Assessment
Assessment
| Assessment | Skills Tested | Grades Tested | Time of Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal and State Testing | |||
| Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | English Language Arts Mathematics Science* |
3-6th Grade *4th Grade Only |
22-24th - ELA 28-29th Math; 30-1st Science PSSA (5th Only) |
| Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State (ACCESS) | English Language Proficiency | K-6th (identified English Learners only) | February, 2026 |
| Benchmarks | |||
| iReady | English Literacy and Mathematics | K-2nd | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDTs) | English Literacy and Mathematics | 3-6th | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| Evaluación del Desarrollo de la Lectura (DRA) | Spanish Literacy | K-2nd | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| AVANT | Spanish Development | 3-5th 6th |
Spring Fall, Spring for Global Seal |
In addition to benchmark and state/federally mandated assessments, teachers use formative (short progress reports) and summative (culminating) assessments to track student progress within each subject, and to provide appropriate support to students. Vida teachers and staff use all of these types of data to make decisions about instructional groupings and support to improve instruction for all students. At Vida Charter School, we understand that the academic development of students within a dual language model may follow a different trajectory compared to a student in a monolingual (English-only) model; thus, we consider each student’s relative language proficiency into all discussions of students’ strengths.