three achievement levels that are in the following order from top to bottom:

  1. Understanding (blue)
  2. Foundational Understanding (yellow)
  3. Limited Understanding (orange)

Because each assessment is aligned with a specific set of academic standards, scores cannot be compared between assessment for different content areas (for example, between the ELA and science assessments) or on tests administered previously in California (such as for the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program).

Score ranges for each achievement level are different for each grade level, and the standards for the next grade level are more challenging than for the previous grade level. As a result, an increase in the overall score may not mean a higher achievement level for the current year.

Under certain circumstances, such as when a test was invalidated or when results are associated with a particular special condition code, a message will appear on the SSR. Possible messages, their associated condition codes, and the applicable content area assessment—either ELA or both ELA and mathematics—are presented in table 1. Refer to the Condition Code Descriptions section in Interpreting Results for information about when a condition code applies.

Table 1. CAAs for ELA and Mathematics SSR Messages
Content Area Condition Code Message
Both INC0 [Student’s name]’s scores should be used with caution as there were not enough questions answered to represent [Student name]’s achievement.
Both INC1 [Student’s name]’s scores should be used with caution as there were not enough questions answered to represent [Student name]’s achievement.
ELA NEL [Student name] was exempt from taking the English language arts/literacy assessment during this school year.
Both NT [Student’s name] did not take the [content area] assessment. For additional information, please contact [Student’s name]’s teacher(s) or school.
Both NTE [Student’s name] did not complete the [content area] assessment because of a medical emergency.
Both PGE [Student’s name] did not complete the [content area] assessment because of a parent/guardian exemption.

Page 1 of 4, Top: Student Information

Top of the first page of the CAAs SSR with callouts pointing to the student name, student information, and information about statewide assessments

Figure 1. Student information on page one of the CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR

Table 2. The SSR for the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: Student Information Descriptions
# Feature Description
1 Student identification This area shows the student’s residential address as listed in CALPADS.
2 Student and school information

This area shows information about the student and the school and LEA name, as well as the county/district/‌school code.

Note that the grade noted indicates the grade level in which the student was enrolled at the start of testing.
3 CAASPP results overview This paragraph provides an overview of the purpose of CAASPP results.

Page 1 of 4, Bottom: Score Overview

Bottom of the first page of the CAAs SSR, with callouts pointing to the student's achievement level, a description of the CAAs, and a list of reporting levels

Figure 2. Score overview on page one of the CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR

Table 3. The SSR for the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: Score Overview Descriptions
# Feature Description
1 Content area achievement level This box provides the student’s achievement level for a CAA content area.
2 Testing program overview This area provides a description of the CAAs for ELA and mathematics.
3 Achievement levels This area lists the CAA achievement levels.

Pages 2 and 3 of 4, Sample Content Area Section, Top: Content Area Summary

Content area summary at the top of pages two and three of the CAAs SSR, with callouts pointing at the student's achievement level, progress summary, and score ranges

Figure 3. Content area section (top) from the CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR

Table 4. The SSR for the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: Student Results Descriptions
# Feature Description
1 Score summary banner This indicator summarizes the student’s achievement level for the content area. If the student did not test, the achievement level number and label are replaced here with “Not Tested.”
2 Performance summary This paragraph describes the student’s progress based on the student’s achievement level for the content area. Summaries are listed in the Performance Summary Text subsection.
2

Not tested

(Not shown)

 If present, additional text will be included in the progress summary section for the content area if the student did not receive a score, either because the student did not take the assessment or because the student was exempt from taking an ELA assessment.
2

Special condition

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A cautionary message also will be included under the progress summary for one of the following reasons:

  • Invalidate Appeal
  • Student did not answer enough questions for scoring so received the LOSS or LOSS +1
  • Student had an unlisted resource that changes the construct being measured (5 CCR Section 835.8)
3 Score ranges A chart provides data for the student’s current achievement level and scale score for the achievement level.

Performance Summary Text

Possible progress summary outcomes for students are as follows:

  • [Student] showed understanding of core concepts in [content area], such as [example].
  • [Student] showed foundational understanding of core concepts in [content area], such as [example].
  • [Student] showed limited understanding of core concepts in [content area], such as [example].

Pages 2 and 3 of 4, Sample Content Area Section, Bottom: Score History

Bottom of pages two and three of the CAAs SSR, with callouts pointing to the content area and current and previous years' scores for the student

Figure 4. Score history on page four of the CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR

Table 5. The SSR for the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: Score History Descriptions
# Feature Description
1 Content area The bar over the historical scores indicates the content area being reported.
2 Previous-year’s score(s) (grades four through eight SSRs only) The leftmost and middle level numbers corresponding with the accompanying scale score and achievement level label for the grade-level content-area test taken during a previous CAASPP administration.
3 Current-year’s score The rightmost graph represents the student’s scale score and achievement level for this year.

Page 4 of 4: Additional Information

Top of page four of the CAAs SSR, with callouts pointing at the parent/guardian resources information and URL for the Test Results for California's Assessments website

Figure 5. Additional information on page four of the CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR

Table 6. The SSR for the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics: Parent/‌Guardian Resources
# Feature Description
1 Starting Smarter website information This section describes the Smarter Balanced Starting Smarter website, which describes SSRs and other information that supports student learning.
2 CAASPP results website information This section describes the Test Results for California’s Assessment website on which results for schools, districts, and the state are found.

Sample of the SSR for the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics

Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics Student Score Report, grade eight, page 1

Figure 6. Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR, page one

Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics Student Score Report, grade eight, page 2

Figure 7. Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR, page two

Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics Student Score Report, grade eight, page 3

Figure 8. Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR, page three

Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics Student Score Report, grade eight, page 4

Figure 9. Sample CAAs for ELA and mathematics SSR, page four