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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 7 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 13.0 29.0 35.0 39.5 16.2 59.3
BEL BAS 37.0 37.5 35.8 38.9 22.8
# TESTED 50.0 66.5 70.8 78.3 39
36.7 22.3 18.3 10.5 23.3
13.3 11.3 10.8 11.1 37.8
346 373 360 332 124225
Mean Score 1060 1080 970

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 10.2 30.7 35 37.6 16.1
ADV/PRO 38.0 36.9 36.1 41.4 23.2
BASIC 48.2 67.6 71.1 79 39.3
BEL BAS 39.8 21.0 17.5 11.5 24.6
# TESTED 12.0 11.4 11.5 9.6 36.1
166 176 183 157 60551
Mean Score 1070 1080 970

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 15.6 27.4 35 41.1 16.2
ADV/PRO 36.1 38.1 35.6 36.6 22.4
BASIC 51.7 65.5 70.6 77.7 38.6
BEL BAS 33.9 23.4 19.2 9.7 22.1
# TESTED 14.4 11.2 10.2 12.6 39.4
180 197 177 175 63674
Mean Score 1060 1080 960

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Percent
5.6 0 6.3 2.4
ADV 2.6 20.4 20.9 31.3 5.8
25.9 20.9 37.5 8.2
PROF 17.9 29.6 19.1 16.7 13.5
44.4 58.1 45.8 78.3
ADV/PRO 20.5 54 43 48 20745
Mean Score 900 950 860
BASIC 25.6

BEL BAS 53.8

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