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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT REPORT

State Exams Put Students to Test Students are required to take Keystone exams, as an end-of-
course tests. The exams are one component of Pine-Richland High
PR STUDENTS MEET OR EXCEED REQUIREMENTS School’s graduation requirements. Non-proficient students are
required to retake the exam and have three opportunities through-
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM OF SCHOOL out the year. The district provides opportunities for non-proficient
ASSESSMENTS & KEYSTONE EXAMS students. To review details on re-takes and project based assess-
The 2015 Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSAs) for ments visit www.pinerichland.org/exams.
the first time reflects content that is aligned to more rigorous
standards. The PSSAs test students’ skills in mathematics and English EXAM COMPARISONS
language arts in grades three through eight and in science in grades Within the annual report, a comparison is typically done with the
four and eight. The English language arts PSSAs now incorporate prior years. Since the rigor and content has shifted, a new bench-
content from the previous stand-alone writing assessment. The mark will be created and the only comparisons that can be made
following performance levels are used: advanced (superior academic are with the state comparison data. Despite the increased rigor,
performance), proficient (satisfactory academic performance), basic overall Pine-Richland students were able to meet or exceed
(marginal academic performance) and below basic (inadequate the standards for growth set by the state. The tables below present
academic performance). Pine-Richland achievement data as compared to the state.

The Keystone exams are end-of-course assessments designed to UE PSSA SCORES
assess proficiency in the following subject areas:
Advanced & Proficient — 2015
• Algebra I (PR Grades 7-10)
• Biology (PR Grades 9-10) Grade Subject Eden Hall Pennsylvania
• Literature (PR Grade 9)
4th Math 70% 44%
KEYSTONE SCORECARD ELA* 82% 59%
Science 94% 77%
Advanced & Proficient — 2015
5th Math 72% 43%
ELA* 83% 62%

Grade 11 Pine-Richland Pennsylvania 6th Math 69% 40%
ELA* 83% 61%
Literature 93% 73%
*English Language Arts
Algebra I 88% 64%

Science 84% 59%

SECONDARY PSSA SCORES

Advanced & Proficient — 2015

PR Selected to Participate in STEAM Grade Subject Pine-Richland Pennsylvania
Pathway Program at Carnegie Science
7th Math 50% 33%
Pine-R­ ichland School District (PRSD) has been selected to be a ELA* 83% 59%
member of the cohort of 2016-2017 Carnegie Science Technol-
ogy Engineering Arts & Mathematics (STEAM) Excellence Pathway 8th Math 45% 30%
Partnership. PRSD will send five to eight team members comprised of ELA* 83% 58%
district and building administrators, teachers, community members Science 79% 59%
and students to the Carnegie Science Center in an effort to identify
current strengths and opportunities related to STEAM education and *English Language Arts
to develop an action plan to further integrate STEAM education into
the district curriculum. PRIMARY PSSA SCORES

Advanced & Proficient — 2015

Grade 3 Math ELA*

Hance 78% 86%

Richland 76% 82%

Wexford 87% 90%

Pennsylvania 49% 62%

*English Language Arts

10 FOCUSED ON LEARNING Data is compiled from PA State Department of Education and from the 2015 PRSD Academic Achievement Report.