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PSSA SCIENCE

Note: PDE reduced the number of items on the Science assessment in the Spring of 2018 and the number of max
points reflects this change in the anchor performance chart.

GRADE 4 Performance Level Percentages over Time

PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019 PA Top
Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Decile
2019
ADV 61.3 62.8 58.2 57.8 64.4 56.6 38.8
PROF 30.6 31.5 33.9 36.4 29.9 38 39
ADV/PRO 91.9 94.3 92.1 94.2 94.3 94.6 77.8 95.2
BASIC 5.8 3.6 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 17.2
BEL BAS 2.2 2.1 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 5
# TESTED 359 336 304 327 334 355 123093

Mean Score 1510 1520 1510 1420

Females
PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 62.9 66.0 48.0 54.6 62.2 54 37
PROF 30.3 29.4 44.7 39.1 30.8 40.1 41.2
ADV/PRO 93.3 95.4 92.7 93.7 93 94.1 78.2
BASIC 5.1 3.3 4.1 5.7 6.4 5.9 17.2
BEL BAS 1.7 1.3 3.3 0.6 0.6 0 4.5
# TESTED 178 153 123 174 172 187 60402
Mean Score 1500 1500 1500 1420

Males
PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 59.7 60.1 65.2 61.4 66.7 59.5 40.5
PROF 30.9 33,3 26.5 33.3 29 35.7 36.9
ADV/PRO 90.6 93.4 91.7 94.7 95.7 95.2 77.4
BASIC 6.6 3.8 6.1 4.6 3.7 4.2 17.1
BEL BAS 2.8 2.7 2.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 5.5
# TESTED 181 183 181 153 162 168 62691
Mean Score 1520 1530 1510 1430

Students with IEPs
PR 2014 PR 2015 PR 2016 PR 2017 PR 2018 PR 2019 PA 2019

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 21.3 37.0 34.1 34.1 40.8 26 16.7
PROF 36.2 40.7 36.4 39 40.8 50 36.6
ADV/PRO 57.5 77.8 70.5 73.1 81.6 76 53.2
BASIC 27.7 11.1 15.9 22 14.3 22 33.3
BEL BAS 14.9 11.1 13.6 4.9 4.1 2 13.4
# TESTED 49 54 44 41 49 50 22143
Mean Score 1420 1430 1400 1320

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