2025–26 CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments Available

Email Update, August 5, 2025

Dear LEA CAASPP Coordinator or LEA ELPAC Coordinator:

The 2025–26 CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments—including the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments for English language arts/literacy and mathematics, the California Science Test (CAST) Interim Assessments, and ELPAC Interim Assessments—are now available to be administered in the Test Delivery System and viewed in the Interim Assessment Viewing System.

This includes 22 new focused Interim Assessment Blocks (FIABs) for the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. Details are as follows:

• English language arts/literacy: 14 new FIABs
• Mathematics: 8 new FIABs

The CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessment Lookup Tool is an easy way to access a complete list of all available CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments as well as to search for subsets of interim assessments using filters.

New this year is a Sample Interim Assessment Test Security Agreement that is optional for local use. Although a test security agreement is not required for interim assessments, it can be used at the discretion of the LEA and modified as needed for local use.

Secure materials for the interim assessments, including scoring training guides, exemplars, test content and answer keys, and Directions for Administration, have been updated to include the new FIABs and can be accessed in TOMS by selecting the [Resources] tab.

More information, resources, and links to related systems are available on the CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments web page and in the Interim Assessment User Guide.

For further support, visit the Contact Us web page.

Sincerely,

California Outreach Team
CAASPP & ELPAC Website