Health and Physical Education Assessments

OSPI has developed assessments that can be used by teachers in the classroom throughout the school year to gauge student understanding of the learning standards for Health and Physical Education.

2024–25 Instruction & Assessment Reporting Information 

Elementary, middle and high schools are required to have classroom-based assessments or other strategies in place to learn the standards for social studies, arts, health and fitness and educational technology. Reporting requirements for educational technology are built into the OSPI 2024–25 Educational Technology Survey, which has been sent to the district’s designated Technology Director for completion, with a due date of May 15, 2025. For additional information, please visit the EdTech Assessment Reporting Verification page on OSPI’s website.

For Physical Education and in accordance with RCW 28A.230.055, district assessment contacts will be emailed a link to the 2024–25 Annual Data Reporting of Physical Education Programs Survey. This survey should be completed by one district leader. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2025. For additional information, please reach out to Ken Turner, Associate Director for Elementary Physical Education.

For social studies and the arts, no reporting or attestation is required of districts for the 2024–25 school year. Districts are encouraged to continue using the recommendations and resources available for social studies, available on the OSPI-Developed Social Studies Assessments page, and districts can contact Andrew Miller, Associate Director for Social Studies with additional questions or clarification. For information and resources on the areas of dance, music, theater and visual arts, please visit the OSPI-Developed Performance Assessments  for the Arts page, and please contact Denise Davis, Director of Arts and Content Integration for questions or additional clarification.

Recommendations & Resources

OSPI recommends districts use the OSPI-developed assessments in the Arts, Educational Technology, Health and Physical Education, and Social Studies to meet the requirements of RCW 28A.230.095 and RCW 28A.655.075. If local assessments or other strategies are used to meet the requirements, it is strongly recommended they are reviewed for quality and alignment to state standards, based on research, and able to measure individual student achievement. In addition, school districts are encouraged to develop policies and procedures that support the implementation of assessments in these areas, as well as the collection, use, and retention of assessment data.

Concepts of Physical Education

Assessments

Several OSPI-developed Health and Physical Education assessments were revised and aligned to our current Health and Physical Education K֪–12 Learning Standards. Teachers, schools, and districts can email Ken Turner to request access to our teacher versions with answer keys to the following assessments.

2021 Concepts of Physical Education

• Elementary School PE Assessment
• Middle School PE Assessment
• High School PE Assessment

2021 Health Education Assessments

• My Friend Morgan (Middle School)
• Sara's Story (Middle School)
• Dear Stressed... (High School)
• Letter to Publisher (High School)

Schools/districts can still request access to the older assessment versions by contacting Ken Turner.