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PSSA MATH

Results and Findings

 Pine-Richland students outperformed the state average at all levels of the PSSA Math assessment.

 Pine-Richland students outperformed the top decile benchmark for combined advanced/proficient
performance at grades 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (i.e., top 10% of schools in Pennsylvania).

 When comparing the 2015 and 2016 grade level achievement, the percentage of students at the
advanced/proficient levels increased in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

 The analysis of student performance by PA Math 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:
o Grade 3 – Reason with shapes and their attributes (Operations and Algebraic Thinking)
Represent and interpret data (Measurement and Data)
o Grade 4 – Understand decimal notation for fractions and compare decimal fractions (Numbers
and Operations – Fractions)
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a
larger unit to a smaller unit (Measurement and Data)
o Grade 5 – Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions (Numbers and
Operations – Fractions)
Analyze patterns and relationships (Operations and Algebraic Thinking)
o Grade 6 – Demonstrate understanding of statistical variability by summarizing and describing
distributions (Statistics and Probability)
Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems (Ratios and
Proportional Relationships)
o Grade 7 – Represent expressions in equivalent forms (Expressions and Equations)
Draw comparative inferences about a population (Statistics and Probability)
o Grade 8 – Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem (Geometry)
Investigate patterns of associate in bivariate data ((Statistics and Probability)

 The PVAAS District Value-Added Report indicates “significant evidence students exceeded the
Standard for PA Academic Growth” in math for 2016 (i.e., dark blue).
o As a trend, the 2014 growth measure was red and 2015 growth measure was light blue.
o The three-year growth measure indicates that students “met the Standard for PA Academic
Growth” in math (i.e., green).

 Based on the three-year PVAAS averages for Math in the Value Added Report, we see that the district:
o Exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth in grades 5, 6, 8, and Algebra 1 (i.e., dark blue).
o Did not meet the standard for PA Academic Growth in grades 4 and 7 (i.e., red).

 In many cases of PVAAS Math Quintile Diagnostic Report, students in all five quintile groups are
meeting or exceeding the Standard for PA Academic Growth (i.e., grades 5, 6, 8, and Algebra I
Keystone). Students in the first three quintiles are also meeting the growth standard in grade 7. Students
in the top quintile groups in grades 4 and 7 did not meet the PA standard for academic growth.

Next Steps
 Review PSSA and PVAAS data, results, and findings with grade level and vertical teams.

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