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SearchGOCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation1430NStreetSacramento,CA95814Thephysicalfitnesstest(PFT)forstudentsinCaliforniaschoolsistheFITNESSGRAM®.Themaingoalofthetestistohelpstudentsinstartinglife-longhabitsofregularphysicalactivity.Studentsingradesfive,seven,andninetakethefitnesstest.Thetesthassixpartsthatshowaleveloffitnessthatofferadegreeofdefenseagainstdiseasesthatcomefrominactivity.Thetestresultscanbeusedbystudents,teachers,andparents.PhysicalFitnessTesting-CalEdFactsThiscontentispartofCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation'sinformationandmediaguideabouteducationintheStateofCalifornia.Forsimilarinformationonothertopics,visitthefullCalEdFacts.Since1996,CaliforniaEducationCode(EC)Section60800hasrequiredthateachlocaleducationalagency(LEA)administerastate-designatedphysicalfitnesstest(PFT)toallstudentsingradesfive,seven,andnine.DuringthemonthofFebruary,March,April,orMay,thegoverningboardofeachLEAmaintaininggradesfive,seven,ornineshalladministertoeachstudentinthosegradesthePFT.ThetestdesignatedforthispurposebytheStateBoardofEducationistheFitnessgram®.TheFitnessgram®,developedbyTheCooperInstitute,providescriterion-referencedstandardstoevaluatefitness.Thesestandardsrepresentminimumlevelsoffitnessknowntobeassociatedwiththosehealthandphysicalcharacteristicsthatofferprotectionagainstdiseasesresultingfromphysicalinactivity.AchievementofthefitnessstandardsisbaseduponascorefallingintheHealthyFitnessZone(HFZ)foreachofsixfitnessareas.TheHFZrepresentsminimallevelsofsatisfactoryachievementonthetasks.ThegoalisforstudentstoachievetheHFZforallsixfitnessareasofthephysicalfitnesstest.SenateBill896,Ch1066,Stats.1998,requirestheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation(CDE)tocompilethePFTresultsbyDecember31,andtoreportresultstotheGovernorandLegislature.Statewidedatacollectioniscompletedelectronically.PFTresultsarereportedbyschools,LEAs,counties,andthestate.TheresultsarepostedontheCDEPFTWebpageThesereportsareavailablebygrade,gender,andethnicityforeachofthesixfitnessareas.SchoolsarerequiredbylawtoincludePFTresultsintheSchoolAccountabilityReportCard(SARC)andtoprovidestudentswiththeirindividualresults(ECSection60800).Themostrecentphysicalfitnessdataaretobereported,includingthepercentageofstudentsscoringintheHFZonallsixfitnessstandards.Dataarereportedforthestateandforeachcounty,LEA,andschoolforthepurposeofcomparison.Formoreinformationregardingthephysicalfitnesstest,pleasecontacttheCaliforniaHighSchoolExitExamination(CAHSEE)/[e-mail]eBoardofEducation(SBE)designatedtheFITNESSGRAM®asthePhysicalFitnessTest(PFT)forstudentsinCaliforniapublicschools.TheFITNESSGRAM®isacomprehensive,health-relatedphysicalfitnessbatterydevelopedbyTheCooperInstitute.TheprimarygoaloftheFITNESSGRAM®istoassiststudentsinestablishinglifetimehabitsofregularphysicalactivity.Publicschoolstudentsingradesfive,seven,andninearerequiredtotakethePFT,whetherornottheyareenrolledinaphysicaleducationclassorparticipateinablockschedule.Thesestudentsincludethoseenrolledinelementary,high,andunifiedschooldistricts,countyofficesofeducation,andcharterschools.Schooldistrictsshouldalsotestallstudentsinalternateprograms,including,butnotlimitedto,continuationschools,independentstudy,communitydayschools,countycommunityschools,andnonpublicschools.Studentswhoarephysicallyunabletotaketheentiretestbatteryaretobegivenasmuchofthetestasconditionspermit.(EducationCode(EC)Section60800andtheCaliforniaCodeofRegulations,Title5,Section1041).ThePFTprovidesinformationthatcanbeusedby(1)studentstoassessandplanpersonalfitnessprograms;(2)teacherstodesignthecurriculumforphysicaleducationprograms;and(3)parentsandguardianstounderstandtheirchildren’sfitnesslevels.ThisprogramalsoprovidesresultsthatareusedtomonitorchangesinthephysicalfitnessofCaliforniastudents.Bylaw(EducationCodeSection60800),allschooldistrictsinCaliforniaarerequiredtoadministerthePFTannuallytoallstudentsingradesfive,seven,andnine.TheFITNESSGRAM®iscomposedofthefollowingsixfitnessareas,withanumberoftestoptionsprovidedformostareas:AerobicCapacityPACER(ProgressiveAerobicCardiovascularEnduranceRun)One-MileRunWalkTest(onlyforages13orolder)AbdominalStrengthandEnduranceCurl-UpUpperBodyStrengthandEndurancePush-UpModifiedPull-UpFlexed-ArmHangBodyCompositionSkinfoldMeasurementsBodyMassIndexBioelectricImpedanceAnalyzerTrunkExtensorStrengthandFlexibilityTrunkLiftFlexibilityBack-SaverSitandReachShoulderStretchTheFITNESSGRAM®usesobjectivecriteriatoevaluateperformanceforeachfitnessarea(e.g.,bodycomposition,abdominalstrength,andendurance).TheCooperInstituteestablishedthesecriteriausingcurrentresearchandexpertopinions.Thesecriteriarepresentaleveloffitnessthatofferssomeprotectionagainstthediseasesassociatedwithphysicalinactivity.BackgroundThestatewidephysicalfitnesstestingprogramwasfirstauthorizedin1976andreestablishedin1995aspartoftheCaliforniaAssessmentofAcademicAchievementAct(AssemblyBill[AB]265whichaddedECSection60800).InFebruary1996,theSBEdesignatedFITNESSGRAM®