Student Testing

Students at White Oaks are assessed in many areas throughout the year. Parents will receive a notification about the testing their child will have as well as the results of each test. Parents will have access in ParentVue to see testing results.

If you have questions please reach out to your child's teacher or testing coordinator contacts above. Learn more about student testing in FCPS.

Types of Assessments

Standards of Learning

The Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia Public Schools establish minimum expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade or course in English, mathematics, science, history/social science, technology, the fine arts, foreign language, health/physical education and driver education.

Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System

The Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLSS) assesses alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, encoding/decoding, oral reading fluency, and language.

Early Mathematics Assessment System

The Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) ensures each student has an interview with teacher to assess the student's early numeracy skills.

Child Behavior Rating Scale

The Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) measures the teacher’s perception of student's self-regulation and social skills. The rating skill looks at student’s behavior with other children and adults, as well as their engagement with materials and tasks in the classroom.

iReady

The iReady Reading and Math assessments are used as a screening and growth tool to help teachers understand students' strengths and areas for support.

Cognitive Abilities Test & Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and Nagliari Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT) are assessments that are used when screening students for advanced academic programs. They are used as part of the screening process; however, testing results are only one of the many data points used to make AAP service decisions.

Social-Emotional Learner Screener

The Social-Emotional Learner (SEL) Screener helps students evaluate how they well their school community makes them feel valued, included and supported.

Integrated Reading & Writing Assessment

The Integrated Reading and Writing (IRW) SOL is a state required assessment for all students in 5th grade. The assessment presents students with a nonfiction passage based on science or history content.

Measure of Academic Progress

The Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth assessments help teachers monitor the progress of every student in learning the content knowledge and skills of the state standards, regardless of their starting point.

IOWA Algebra Aptitude Test

The IOWA Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) is an assessment that is used when determining course placement for Algebra 1 Honors in Grade 7. This is only one component of the course placement process. The assessment is given to students accessing the 6th grade advanced math curriculum only.