This course prepares California grade 11 students for the CAASPP Mathematics assessment through a full, standards-aligned review of the content and skills most likely to be tested. It is designed for students who need to strengthen core mathematics, close knowledge gaps, practice state-test-style questions, and improve performance on both selected-response and constructed-response items.
The program begins with an orientation to the assessment and a diagnostic that maps student readiness across algebra, functions, geometry, statistics, probability, modeling, and mathematical reasoning. Students then work through structured instruction that teaches the underlying mathematics, not just shortcuts, with attention to accuracy, explanation, and application.
Core content includes:
- Algebra foundations: expressions, polynomials, factoring, radicals, rational expressions, equations, inequalities, and systems
- Functions: linear, quadratic, exponential, radical, and rational functions; domain and range; transformations; composition; inverse ideas; and interpreting graphs, tables, and equations
- Geometry: coordinate geometry, circles, measurement, volume, similarity, congruence, right triangle trigonometry, and geometric reasoning
- Statistics and probability: data displays, center and spread, association, sampling, experimental design, conditional probability, expected value, and simulation
- Modeling and quantitative reasoning: choosing models, tracking units, interpreting parameters, validating answers, and communicating conclusions clearly
Because CAASPP measures more than computation, the course also develops the habits needed for success on the exam:
- Explaining reasoning in clear mathematical language
- Supporting answers with equations, tables, graphs, and written justification
- Analyzing mistakes and correcting flawed reasoning
- Managing timing and pacing on computer-based assessments
- Using digital tools and navigating technology-enhanced item types
Practice is built into the course in multiple formats so students can steadily improve:
- Worked examples that model complete, accurate solutions
- Guided practice to build confidence with new concepts
- Independent practice sets by topic
- Short quizzes and cumulative mixed review
- Timed drills and performance-task-style problems
- Full mock assessments with detailed answer explanations
- Targeted remediation plans based on recurring errors
By the end of the course, students should be able to solve grade-appropriate CAASPP mathematics problems accurately, choose efficient solution methods, explain their reasoning in writing, interpret real-world situations mathematically, and approach the assessment with a clear plan for timing, checking work, and earning as much credit as possible.