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How Roseville City School District Improved Visibility into Student Learning

Data-Driven Instruction, Assessments, Standards-Based Grading

By: Otus Team

How Roseville City School District Improved Visibility into Student Learning

Challenge

The district needed a better way to track and communicate student proficiency on learning standards

Results

Roseville City School District adopted Otus in 2018 to support standards-based grading and improve visibility into student learning.

Key Product

Assessments, Data & Analytics, Standards-Based Grading

19

Schools

11000

Students

1000000

Assessments

2018

Year They Started with Otus

Roseville City School District

Roseville City School District proudly supports more than 12,000 Preschool–8th grade students across 21 schools. With a dedicated team of 1,300+ educators and staff, the district is committed to helping every student thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

The Challenge

Roseville City School District, a K-8 district in California, needed a better way to track and communicate student proficiency on learning standards. At the same time, they were navigating the sudden shift to remote learning, which required a platform that was easy for students and teachers to use while still providing powerful, real-time insights into student progress.

The Solution

Roseville City School District adopted Otus in 2018 to support standards-based grading and improve visibility into student learning. With Otus, they could assess student proficiency, administer standards-aligned assessments, and integrate third-party data in one place. When the pandemic hit, Otus became even more essential, allowing teachers, administrators, and families to stay connected to student learning in real time. The ability to centralize student data and provide transparency across all stakeholders made Otus a key part of their instructional strategy.

The Results

Since implementing Otus, Roseville has transformed its approach to student data. In the 2023-24 school year alone, they:

Administered 1.3M+ assessments
Assigned 94K+ lessons
Averaged 30K assessments per week

Rubric Assessment-AA

Beyond classroom assessments, Otus helps the district consolidate data from multiple sources to provide a complete picture of student learning:

California State Assessments: SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium), CAST (California Science Test), ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California), and CAA (California Alternate Assessment)
Other Key Measures: iReady reading and math, ESGI progress monitoring, learning behaviors, and more

With all this information in one place, educators can identify trends, track student growth, and make data-driven decisions at the classroom, school, and district levels.

What started as a way to enhance standards-based grading has evolved into an essential system for the district. Through every shift—remote, hybrid, and in-person—Otus has remained a trusted solution, ensuring student learning is always visible, measurable, and actionable.