Student Testing
Students prepare for testing in many ways.
Testing Coordinator/School Based Technology Specialist
- School Based Technology Specialist
Spring Testing 2023
Global Awareness Technology Project (GATP) - Grade 5
GATP is a project created by each student to demonstrate their skills and is graded on a county-wide rubric. Required for All 5th Grade students at selected schools
Reporting: Local
Testing Window: January 30-June 9, 2023
Horizon Division Assessments in Science - Grade 5
Division Horizon assessments provide schools a means to benchmark grade 5 students' performance with the new 2018 science standards. Tests will provide a blend of fourth and fifth grade content to help measure readiness for spring SOL tests and plan instructional supports. This spring assessment is built with about 25% on fourth standards and about 75% on 1st-3rd quarter fifth grade content.
Reporting: Local
Testing Window - February 13-March 31, 2023
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener - Grades 3 - 6
Spring screener of social-emotional learning needs informs student supports. Required for all.
Reporting: Local
Testing Window: March 1-24, 2023
NNAT3 (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test - Grade 1
Required for students enrolled in grade 1.
Reporting: State/Local
Testing Window: March 6-17, 2023
NNAT3 (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test - Third Edition) - Grades 2 - 6
Required for grade 2-7 students newly enrolled in FCPS since the fall window or referred for Level IV services without an ability score on record. No parent-elected retake opportunities are available in this window.
Reporting: State/Local
Testing Window: March 6-17, 2023
EMAS - Kindergarten
Required literacy, mathematics, and self-regulation/social skills assessment for FCPS K students.
Reporting: State
Testing Window: April 11-May 19, 2023
CBRS - Kindergarten
Required literacy, mathematics, and self-regulation/social skills assessment for FCPS K students.
Reporting: State
Testing Window: April 11-May 19, 2023
iReady Reading and Math - Grades 1-6
Required iReady spring progress monitoring for all grade 1-6 students in grade level reading and math skills.
Reporting: State/Local
Testing Window: G1-2 April 11-May 19, 2023; G3-6-April 11-June 9
Developmental Spelling Assessment (DSA) - Grades 1 - 6
The group administered DSA is delivered as part of the language arts block during the spring assessment window.
Reporting: Local
Testing Window: April 11-May 19, 2023
PALS - Kindergarten
Required literacy readiness assessment for FCPS K students.
Reporting: State
Testing Window: April 24-May 19, 2023
SOL Tests - Grades 3 - 8
Reading Math and Science
Required for federal participation for all students in grades 3-8, including those enrolled in high school credit-bearing courses. Only retakes may be scheduled between May 30-June 2. Retakes are for students who score between 375 and 399. Parent/guardian permission is required for all grade 3-8 retakes.
Reporting: State/Federal
Testing Window: May 1-26, 2023 Retests only May 30-June 2, 2023
Students at Wakefield Forest ES are tested in many areas throughout the year as a part of the teaching and learning cycle. Tests provide information about a child's development of knowledge and help teachers better plan for next steps in instruction.
Please contact the school's main office at 703-503-2300 with questions about your child's testing program or test results.
The FCPS Grade Level Tests webpage (see link below) offers testing information for each grade level including:
- Purpose of test,
- Time of year when test is typically scheduled, and
- Estimated amount of time student will need to take test.
SOL Testing
The state of Virginia has established achievement tests that are administered at the end of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades to measure the mastery of curriculum. The Standards of Learning Tests (SOLs) test students in the areas of reading, writing, math, history and science. Please plan around the dates that will be scheduled so that your child is available during the testing time frame.
- Grade 3 – Math and Reading
- Grade 4 – Math, Reading, and VA History
- Grade 5 – Math, Reading, and Science
- Grade 6 – Math and Reading
Universal Screener
Recently, FCPS adopted a universal screener assessment for use with all elementary school students in kindergarten through grade 6.
The purpose of this assessment is to identify students who may have gaps in reading and math skills so that teachers can plan supports appropriate for each child.
The universal screener is an online, computer-adaptive assessment. Computer-adaptive means that the difficulty of questions will adjust based on each child’s performance. When your child gets a question correct, the next question will be a little harder. When your child gets a question wrong, the next question will be a little easier. Through this adjustment process, the computer will narrow in on just the right level for your child.
The universal screener tests will be given three times each year. For the exact dates when your child will test, please contact your child’s teacher. After each testing window, your child’s teacher will share your child’s universal screener results with you.