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PSSA SCIENCE

Note: PDE has not revised the Science assessment. Comparisons of results over time may be made.

GRADE 8 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 41.8 39.4 31.3 38.8 37.3 31.1 21.2 72.4
BEL BAS 40.1 44.8 45.0 40.6 41.9 39.9 31.5
# TESTED 81.9 84.2 76.3 79.4 79.2 71.0 52.7
13.7 10.6 16.8 13.5 13.3 18.1 22.4
4.4 5.2 7.0 7.1 7.5 10.9 25.0
355 353 364 394 332 386 122716
Mean Score 1410 1370 1300

Females PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 36.0 27.9 25.1 29.8 34.4 28 20.1
ADV/PRO 44.0 57.0 48.0 48.0 47.1 44.5 33.6
BASIC 80.0 84.9 73.1 77.8 81.5 72.5 53.7
BEL BAS 16.0 11.5 19.9 13.5 15.9 18.7 23.7
# TESTED 4.0 3.6 7.0 8.8 2.5 8.8 22.6
179 168 175 171 157 182 59900
Mean Score 1410 1370 1300

Males PR 2012 PR 2013 PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PA 2017
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV
PROF 47.9 49.7 36.9 45.7 40.0 33.8 22.2
ADV/PRO 35.9 33.9 42.2 35.0 37.1 35.8 29.5
BASIC 83.8 83.6 79.1 80.7 77.1 69.6 51.7
BEL BAS 11.4 9.8 13.9 13.5 10.9 17.6 21.1
# TESTED 4.8 6.6 7.0 5.8 12.0 12.7 27.2
176 185 189 223 175 204 62816
Mean Score 1400 1370 1300

Students with IEPs

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 5.7 31.5 18.9 6.7 2.9 7 4.5
BEL BAS 31.4 14.8 24.5 20.0 35.3 24.6 12.3
# TESTED 37.1 46.3 43.4 26.7 38.2 31.6 16.8
40.0 22.2 24.5 31.1 26.5 24.6 23.9
22.9 31.5 32.1 42.2 35.3 43.9 59.3
48 59 53 45 34 57 19202
Mean Score 1200 1220 1150

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