Student Testing

Students at West Springfield are tested in many areas throughout the year as a part of the teaching and learning cycle. Some of the Virginia and Fairfax County assessments WSES students take include: 

• VALLSS (Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System) for grades K-2 and some students on 3-6
• iReady Universal Screener for Reading for grade 3-6 students
• EMAS (Early Mathematics Assessment System) for students in kindergarten
• MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Growth for math for grade 1-6 students
• Grades 3-6 SOL (Standards of Learning) tests for math and reading in grades 3-6, plus science in grade 5
• FCPS Systemwide Common Assessments for every math and reading unit in grades K-6, and for science in grades 4-6
• NGAT (Naglieri General Ability Tests) for grade 2 students and students new to FCPS in grades 3-6
• WIDA for Multilingual Learners
• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener in grades 3-6

The FCPS Grade Level Tests webpage (see link below) offers testing information for each grade level including: 

• Purpose of test,
• Time of year when test is typically scheduled, and
• Estimated amount of time student will need to take test.