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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 4 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 34.9 41.3 39.1 41.1 34.6 19
PROF 35.2 31.0 36.7 32.4 36.6 27.2
ADV/PRO 70.1 72.3 75.8 73.6 71.3 46.2 75.2
BASIC 22.4 18.8 17.1 19.5 23.4 27.7
BEL BAS 7.5 8.9 7 6.9 5.4 26.1
# TESTED 335 303 327 333 355 123286
Mean Score 1070 990

Females
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 32.9 26.0 31.6 38.6 32.1 17.4
PROF 37.5 37.4 41.1 35.7 39 27.8
ADV/PRO 70.4 63.4 72.7 74.3 71.1 45.2
BASIC 23.0 25.2 19.5 19.9 24.6 29
BEL BAS 6.6 11.4 7.5 5.8 4.3 25.9
# TESTED 152 123 174 171 187 60489
Mean Score 1070 990

Males
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 36.6 51.7 47.7 43.8 37.5 20.6
PROF 33.3 26.7 31.4 29 33.9 26.7
ADV/PRO 69.9 78.4 78.8 72.8 71.4 47.3
BASIC 21.9 14.4 14.4 19.1 22 26.5
BEL BAS 8.2 7.2 6.5 8 6.5 26.2
# TESTED 183 180 153 162 168 62797
Mean Score 1070 1000

Students with IEPs
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 16.7 27.9 19.5 26.5 12 6.3
PROF 25.9 18.6 29.3 20.4 18 13.3
ADV/PRO 42.6 46.5 48.8 46.9 30 19.5
BASIC 29.6 18.6 26.8 26.5 46 25.3
BEL BAS 27.8 34.9 24.4 26.5 24 55.1
# TESTED 54 43 41 49 50 22180
Mean Score 980 910

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