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PSSA MATH
Note: The Spring of 2019 was the fifth assessment based upon the new PA Core standards introduced in 2015,
allowing us to identify trends. The math assessment was updated in 2018 to reduce the number of test sections from
3 down to 2, altering the total points possible in each anchor.

GRADE 3 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019 PA Top
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile 2019
ADV 48.5 61.3 62.5 59.4 70.1 26.7
PROF 32.3 26.9 25.7 28.1 20.8 29.3
ADV/PRO 80.8 88.2 88.2 87.5 90.9 56 83.3
BASIC 11.7 7.1 9.9 10.2 6 21.6
BEL BAS 7.6 4.6 1.9 2.3 3 22.4
# TESTED 291 323 323 352 331 120604
Mean Score 1150 1030

Female
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 34.8 54.1 61.7 59.7 67.1 25.9
PROF 38.3 33.1 28.1 27.6 20.4 29.6
ADV/PRO 73.1 87.2 89.8 87.3 87.4 55.5
BASIC 16.5 8.7 7.8 11 7.8 22.4
BEL BAS 10.4 4.1 2.4 1.7 4.8 22.1
# TESTED 115 172 167 181 167 58964
Mean Score 1140 1030

Males
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 57.4 69.5 63.5 59.1 73.2 27.4
PROF 28.4 19.9 23.1 28.7 21.3 29
ADV/PRO 85.8 89.4 86.5 87.8 94.5 56.5
BASIC 8.5 5.3 12.2 9.4 4.3 20.8
BEL BAS 5.7 5.3 1.3 2.9 1.2 22.7
# TESTED 176 151 156 171 164 61640
Mean Score 1160 1030

Students with IEPs
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 36.6 36.4 45.5 27.5 39.7 10.3
PROF 19.5 27.3 34.5 25.5 27.6 17.7
ADV/PRO 56.1 63.6 80 53 67.2 28.1
BASIC 22.0 15.9 16.4 35.3 15.5 23.4
BEL BAS 22.0 20.5 3.6 11.8 17.2 48.5
# TESTED 41 44 55 51 58 20765

Mean Score 1050 950

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