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PSSA SCIENCE

Note: PDE has not revised the Science assessment. Comparisons of results over time may be made.

GRADE 8 Performance Level Percentages over Time

ADV PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2018 PA 2018 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile
ADV/PRO 2018
BASIC 39.4 31.3 38.8 37.3 31.1 29.4 20.4
BEL BAS 44.8 45.0 40.6 41.9 39.9 43.1 33.5 73.4
# TESTED 84.2 76.3 79.4 79.2 71.0 72.5 53.9
10.6 16.8 13.5 13.3 18.1 20.0 23.9
5.2 7.0 7.1 7.5 10.9 7.5 22.2
353 364 394 332 386 360 124417
Mean
Score 1380 1310

Females PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 27.9 25.1 29.8 34.4 28 27.4 19.1
ADV/PRO 57.0 48.0 48.0 47.1 44.5 46.9 35.8
BASIC 84.9 73.1 77.8 81.5 72.5 74.3 54.9
BEL BAS 11.5 19.9 13.5 15.9 18.7 20.7 25.2
# TESTED 3.6 7.0 8.8 2.5 8.8 19.9
168 175 171 157 182 5 60379
Mean 179
Score 1310
1380

Males PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 49.7 36.9 45.7 40.0 33.8 31.5 21.6
ADV/PRO 33.9 42.2 35.0 37.1 35.8 39.2 31.6
BASIC 83.6 79.1 80.7 77.1 70.7 52.9
BEL BAS 9.8 13.9 13.5 10.9 69.6 19.3 22.8
# TESTED 6.6 7.0 5.8 12.0 17.6 9.9 24.3
185 189 223 175 12.7 181 64038
204
Mean 1370 1300
Score

Students with IEPs PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2018 PA 2018
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 31.5 18.9 6.7 2.9 7 7 4.4
ADV/PRO 14.8 24.5 20.0 35.3 24.6 27.9 14.4
BASIC 46.3 43.4 26.7 38.2 31.6 34.9 18.8
BEL BAS 22.2 24.5 31.1 26.5 24.6 30.2 27.8
# TESTED 31.5 32.1 42.2 35.3 43.9 34.9 53.5
59 53 45 34 57 43 20432
Mean
Score 1230 1170

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