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PSSA MATH

Note: The Spring of 2018 was the fourth assessment based upon the new PA Core standards introduced in 2015, allowing us to
identify trends. The math assessment was updated in 2018 to reduce the number of test sections from 3 down to 2, altering the total
points possible in each anchor.

GRADE 5 Performance Level Percentages over Time

ADV PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile 2018
ADV/PRO
BASIC 32.1 46.4 39.3 46.8 17.8 72.8
BEL BAS 40.3 29.8 36.7 31.7 27.4
# TESTED 72.4 76.2 76 78.5 45.2
17.6 17.3 16.9 14.2 26.1
9.9 6.5 7.3 28.7
353 336 7 342 126868
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Mean 1090 1030
Score

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 28.7 47.8 24.4 41.9 16.9
ADV/PRO 43.3 31.8 47.2 35.8 28.5
BASIC 72 79.6 71.6 77.7 45.3
BEL BAS 20.2 15.9 21.1 15.6 27.3
# TESTED 7.9 4.5 7.3 6.7 27.4
178 157 123 179 62129
Mean
Score 1080 990

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 35.6 45.3 48.9 52.1 18.6
ADV/PRO 37.4 27.9 30 27.3 26.5
BASIC 73 73.2 78.9 79.4 45.1
BEL BAS 14.9 18.4 14.2 12.7 24.9
# TESTED 12.1 8.4 6.8 7.9 30
174 179 190 165 64739
Mean
Score 1100 990

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Percent
19.2 14.3 22.2 4.7
ADV 5 25.0 28.6 17.8 11
44.2 42.9 40 15.7
PROF 15 32.7 19 22.2 21.7
23.1 38.1 37.8 62.6
ADV/PRO 20 52 42 45 22005
Mean
BASIC 22.5 Score 980 900

BEL BAS 57.5

# TESTED 40

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