What is the purpose of the CSTs and NAEP?
The CSTs were developed exclusively to measure how well California public school students in grades two through eleven are achieving the state content standards in English–language arts, mathematics, history–social science, and science. The CSTs are administered annually as part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, and the results are used to meet federal and state accountability reporting requirements. NAEP is a broad testing program designed to measure national and state-level student performance in various subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, and science. Different grades and subjects are tested each year on NAEP, and the results are not used to meet any accountability reporting requirements.
