The State of Washington requires us to give the Smarter Balanced Assessment to almost all students in grades 3-5. There is an alternate assessment for students with profound disabilities. The Smarter Balanced Assessment, or SBA test is designed to show two things. First, it is used to show an individual student’s progress as compared to the grade level standards in Reading and Math in all three grades, as well as in Science in 4th grade. Secondly, it’s used to measure the success of our school.