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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 8 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 13.3 17.7 21.9 24.3 25.1 9.9
PROF 31.4 36.3 39.1 33.1 42 22.3
ADV/PRO 44.7 54.1 61 57.5 67.2 32.2 51.1
BASIC 39.8 34.2 26.5 30.4 23.1 28.2
BEL BAS 15.6 11.7 12.6 12.2 9.8 39.6
# TESTED 392 333 389 362.0 338 123186
Mean Score 1050 950

Females
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 9.4 17.2 23.1 25 24.2 9.9
PROF 31.8 35.0 37.4 33.9 47.2 24
ADV/PRO 41.2 52.2 60.5 58.9 71.4 33.9
BASIC 44.7 38.9 28.6 30.6 21.7 30.9
BEL BAS 14.1 8.9 11 10.6 6.8 35.2
# TESTED 170 157 183 180 161 59849
Mean Score 1050 960

Males
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 16.2 18.2 20.8 23.6 26 9.8
PROF 31.1 37.5 40.6 32.4 37.3 20.7
ADV/PRO 47.3 55.7 61.4 56 63.3 30.5
BASIC 36.0 30.1 24.6 30.2 24.3 25.8
BEL BAS 16.7 14.2 14 13.7 12.4 43.7
# TESTED 222 176 207 182 177 63337
Mean Score 1040 940

Students with IEPs
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 0.0 5.7 0 2.3 3.8 1.3
PROF 6.7 17.1 16.9 9.1 21.2 4.3
ADV/PRO 6.7 22.9 16.9 11.4 25 5.5
BASIC 37.8 28.6 33.9 27.3 36.5 14.3
BEL BAS 55.6 48.6 49.2 61.4 38.5 80.2
# TESTED 45 35 59 44 52 20874
Mean Score 940 860

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