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PSSA MATH

Note: The Spring of 2017 was the third assessment based upon the new PA Core standards introduced in 2015, allowing us to identify
trends for the first time. The results of the 2010-2014 former Math PSSA are reflected for context only, not comparison.

GRADE 8 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2010 PR 2011 PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PA 2014
Percent Percent
Percent Percent Percent Percent
75.5 52.0
ADV 66.3 70.7 76.5 69.9 17.5 21.6
93.0 73.6
PROF 23.9 23.1 19.4 22.9 5.0 10.8
1.9 15.6
ADV/PRO 90.2 93.8 95.9 92.8 364 131363

BASIC 8.1 5.4 2.9 3.7

BEL BAS 1.7 0.8 1.2 3.4

# TESTED 356 373 347 349

ADV PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile*
ADV/PRO
BASIC 13.3 17.7 21.9 10.6 51.5
BEL BAS 31.4 36.3 39.1 21.9
# TESTED 44.7 54.1 61 32.5
39.8 34.2 26.5 27.8
15.6 11.7 12.6 39.7
392 333 389 123271
Mean Score 1030 950

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 9.4 17.2 23.1 10.7
ADV/PRO 31.8 35.0 37.4 23.3
BASIC 41.2 52.2 60.5 33.9
BEL BAS 44.7 38.9 28.6 29.3
# TESTED 14.1 8.9 11 36.8
170 157 183 60157
Mean Score 1030 960

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 16.2 18.2 20.8 10.5
ADV/PRO 31.1 37.5 40.6 20.6
BASIC 47.3 55.7 61.4 31
BEL BAS 36.0 30.1 24.6 26.4
# TESTED 16.7 14.2 14 42.5
222 176 207 63114
Mean Score 1020 950

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent
Percent
5.7 0 1.3
ADV 0.0 17.1 16.9 4.2
22.9 16.9 5.5
PROF 6.7 28.6 33.9 13.8
48.6 49.2 80.7
ADV/PRO 6.7 35 59 19292
Mean Score 910 860
BASIC 37.8

BEL BAS 55.6

# TESTED 45

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