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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 6 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2010 PR 2011 PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PA 2014
Percent Percent
Percent Percent Percent Percent
52.4 37.4
ADV 62.9 51.5 51.4 51.4 32.5 27.1
84.9 64.5
PROF 27.2 34.5 29.4 29.4 11.1 17.5
4.0 18.0
ADV/PRO 90.1 86.0 80.8 80.8 351 126044

BASIC 5.7 10.5 14.3 14.3

BEL BAS 4.2 3.5 4.9 4.9

# TESTED 334 342 385 385

ADV PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile*
ADV/PRO
BASIC 34.3 41.4 40.2 22.2 84.0
BEL BAS 49.0 44 48.8 41.4
# TESTED 83.3 85.1 89 63.6
14.7 13.1 10.7 29.5
1.9 1.4 0.3 6.9
361 350 336 123170
Mean Score 1100 1040

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 46.5 47.7 49.1 27.2
ADV/PRO 45.9 40.8 43.5 43
BASIC 92.4 88.5 92.6 70.2
BEL BAS 7.1 10.9 7.5 25.5
# TESTED 0.6 0.6 4.3
170 174 0 60276
Mean Score 161 1050
1120

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 23.6 35.2 32 17.4
ADV/PRO 51.8 47.2 53.7 40
BASIC 75.4 82.4 85.7 57.4
BEL BAS 21.5 15.3 13.7 33.3
# TESTED 3.1 2.3 0.6 9.3
191 176 175 62894
Mean Score 1080 1020

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent
Percent Percent 3.3
8.2 17.8
ADV 3.8 0 51 21.1
59.2 52.4
PROF 41.5 35.1 38.8 26.5
2 20241
ADV/PRO 45.3 35.1 49 930
1020
BASIC 41.5 51.4

BEL BAS 13.2 13.5

# TESTED 53 37

Mean Score

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