Student Testing
Students at Franconia ES are assessed in many areas throughout the year. Parents will receive a notification letter about the testing their child will have as well as the results of each test.
Some of the Virginia and Fairfax County assessments that our students take are:
Primary grade levels PreK-2
24-25 Testing Notification Grades PreK-2.pdf
Primary grade levels PreK-2 use different assessments to meet state and division requirements. Students in grades PreK-2 participate in literacy screeners required by the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA). Mathematics screeners fulfill a Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) requirement for grades PreK-K and fulfill a FCPS Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) requirement for grades 1-2.
- Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLSS) is used with all Grade PreK-2 students in fall, winter, and spring
- Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) is used with all Grade PreK and Kindergarten students in fall and spring
- iReady Math is used with all Grade 1-2 students in fall and spring; students whose fall score is below benchmark will also retest in the winter.
Upper elementary grade levels 3-6
24-25 Testing Notification Grades 3-6.pdf
Upper elementary grade levels 3-6 use different assessments to meet state requirements. Reading screeners and additional diagnostics fulfill Virginia Literacy Act (VLA) requirements. Mathematics screeners fulfill FCPS Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) requirements. Screening tests at these grades also serve as growth assessments to fulfill Virginia Assessment Program (VAP) requirements.
- iReady Math is used in fall, winter, and spring with all Grade 3-6 students scheduled to take a spring SOL test
- iReady Reading is used in fall, winter, and spring with all Grade 3-6 students scheduled to take a spring SOL test
- Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLSS) is used as a state screener for select Grade 3 students each window
- In fall, VALLSS is used with students new to Virginia public schools and students who are identified for a reading plan based on their iReady Reading score
- In winter and spring, VALLSS is used with students whose fall VALLSS scores showed a need for support.
- iReady Passage Reading Fluency (PRF) diagnostic is used with Grade 4-6 students who are identified for a reading plan based on their iReady Reading score
- CORE Phonics Inventory diagnostic is used with Grade 4-6 students whose iReady PRF result is below benchmark
- Developmental Spelling Assessment (DSA) diagnostic is used in fall and and spring with all Grade 4-6 students
Our Testing Coordinators
- School Based Technology Specialist
- Elementary Special Education Department Chair