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PSSA ELA

Results and Findings
● Pine-Richland students outperformed the state average at all levels of the PSSA ELA assessment.

● Pine-Richland students outperformed the top decile benchmark for combined advanced/proficient
performance at all grade levels with the exception of grade 5 (i.e., top 10% of schools in Pennsylvania).

● When comparing the 2015, 2016, and 2017 grade level achievement, the percentage of students at the
advanced/proficient levels increased in grades 3 and 6, with grades 4 and 8 improving performance from
2016 to 2017.

● The analysis of student performance by PA ELA Assessment Anchors helps us understand areas of
relative strength and need with a higher level of meaning. While there are many strengths, the
opportunities for improvement include:
○ Grade 3
■ E3.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details
● Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts
■ E3.C1 Types of Writing
● Text Types and Purposes

○ Grade 4
■ E4.E.1 Text Dependent Analysis
● Read with accuracy to support comprehension, analysis, reflection, and research
■ E4.B-C.2 Craft and Structure/Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
● Demonstrate craft and structure of informational texts

○ Grade 5
■ E5.E.1 Text Dependent Analysis
● Read with accuracy to support comprehension, analysis, reflection, and research
■ E5.A Literature Texts & E5.A-C.3 Craft and Structure
● Integration of knowledge and ideas
● Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, or among literature
texts

○ Grade 6
■ E5.A-C.3 Craft and Structure
● Integration of knowledge and ideas
● Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, or among literature
texts
■ E6.E.1 Text Dependent Analysis
● Read with accuracy to support comprehension, analysis, reflection, and research

○ Grade 7
■ E7.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details and Literature Texts
● Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature texts
■ E7.E.1 Text Dependent Analysis

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