"Every spring, students in grades three through eight and grade eleven take the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for ELA and mathematics. Results from these assessments are just one piece of information to helpteachers, parents/guardians, and
students understand how well a student is meeting the grade-level standards." (emphasis is mine)

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/sbparentgde68.pdf