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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 8 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PA 2018 PR PR PR PR PA PA Top
Percent 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 Decile 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 27.0 27.7 28.8 28.8 29.6 14.4 80.2
PROF 55.5 54.2 54.8 54.8 55.2 47.1
ADV/PRO 82.5 81.8 83.6 83.6 84.8 61.5
BASIC 15.5 15.5 13.9 13.9 13.8 30.6
BEL BAS 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 1.4 7.8
# TESTED 393 336 389 389 362 124907
Mean
Score 1080 1080 1090 1030

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 35.7 33.3 38.8 36.7 19.2
ADV/PRO 53.8 58.5 50.3 55 50.8
BASIC 89.5 91.8 89.1 91.7 70
BEL BAS 10.5 8.2 9.8 7.8 25.4
# TESTED 1.1 0.6 4.6
0 0 183 180 60658
171 159 1110 1110 1050
Mean Score

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 20.3 22.6 19.9 22.5 10
ADV/PRO 56.8 50.3 58.7 55.5 43.6
BASIC 77.1 72.9 78.6 78 53.6
BEL BAS 19.4 22 17.5 19.8 35.6
# TESTED 3.6 5.1 3.9 2.2 10.8
222 177 206 182 64249
Mean Score 1060 1060 1010

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Percent
5.7 6.9 5 1.5
ADV 6.7 31.4 34.5 23 17.6
37.1 41.4 28 19.1
PROF 24.4 40 43.1 61 54.8
22.9 15.5 11 26
ADV/PRO 31.1 35 58 44 20592
Mean Score 980 970 930
BASIC 53.3

BEL BAS 15.6

# TESTED 45

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