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PSSA SCIENCE
Note: PDE has not revised the Science assessment. Comparisons of results over time may be made. Trends can also be identified
across the years; although it should be noted that each year represents a different group of students contributing to the results.
Identified trends could be an indication of curricular impact.
GRADE 4 Performance Level Percentages over Time
ADV PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017 PA Top
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile*
ADV/PRO
BASIC 56.4 53.4 61.3 62.8 58.2 57.8 33 94.0
BEL BAS 37.0 38.3 30.6 31.5 33.9 36.4 41.6
# TESTED 93.4 91.7 91.9 94.3 92.1 94.2 74.6
4.9 6.5 5.8 3.6 5.3 5.2 20.2
1.7 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.6 0.6 5.3
346 339 359 336 304 327 125488
Mean Score 1520 1510 1410
Females
ADV PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV/PRO
BASIC 56.7 53.8 62.9 66.0 48.0 54.6 31.4
BEL BAS 38.4 38.6 30.3 29.4 44.7 39.1 43.7
# TESTED 95.1 92.4 93.3 95.4 92.7 93.7 75.1
3.0 6.3 5.1 3.3 4.1 5.7 20.2
1.8 1.3 1.7 1.3 3.3 0.6 4.7
164 158 178 153 123 174 61546
Mean Score 1470 1500 1400
Males
ADV PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
PROF Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV/PRO
BASIC 56.0 53.0 59.7 60.1 65.2 61.4 34.5
BEL BAS 35.7 38.1 30.9 33,3 26.5 33.3 39.5
# TESTED 91.8 91.2 90.6 93.4 91.7 94.7 74
6.6 6.6 6.6 3.8 6.1 4.6 20.2
1.6 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.2 0.7 5.8
182 181 181 183 181 153 63942
Mean Score 1540 1520 1410
Students with IEPs
PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent
Percent Percent Percent Percent
34.1 34.1 13.6
ADV 32.1 19.4 21.3 37.0 36.4 39 35.4
70.5 73.1 49
PROF 43.4 48.4 36.2 40.7 15.9 22 37
13.6 4.9 14
ADV/PRO 75.5 67.7 57.5 77.8 44 41 20931
1380 1420 1300
BASIC 17.0 22.6 27.7 11.1
BEL BAS 7.5 9.7 14.9 11.1
# TESTED 53 62 49 54
Mean Score
GRADE 4 Performance Level Percentages over Time
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