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Search 窗体底端 California Department of Education1430 N StreetSacramento, CA 95814 The physical fitness test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM?. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity. Students in grades five, seven, and nine take the fitness test. The test has six parts that show a level of fitness that offer a degree of defense against diseases that come from inactivity. The test results can be used by students, teachers, and parents. Physical Fitness Testing - CalEdFacts This content is part of California Department of Educations information and media guide about education in the State of California. For similar information on other topics, visit the full CalEdFacts. Since 1996, California Education Code (EC) Section 60800 has required that each local educational agency (LEA) administer a state-designated physical fitness test (PFT) to all students in grades five, seven, and nine. During the month of February, March, April, or May, the governing board of each LEA maintaining grades five, seven, or nine shall administer to each student in those grades the PFT. The test designated for this purpose by the State Board of Education is the Fitnessgram?. The Fitnessgram?, developed by The Cooper Institute, provides criterion-referenced standards to evaluate fitness. These standards represent minimum levels of fitness known to be associated with those health and physical characteristics that offer protection against diseases resulting from physical inactivity. Achievement of the fitness standards is based upon a score falling in the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) for each of six fitness areas. The HFZ represents minimal levels of satisfactory achievement on the tasks. The goal is for students to achieve the HFZ for all six fitness areas of the physical fitness test. Senate Bill 896, Ch 1066, Stats. 1998,? requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to compile the PFT res