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PSSA ELA

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 ELA assessment was updated in 2018 to reduce the number of test sections from 4 down to 3, altering the total
points possible in each anchor.

GRADE 6 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 34.3 41.4 40.2 47.5 26.3 83.0
BEL BAS 49.0 44 48.8 38.9 36.2
# TESTED 83.3 85.1 89 86.4 62.5
14.7 13.1 10.7 12.3 31.9
1.9 1.4 0.3 1.2 5.5
361 350 336 324.0 125341
Mean
Score 1110 1040

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 46.5 47.7 49.1 43.1 31.6
ADV/PRO 45.9 40.8 43.5 46.9 37
BASIC 92.4 88.5 92.6 90 68.6
BEL BAS 7.1 10.9 7.5 9.2 27.7
# TESTED 0.6 0.6 0.8 3.7
170 174 0 130 61388
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Mean 1110 1060
Score

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 23.6 35.2 32 50.8 21.1
ADV/PRO 51.8 47.2 53.7 33 35.5
BASIC 75.4 82.4 85.7 83.8 56.8
BEL BAS 21.5 15.3 13.7 14.7 35.9
# TESTED 3.1 2.3 0.6 1.6 7.3
191 176 175 191 63953
Mean
Score 1100 1020

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Percent
0 8.2 17.1 7.7
ADV 3.8 35.1 51 34.1 19
35.1 59.2 51.2 26.7
PROF 41.5 51.4 38.8 39 54.9
13.5 2 9.8 18.4
ADV/PRO 45.3 37 49 41 21302
Mean
BASIC 41.5 Score 1010 950

BEL BAS 13.2

# TESTED 53

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