The California Achievement Test is a nationally normed test, developed, distributed and scored by a private company. These tests are roughly aligned with national educational standards. We give the reading, language and mathematics sections in addition to a basic test of cognitive skills. The CAT is administered in the 3rd though the 9th grades. The CAT is also a constructed response test.
Students fill out bubble sheets that are electronically scored.
The scores from this test tell us how each student compares to every other student in the nation on each sub test. Because there are several subjects tested it can also provide a picture of strengths and needs. They can also be used to see how our students as a group compare on average to other students across the nation. The ACT is scheduled at approved test sites across the country seven times a year every two months on Saturdays. It can be taken multiple times.