State Testing

TESTING at JHS

Smarter Balance Assessment (SBA) and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) are Washington state exams. They measure student skill in the areas of reading, writing and math.

10th grade students take the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Math. 11th grade students take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science.

Scheduled for the week of April 7, 2025!

•   Monday, April 7th: ELA CAT and PT Part 1 for all 10th graders.
•   Tuesday, April 8th: ELA Part 2 for all 10th graders and WCAS (Science) for all 11th graders.
•   Thursday, April 10th: Math SBA (both CAT and PT) for all 10th graders.

FULL SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION HERE

Please see Mr. Ivy with any questions

SBA Test Results

Individual scores for the SBA exams administered this past spring for ELA and math are being delivered electronically from the testing vendor. Scores (level and scale score) will be added to Family Access in June, 2025. Full-page PDF reports with more scoring details will be available from OSPI in the fall, and these will be posted to Family Access at that time.

Only SBA ELA and math scores will be available in June. Science scores will not be available until the fall after OSPI releases those scores.

Directions to access SBA test scores beginning on June, 2025:
1.   To access Lake Washington School District’s Skyward portal, click on the Family Access link on the district website.
2.   Log in to Skyward Family Access with your username and password.*
3.   Click on the Test Scores tab.

Once a student has completed a graduation pathway it will show on their transcript as:

Graduation Pathway MET

If you have questions about SBA/WCAS testing please reach out to Mr. Ivy

PSAT/SAT

What is the PSAT/NMSQT?
The PSAT/NMSQT is the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The purpose of the PSAT is to familiarize students with the kinds of questions, style of directions, and physical environment of an SAT exam, and provides students with a projected SAT score range, personalized feedback, and a study plan. Eleventhgrade students who take the PSAT/NMSQT are also automatically screened for the National Merit®Scholarship Program; an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.

For more information about the PSAT, you can visit the College Board website at: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10.

PSAT Testing for all 10th graders and interested 11th graders will take place on October 23, 2024.

10th graders are expected to take the PSAT. LWSD will pay the testing fee for all 10th graders.
11th graders have the option to take the PSAT. The cost for 11th graders is $18, or $0 for students who receive Free/Reduced meals. Once payment is received, students will automatically be registered for the test. Payments can be made online here, or in person at the Bookkeeper window where card, check or cash will be accepted.

PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide

What is the SAT?

The SAT is a test is used by many colleges and universities in the admissions process. The district is only allowed to offer the SAT without essay in the fall. Achieving a certain score on the SAT is one of the methods to meet the Graduation Pathway requirement in Washington State.

For more information about the SAT, you can visit the College board website at: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat.

SAT testing will be offered to 12th graders on October 23, 2024.

12th graders who choose to take the SAT need to pay by September 27, 2024. The cost for the SAT is $60, or $8 for students who receive Free/Reduced meals. Payment can be made online here, or in person at the Bookkeeper window where card, check or cash will be accepted.

SAT Student Guide

ASVAB

More Information About State Testing and Graduation Pathways

Washington public high school students take the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) for English Language Arts (ELA) and math in grade 10. Grade 11 students take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS). Results from these assessments provide meaningful feedback and data that teachers and other educators can use to help students succeed. In addition, the results provide data to help evaluate school-level and district-wide instructional strategies, initiatives and other programs.

The ELA and math assessments are one of the ways a student can meet a state-required “graduation pathway.”

In 2019, the Washington State Legislature provided students in the class of 2020 and beyond with multiple pathways to graduation by passing House Bill (HB) 1599. For most students, meeting standard on the state assessment will be the first pathway option available in high school. All students, regardless of which graduation pathway they intend to use, are expected to take the statewide ELA and math assessments during 10th grade and to incorporate their results in their High School and Beyond Plan.

For these reasons, we recommend that students initially plan to use the state assessment to meet the graduation pathway option requirement and take advantage of additional pathway options that are aligned with their High School and Beyond Plan as appropriate.

Graduation Pathways: https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/graduation/graduation-pathways