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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 6 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 29.6 40.3 35.7 40.30 39 15.8
PROF 39.6 35.2 43.5 32.00 33.9 23.2
ADV/PRO 69.2 75.5 79.2 72.3 72.9 39 65.2
BASIC 24.9 15.6 14.9 20.00 21.5 35.1
BEL BAS 5.8 8.8 6 7.70 5.6 25.9
# TESTED 361 352 336 325 354 127496
Mean Score 1070 980

Females
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 32.5 41.7 32.9 28.8 35.3 15.8
PROF 40.2 37.1 50.3 41.7 36.4 24.5
ADV/PRO 72.7 78.9 83.2 70.5 71.7 40.3
BASIC 21.9 12.6 10.6 24.2 21.7 36.4
BEL BAS 5.3 8.6 6.2 5.3 6.5 23.3
# TESTED 169 175 161 132 184 62277
Mean Score 1070 980

Males
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 27.1 39.0 38.3 48.2 42.9 15.8
PROF 39.1 33.3 37.1 25.4 31.2 21.9
ADV/PRO 66.2 72.3 75.4 73.6 74.1 37.7
BASIC 27.6 18.6 18.9 17.1 21.2 33.8
BEL BAS 6.3 9.0 5.7 9.3 4.7 28.4
# TESTED 192 177 175 193 170 65219
Mean Score 1080 980

Students with IEPs
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 7.8 0 8.2 22 12.8 3
PROF 17.6 23.1 36.7 17.1 14.9 7
ADV/PRO 25.4 23.1 44.9 39 27.7 10
BASIC 43.1 23.1 28.6 24.4 38.3 29.1
BEL BAS 31.4 53.8 26.5 36.6 34 60.9
# TESTED 51 39 49 41 47 22401
Mean Score 960 890

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