Assessment

In education, assessment refers to a variety of ways that schools evaluate learning, measure growth, and determine students' educational needs. Assessments may identify a student's strengths as well as their areas to improve, and the information is useful for educators to determine what academic support to provide. There are many types of assessment, from informal (e.g., a two-question oral quiz after a reading a passage) to formal (e.g., a semester-end, comprehensive exam in chemistry). (Read here for a helpful explanation.)

The following assessments are some of those conducted on a district-wide or statewide basis in LCSD: