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CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments
Interim assessments are optional, locally administered, and designed to give timely information about student progress toward grade-level standards.
Available in ELA and mathematics (Smarter Balanced interim comprehensive and interim assessment blocks) and in science (CAST interim assessment blocks).
Interim Comprehensive Assessments mirror the summative blueprint and can serve as a full-year check; Interim Assessment Blocks target specific content clusters and are shorter.
ELPAC interim assessments cover listening, speaking, reading, and writing and can be used to monitor English language development between summative windows.
Administered through the same test delivery system (CAI/TOMS interfaces) as the summative tests, with the same accessibility resources available.
Results are not reported to the state or used for accountability; they are for local instructional use and can be given at any point in the year.
Digital Library and interim assessment reporting provide connections to formative resources; scoring of constructed responses may be local or through the designated system.