Grade CAASPP writing quickly — with more clarity and consistency
Score Smarter Balanced writing tasks against the official CAASPP rubrics. EnlightenAI drafts a score and feedback for every response, and you approve each one.
- Grades 3–8 and 11
- Every writing task
- Free for teachers
Used by 10,000+ teachers in schools and districts across the country
How EnlightenAI supports CAASPP writing
KIPP Massachusetts nearly tripled its proficient essays
KIPP Massachusetts just got its state results back, and writing is a real bright spot. At KIPP Academy Boston (grades 3 to 8), 66% of students raised their essay scores from last year, averaging more than a full point of growth, and the number of proficient essays nearly tripled, from 51 to 152.
KIPP used EnlightenAI to score every practice essay and see strengths and growth areas for each student and cohort, something that wasn't possible at that scale before.
Shared by KIPP Massachusetts, October 2026.
66% of students, with more than a full point of growth on average
Hear from Emily Bisso
A National Board Certified teacher at KIPP New Orleans, Emily trained EnlightenAI on her AP U.S. Government rubric to save time on grading. Her school's pass rate rose from 39% to 51%, a school record. Source
See how KIPP New Orleans uses EnlightenAIExpert-level accuracy
With DREAM Charter Schools in New York, we compared EnlightenAI's scores on 147 grade 8 essays with the scores a DREAM administrator gave on New York State's rubric. Over 70% matched exactly, and every score was within one point.
Then an experienced New York City teacher scored the same essays with the same rubric. EnlightenAI agreed with each teacher more closely than the two teachers agreed with each other.
Read the full study- 70% exact match
- 30% within ±1 point
Includes the five essays used to train EnlightenAI.
FAQs: CAASPP writing grader
Yes. EnlightenAI aligns to the SBAC rubrics used for narrative, informational, and argumentative writing tasks.
Yes. Teachers maintain complete control over scoring and comments.
Yes — EnlightenAI supports Grades 3–8 writing tasks.
Absolutely. EnlightenAI is FERPA, COPPA, and iKeepSafe certified.
Official CAASPP writing rubrics. The Smarter Balanced rubrics, word for word from the source, for every task type.
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