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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 8 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2010 PR 2011 PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PA 2014
Percent Percent
Percent Percent Percent Percent
77.7 54.7
ADV 71.0 77.5 80.9 75.9 18.1 24.9
95.8 79.6
PROF 21.3 19.3 14.5 18.1 2.2 9.4
1.9 11.0
ADV/PRO 92.2 96.8 95.4 94 364 131218

BASIC 5.5 2.9 3.5 2.3

BEL BAS 2.2 0.3 1.2 3.7

# TESTED 362 374 347 349

ADV PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile*
ADV/PRO
BASIC 27.0 27.7 28.8 15.9 78.0
BEL BAS 55.5 54.2 54.8 42.9
# TESTED 82.5 81.8 83.6 58.8
15.5 15.5 13.9 30.6
2.0 2.7 2.6 10.5
393 336 389 123653
Mean Score 1080 1330

Females PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 35.7 33.3 38.8 20.8
ADV/PRO 53.8 58.5 50.3 46
BASIC 89.5 91.8 89.1 66.7
BEL BAS 10.5 8.2 9.8 46
# TESTED 1.1 26.5
0 0 183 60411
171 159 1110 1050
Mean Score

Males PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 20.3 22.6 19.9 11.3
ADV/PRO 56.8 50.3 58.7 40
BASIC 77.1 72.9 78.6 51.4
BEL BAS 19.4 22 17.5 34.5
# TESTED 3.6 5.1 3.9 14.1
222 177 206 63242
Mean Score 1060 1000

Students with IEPs

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent
Percent
5.7 6.9 2
ADV 6.7 31.4 34.5 15
37.1 41.4 16
PROF 24.4 40 43.1 47
22.9 15.5 37
ADV/PRO 31.1 35 58 19,371
Mean Score 980 920
BASIC 53.3

BEL BAS 15.6

# TESTED 45

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