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PSSA ELA

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 ELA assessment was updated in 2018 to reduce the number of test sections from 4
down to 3, altering the total points possible in each anchor.

GRADE 5 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 31 34.8 27.4 35.0 37.8 15.8
PROF 52.6 55.4 55.7 57.1 51.3 42.7
ADV/PRO 83.6 90.2 83.1 92.1 89.1 58.5 82.5
BASIC 13.1 8.6 14.6 7.3 9.7 31.8
BEL BAS 3.4 1.2 2.2 0.6 1.2 9.6
# TESTED 352 336 314 343.0 341 127550
Mean Score 1110 1030

Females
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 36.5 47.1 19.4 39.7 43.3 18.6
PROF 47.8 47.8 66.9 54.2 46.6 44.8
ADV/PRO 84.3 94.9 86.3 93.9 89.9 63.4
BASIC 13.5 5.1 12.9 5 9.6 29.6
BEL BAS 2.2 0.0 0.8 1.1 0.6 7
# TESTED 178 157 124 179 178 62310
Mean Score 1120 1040

Males
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 25.3 24.0 32.6 29.4 31.9 13.2
PROF 57.5 62.0 48.4 60.1 56.4 40.7
ADV/PRO 82.8 86.0 81 89.6 88.3 53.9
BASIC 12.6 11.7 15.8 10/4 9.8 34
BEL BAS 4.6 2.2 3.2 0 1.8 12.1
# TESTED 174 179 190 163 163 65240
Mean Score 1090 1010

Students with IEPs
PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 2.5 7.7 4.7 9.1 16.4 3.5
PROF 22.5 59.6 41.9 52.3 49.1 18.6
ADV/PRO 25 67.3 46.6 61.4 65.5 22
BASIC 47.5 25.0 41.9 34.1 27.3 47.3
BEL BAS 27.5 7.7 11.6 4.5 7.3 30.7
# TESTED 40 52 43 44 55 23040

Mean Score 1030 940

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