Washington is a member of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and administers the consortium's summative mathematics assessment (OSPI calls it the SBA) as its accountability test. Math is organized into the four Smarter Balanced claims with published assessment targets (Mathematics Content Specifications). Claim 1 (Concepts and Procedures) publishes per-grade assessment targets for grades 3-8 and high school, each a verbatim CCSS-M cluster heading (e.g. grade 3 Target A is cluster 3.OA.A); Claims 2-4 are cross-cutting process claims whose targets are constant across grades and draw on the same grade-level content. On score reports, Claims 2 and 4 are combined into a single reporting category, so three claim scores accompany the overall math score. Unlike most consortium states, Washington administers the high school test in grade 10 (moved from grade 11 by ESHB 2224, with grade 10 cut scores adopted in January 2018).
WA SBAC High School math practice. Domain by domain.
WA SBAC High School math practice organized by the test's 1 official reporting domain. Together they connect 70 playable math skills to Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M; adopted as the Washington State K-12 Learning Standards).
WA SBAC High School reporting domains
How the WA SBAC structures High School math
Content Specifications (Reporting Categories section): the total mathematics score is a weighted composite of the four claims — Claim 1 (Concepts and Procedures) contributes roughly 50%, Claim 3 (Communicating Reasoning) roughly 25%, and combined Claims 2 and 4 (Problem Solving / Modeling and Data Analysis) about 25%. The summative blueprint (as of 2018-19) publishes item counts per test event rather than percentages: Claim 1 is 17-20 items in grades 3-5, 16-20 in grades 6-8, and 19-22 on the high school test; the Claim 2/4 and Claim 3 reporting categories are 8-10 items each, totaling 18-20 across the two. Smarter Balanced reports Claims 2 and 4 together as a single subscore because they are described as intertwined in the technical report.
Washington OSPI – Smarter Balanced Assessment
Washington OSPI – State Testing (SBA ELA and math in grades 3-8 and 10)
Washington OSPI – Mathematics Assessment (claims documents and per-grade claim distributions)
Skills covered across these domains
Factoring quadratic expressions (ACT)
Rational equations — find a ratio (ACT)
Rational equation solving (SAT)
Factored polynomial x-intercepts (SAT)
Linear inequality system solutions
Quadratic minimum from vertex form
Quadratic minimum x-value
Common factor group size (ACT)
Fraction bounds extreme value (ACT)
LCM word problems (ACT)
Monomial expression multiplication (SAT)
Polynomial combining like terms (ACT/SAT)
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WA SBAC High School math FAQ
What math does the WA SBAC cover in High School?
High School math on the WA SBAC is reported across one official domain: Concepts and Procedures. Each domain page here maps that reporting category to playable practice skills.
What standards is the WA SBAC based on?
The Washington Smarter Balanced Assessment is built on Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M; adopted as the Washington State K-12 Learning Standards) (Washington). Washington is a member of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and administers the consortium's summative mathematics assessment (OSPI calls it the SBA) as its accountability test.
How is High School math weighted on the WA SBAC?
Content Specifications (Reporting Categories section): the total mathematics score is a weighted composite of the four claims — Claim 1 (Concepts and Procedures) contributes roughly 50%, Claim 3 (Communicating Reasoning) roughly 25%, and combined Claims 2 and 4 (Problem Solving / Modeling and Data A…
How can students practice for the WA SBAC High School math test for free?
Every WA SBAC High School domain page includes free practice questions with worked answers — 8 sample questions across this domain — and each skill links to arcade games that drill it. No sign-up is needed to start.