Student-Level Results in CERS
Student-level results in the California Educator Reporting System (CERS) show individual performance across multiple statewide assessments. Each report includes information such as overall performance, scale scores, achievement levels, and reporting categories, depending on the assessment. Refer to table 1 for information provided by assessment.
| Assessment | Information Included |
|---|---|
|
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment |
Scale score, achievement level, composite claim–level reporting categories, Lexile measure (English language arts/literacy [ELA]), and Quantile measure (mathematics) |
|
Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessment |
Scale score, achievement level, claim-level reporting categories, writing trait results (ELA), Lexile measure (ELA), and Quantile measure (mathematics) |
|
Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks and Focused Interim Assessment Blocks |
Scale score and reporting category |
|
California Science Test (CAST) |
Scale score, achievement level, and domain performance levels |
|
CAST Interim Assessment |
Scale score and achievement level |
|
California Alternate Assessments for English language arts/literacy, mathematics, and science |
Scale score and achievement level |
|
California Spanish Assessment |
Scale score, achievement level, domain performance levels, and composite achievement levels and scores (high school only) |
|
Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) |
Scale score, performance level, composite scale score and performance levels, and domain-level reporting categories |
|
ELPAC Interim Assessment |
Scale score and performance level |
|
Summative Alternate ELPAC |
Scale score and performance level |
These student-level results provide actionable insights into each student’s strengths and areas for growth, enabling educators to target instruction, monitor progress, and support continuous learning.