Oregon's Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) currently includes summative assessments administered annually by subject matter and grade. Pursuant to federal and state accountability requirements, Oregon public schools test students in English language arts and math in grades 3 through 8 & 11 and science in grades 5, 8, & 11.
The ELPA measures and reports on students’ English language proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and comprehension. Delivered online, ELPA is designed to be interactive and includes questions that reflect real-world scenarios. Its main purpose is to qualify students for appropriate language services and help guide schools to best support student needs.
Provides a number of measures which can be administered quickly to individual students to assess their Reading abilities as appropriate for their grade level. Tigard-Tualatin uses DIBELS to measure students' skills which range from the awareness of letter sounds (Phonemic Awareness) and the ability to blend them (Nonsense Word Fluency) to speed and accuracy when reading aloud (Oral Reading Fluency).
The intent of the i-Ready Diagnostic is to help identify the specific skills each student needs to develop, identify each student’s areas of strength, and measure academic growth through the school year. The Diagnostic provides comprehensive insight into student learning across multiple domains including mathematics and reading comprehension.
Provides a number of measures which can be administered quickly to individual students to assess their Reading abilities in Spanish as appropriate for their grade level. Tigard-Tualatin uses a mixture of IDEL, El Camino, and MAZE tests to measure students' skills which range from the awareness of letter sounds (Phonemic Awareness) and the ability to blend them (Nonsense Word Fluency) to speed and accuracy when reading aloud (Oral Reading Fluency).
A series of curriculum based tests which gauge readiness for college course work, provide studying recommendations and which are accepted by many major colleges.