The California Achievement Test (CAT) is one of the most widely used of the student assessments for basic academic skills. The CAT provides educators, students and their parents with a measure of achievement and national comparison in reading, language, spelling, and mathematics.
For students needing special accommodations, Academic Excellences offers the complete online achievement testing in an untimed format. Like the timed version, this test provides a comprehensive assessment across reading, language, and mathematics. Tests are divided into multiple sections that can be easily administered by parents or educators. These tests can be taken over as many sessions as necessary based upon the schedule of the student and provide total flexibility.
Meeting most state and umbrella school requirements for annual testing, the California Achievement Test offered by Academic Excellence provides insight into students' scholastic progress by scoring grade equivalency, percentile ranking, and stanine. Click here for an explanation of the scores.
Benefits of utilizing Academic Excellence online achievement testing include:
◦ Reliable and up-to-date results based on biannual norming
◦ Freedom to test according to your schedule
◦ No bachelor’s degree required for test administration
◦ Flexibility to divide tests into multiple sessions, as needed
◦ Our tests do not expire
◦ Stress free testing with complete proctoring by the online system
◦ Immediate scores and results
◦ 24/7 access to tests and results
◦ Printable results
◦ Device friendly; access using desktop, laptop, and/or tablet with no scrolling necessary to take the test
◦ Professionally developed and produced with the permission of the original publisher
◦ Widely recognized and accepted by state and local educational agencies
Certificate of Completion: As an added value to our customers, Academic Excellence is pleased to provide a free, printable certificate of achievement to all students who complete an AE California Achievement Test. You can view a sample of the certificate here.
Premium Scoring: Receive additional scoring, such as composite scores, along with charts and graphs for easier analysis of test results. Click here to view a sample premium scoring report.
Practice Test: We understand that parents may have some reservations prior to the first time their students take an online test. As an option, we offer an additional practice CAT in order to acclimate students to the online testing process. This test is approximate 25% the length of the actual test, and provides only a count of the correctly answered questions. If this option fits your need, please select it above.
Recommendation Service: Academic Excellence's independent recommendation service is for home educators who would like to receive customized curriculum recommendations based upon the achievement test results. Academic Excellence is not affiliated with any curriculum publisher and provides objective, experienced feedback on curriculum. The Academic Excellence staff have been involved in home education since 1987 and have extensive experience with curriculum providers and the spectrum of homeschooling philosophies.
The resource recommendations from Academic Excellence are strategically selected to strengthen and improve competency and mastery in academic areas presented in standardized testing. These key selected resources make excellent "tutoring aides" and addenda to any curriculum. Our goal in developing the Academic Excellence recommendation service is to provide parents with user friendly, economical resources that strengthen students' academic achievement and testing skills; focus tutoring and teaching efforts; and facilitate preparation for and success in ACT, SAT, and college testing. All recommendations are based upon the student's test scores and our staff's extensive experience with home education. Each of the primary recommendations are provided in correlation to individual students' scores to questions and sections of standardized tests. Secondary resources are often challenging, educational games or less formal learning practices. Each recommendation is measured by ease of use by parents; levels of response, enjoyment, and success by students; and affordability. By targeting and addressing students' deficit areas with easy to use and economical tutorial resources, test scores, grades, and confidence elevate and improve. Recommendations in students' areas of proficiency keep students engaged, challenged, and progressing in all subject areas. We have found this to be an easy, economical way to ensure academic excellence and success.
Ordering Instructions:
◦ Student First Name - Enter the first name of the student to be tested in the space provided.
◦ Student Last Name - Enter the last name of the student to be tested in the space provided.
◦ Grade Level - If you are testing in the middle of school year, select the student's current grade level. If you are testing at the end of school year or between school years, select the next grade level for the student; not the student's past grade level.
◦ Premium Scoring - Now standard on all full tests at no extra charge.
◦ Add Practice CAT - Select if you would like to receive a practice online achievement test for your student.
◦ Recommendation Service - Indicate if you want Curriculum Recommendation Service.
◦ Add to Cart - Enter information for one student only, then select the Add to Cart button.
Once you have placed your California Achievement Test purchase with Academic Excellence, you will receive both an order confirmation and an email containing the user name and password to log into the Academic Excellence education portal. Please allow up to twenty minutes to receive this email and check your spam folder if you do not receive the email.
If you wish to purchase testing services for another student, or wish to make other purchases, select the Continue Shopping link after viewing your shopping cart.
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I like the fact that they give you an option for an untime test so my children can take their time to answer without any stress.i highly recommend it for homeschool kids! Lorelei on 15th Oct 2024
This is my second year using the Complete CAT test and I will continue to use it. If I’m honest, I struggle with using online resources, but both the CAT untimed practice test and the complete CAT untimed test are very easy to use. It is untimed and so allows my child to complete the entire test in two days. Once my child submits his test scores, I receive his test scores fairly quickly. I love it and plan to use it every school year. Unknown on 8th Oct 2024
Very easy to download and use, and the format was clear enough for my 7 yo daughter to use easily even though she'd never used a computer before. Victoria on 4th Oct 2024
The CAT test is a great option for those who homeschool. This was my first year using the CAT, and I couldn't be happier. Having a non-timed test option was great for my son, who has ADHD and gets stressed when he is rushed through things. The CAT test website is easy to navigate for both myself and my kids. The results arrived in my email quickly and were easy to understand. I will definitely be using this test again. Brad on 18th Sep 2024
We have used the CAT test for the past few years and like the way it is easy to understand what is being asked. Tests are never really fun, but the CAT test makes is as painless as possible. Heather on 17th Sep 2024
I was just glad it was accepted by ny state. One of my kids have ADHD . So I was glad that they have a no timed version. Easy to the point simple purchase. King Adam on 15th Sep 2024
I love that there is an untimed option for my children that have Autism. There are no special hoops to jump through, I just order the option that I need. Unknown on 15th Sep 2024
This was a great way for my daughter to take a test with no time limit and eased her stress. Would highly recommend this to a friend and others. Gary on 14th Sep 2024
I really appreciate having this testing option to assess our homeschooler's skill level and understanding at home. There are a lot of questions, but I like that you can take your time and work through the different sections at your child's pace. We did the untimed test. MZ on 11th Sep 2024
We have three girls on different skill levels and grade levels. This assessment made it easy to use for any of our children. I also love that scores are immediate and easy to understand. Brandi Brown on 10th Sep 2024