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