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PSSA ELA

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

GRADE 5 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2010 PR 2011 PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PA 2014
Percent Percent
Percent Percent Percent Percent
34.9 24.2
ADV 26.8 29.9 41.5 36.5 45.5 36.3
80.4 60.5
PROF 47.5 49.7 40.2 44.8 13.7 18.0
5.9 21.4
ADV/PRO 74.3 79.6 81.7 81.3 358 126639

BASIC 15.9 15.6 13.7 13.2

BEL BAS 9.7 4.8 4.6 5.5

# TESTED 339 334 371 348

ADV PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile*
ADV/PRO
BASIC 31 34.8 27.4 16.4 84.1
BEL BAS 52.6 55.4 55.7 43.2
# TESTED 83.6 90.2 83.1 59.6
13.1 8.6 14.6 28.9
3.4 1.2 2.2 11.5
352 336 314 124183
Mean Score 1090 1030

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 36.5 47.1 19.4 19.6
ADV/PRO 47.8 47.8 66.9 44.7
BASIC 84.3 94.9 86.3 64.3
BEL BAS 13.5 5.1 12.9 27.2
# TESTED 2.2 0.0 0.8 8.4
178 157 124 60872
Mean Score 1090 1050

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 25.3 24.0 32.6 13.3
ADV/PRO 57.5 62.0 48.4 41.7
BASIC 82.8 86.0 81 55
BEL BAS 12.6 11.7 15.8 30.6
# TESTED 4.6 2.2 3.2 14.4
174 179 190 63311
Mean Score 1090 1020

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent
Percent
7.7 4.7 3.3
ADV 2.5 59.6 41.9 17.8
67.3 46.6 21.1
PROF 22.5 25.0 41.9 41
7.7 11.6 37.9
ADV/PRO 25 52 43 20776
Mean Score 990 930
BASIC 47.5

BEL BAS 27.5

# TESTED 40

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