PSSA

The annual Pennsylvania System School Assessment is a standards-based, criterion-referenced assessment which provides students, parents, educators, and citizens with an understanding of student and school performance related to the attainment of proficiency of the academic standards. These standards in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science and Technology identify what a student should know and be able to do at varying grade levels. School districts possess the freedom to design curriculum and instruction to ensure that students meet or exceed the standards' expectations.

Every Pennsylvania student in grades 3 through 8 is assessed in English Language Arts and Math. Every Pennsylvania student in grades 4 and 8 is assessed in science.

Individual student scores, provided only to their respective schools, can be used to assist teachers in identifying students who may be in need of additional educational opportunities, and school scores provide information to schools and districts for curriculum and instruction improvement discussions and planning.

PSSA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
  Total Tested Below Basic & Basic Proficient & Advanced
All Students 2324 12.9 87.1
Historically Underperforming 557 29.6 70.4
IEP 319 35.7 64.3
English Learner 49 55.1 44.9
Econ. Disadvantaged 280 25.0 75
Male 1208 16.2 83.8
Female 1116 9.3 90.7
Amer.Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 100
Asian 137 10.9 89.1
Black 40 42.5 57.5
Hispanic 75 26.7 73.3
Multi-Racial 120 14.2 85.8
White 1950 11.8 88.2
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Isl. 1 0 100
Migrant 0 0 0

All Students 87.1
Historically Underperforming 70.4
IEP 64.3
English Learner 44.9
Economic Disadvantage 75

PSSA MATHEMATICS
  Total Tested Below Basic & Basic Proficient & Advanced
All Students 2324 32.7 67.3
Historically Underperformed 560 54.5 45.5
IEP 318 58.2 41.8
English Learner 53 64.2 35.8
Econ. Disadvantaged 282 56.7 43.3
Male 1207 31.6 68.4
Female 1117 34.0 66.0
Amer.Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 100
Asian 137 19.0 81.0
Black 39 66.7 33.3
Hispanic 78 43.6 56.4
Multi-Racial 121 29.8 70.2
White 1947 32.8 67.2
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Isl. 1 100 0
Migrant 0 0 0

All Students 67.3
Historically Underperforming 45.5
IEP 41.8
English Learner 35.8
Economic Disadvantage 43.3

PSSA SCIENCE
  Total Tested Below Basic & Basic Proficient & Advanced
All Students 763 11.3 88.7
Historically Underperformed 178 25.8 74.2
IEP 97 29.9 70.1
English Learner 18 50.0 50.0
Econ. Disadvantaged 92 26.1 73.9
Male 386 10.1 89.9
Female 377 12.5 87.5
Amer.Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 100
Asian 49 8.2 91.8
Black 13 46.2 53.8
Hispanic 27 11.1 88.9
Multi-Racial 44 2.3 97.7
White 628 11.5 88.5
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Isl. 1 0 100
Migrant 0 0 0

PSSA SCIENCE
  Total Tested
All Students 88.7
Historically Underperforming 74.2
IEP 70.1
English Learner 50.0
Economic Disadvantage 73.9
Male 89.9
Female 87.5
AI or NA 100
Asian 91.8
Black 53.8
Hispanic 88.9
Multi-Racial 97.7
White 88.5
NH or OPI 100