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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 8 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018 PA Top
Percent Decile 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent
10.8 49.4
ADV 13.3 17.7 21.9 24.3 20.2
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PROF 31.4 36.3 39.1 33.1 27.9
41.1
ADV/PRO 44.7 54.1 61 57.5 124780
950
BASIC 39.8 34.2 26.5 30.4

BEL BAS 15.6 11.7 12.6 12.2

# TESTED 392 333 389 362.0

Mean Score 1030 1030

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 9.4 17.2 23.1 25 16.1
ADV/PRO 31.8 35.0 37.4 33.9 23.2
BASIC 41.2 52.2 60.5 58.9 39.3
BEL BAS 44.7 38.9 28.6 30.6 24.6
# TESTED 14.1 8.9 11 10.6 36.1
170 157 183 180 60551
Mean Score 1030 1040 960

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 16.2 18.2 20.8 23.6 16.2
ADV/PRO 31.1 37.5 40.6 32.4 22.4
BASIC 47.3 55.7 61.4 56 38.6
BEL BAS 36.0 30.1 24.6 30.2 22.1
# TESTED 16.7 14.2 14 13.7 39.4
222 176 207 182 63674
Mean Score 1020 1030 940

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Percent
5.7 0 2.3 2.4
ADV 0.0 17.1 16.9 9.1 5.8
22.9 16.9 11.4 8.2
PROF 6.7 28.6 33.9 27.3 13.5
48.6 49.2 61.4 78.3
ADV/PRO 6.7 35 59 44 20745
Mean Score 910 890 850
BASIC 37.8

BEL BAS 55.6

# TESTED 45

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