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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 8 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 31.3 38.8 37.3 31.1 29.4 40.2 23.1
PROF 45.0 40.6 41.9 39.9 43.1 43.5 35.1
ADV/PRO 76.3 79.4 79.2 71.0 72.5 83.7 58.2 77.5
BASIC 16.8 13.5 13.3 18.1 20.0 10.4 21.9
BEL BAS 7.0 7.1 7.5 10.9 7.5 5.9 20
# TESTED 364 394 332 386 360 338 122654
Mean Score 1380 1420 1320

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

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 25.1 29.8 34.4 28 27.4 42.9 22.7
PROF 48.0 48.0 47.1 44.5 46.9 44.7 38.3
ADV/PRO 73.1 77.8 81.5 72.5 74.3 87.6 61
BASIC 19.9 13.5 15.9 18.7 20.7 8.7 22.9
BEL BAS 7.0 8.8 2.5 8.8 5 3.7 16.2
# TESTED 175 171 157 182 179 161 59582
Mean Score 1380 1430 1330

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

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 36.9 45.7 40.0 33.8 31.5 37.9 23.4
PROF 42.2 35.0 37.1 35.8 39.2 42.4 32.1
ADV/PRO 79.1 80.7 77.1 69.6 70.7 80.2 55.5
BASIC 13.9 13.5 10.9 17.6 19.3 11.9 20.9
BEL BAS 7.0 5.8 12.0 12.7 9.9 7.9 23.6
# TESTED 189 223 175 204 181 177 63072
Mean Score 1370 1410 1310

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

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
ADV 18.9 6.7 2.9 7 7 17.3 4.9
PROF 24.5 20.0 35.3 24.6 27.9 34.6 15.9
ADV/PRO 43.4 26.7 38.2 31.6 34.9 51.9 20.8
BASIC 24.5 31.1 26.5 24.6 30.2 19.2 27.8
BEL BAS 32.1 42.2 35.3 43.9 34.9 28.8 51.3
# TESTED 53 45 34 57 43 52 20724

Mean Score 1230 1270 1160

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