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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 7 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 13.0 29.0 35.0 39.5 32.4 13.9
PROF 37.0 37.5 35.8 38.9 36.1 24.3
ADV/PRO 50.0 66.5 70.8 78.3 68.5 38.2 59.1
BASIC 36.7 22.3 18.3 10.5 22.5 26
BEL BAS 13.3 11.3 10.8 11.1 9 35.8
# TESTED 346 373 360 332 324 125808
Mean Score 1060 970

Females
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 10.2 30.7 35 37.6 22.2 13.8
PROF 38.0 36.9 36.1 41.4 40.7 25.1
ADV/PRO 48.2 67.6 71.1 79 63 38.9
BASIC 39.8 21.0 17.5 11.5 26.7 26.8
BEL BAS 12.0 11.4 11.5 9.6 10.4 34.3
# TESTED 166 176 183 157 135 61413
Mean Score 1030 970

Males
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 15.6 27.4 35 41.1 39.7 14.1
PROF 36.1 38.1 35.6 36.6 32.8 23.5
ADV/PRO 51.7 65.5 70.6 77.7 72.5 37.6
BASIC 33.9 23.4 19.2 9.7 19.6 25.2
BEL BAS 14.4 11.2 10.2 12.6 7.9 37.2
# TESTED 180 197 177 175 189 64396
Mean Score 1080 960

Students with IEPs
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 2.6 5.6 0 6.3 13.5 2
PROF 17.9 20.4 20.9 31.3 16.2 6.3
ADV/PRO 20.5 25.9 20.9 37.5 29.7 8.3
BASIC 25.6 29.6 19.1 16.7 24.3 17
BEL BAS 53.8 44.4 58.1 45.8 45.9 74.8
# TESTED 39 54 43 48 37 21630
Mean Score 950 870

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