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Report Growth of Student Groups, District Lower Merion School District

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This report shows the growth of student groups for an individual LEA/district in the selected year. Each table shows a subject, and each row displays the growth measure, standard error, growth index, and growth color indicator where available. This information is available across a group of similar tests, grades, and courses as well as by each individual test, grade, or course.

There must be at least 11 students with sufficient testing history in a specific student group in order for growth to be included in this table. Students can be included in multiple groups.

For more information about the reference group comparison, click Help.

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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA0.18Meets
4th Grade-0.60.5-1.23Below
5th Grade-1.30.5-2.69Well Below
6th Grade0.70.51.51Above
7th Grade0.00.50.09Meets
8th Grade1.30.52.48Well Above
Keystone17.87Well Above
Algebra I19.81.117.87Well Above
Asian
PSSA2.96Well Above
4th Grade2.11.41.44Above
5th Grade1.61.31.25Above
6th Grade0.81.40.58Meets
7th Grade0.81.30.63Meets
8th Grade4.01.62.55Well Above
Keystone10.01Well Above
Algebra I29.12.910.01Well Above
Black
PSSA0.85Meets
4th Grade-0.81.7-0.45Meets
5th Grade-1.01.7-0.58Meets
6th Grade1.01.70.6Meets
7th Grade1.51.80.83Meets
8th Grade2.51.81.39Above
Keystone0.11Meets
Algebra I0.32.80.11Meets
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA0.66Meets
4th Grade0.41.40.3Meets
5th Grade-0.91.4-0.64Meets
6th Grade2.01.41.45Above
7th Grade-1.11.3-0.83Meets
8th Grade1.61.41.14Above
Keystone3.62Well Above
Algebra I8.82.43.62Well Above
English Learner
PSSA1.99Above
4th Grade2.42.41.01Above
5th Grade0.22.00.12Meets
6th Grade1.32.20.61Meets
7th Grade2.32.01.13Above
8th Grade4.33.01.4Above
Keystone6.04Well Above
Algebra I32.45.46.04Well Above
Hispanic
PSSA-1.12Below
4th Grade-0.31.9-0.16Meets
5th Grade-3.31.9-1.75Below
6th Grade1.52.10.72Meets
7th Grade-0.41.9-0.2Meets
8th Grade-2.52.1-1.19Below
Keystone3.68Well Above
Algebra I14.94.03.68Well Above
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA1.8Above
4th Grade0.20.80.23Meets
5th Grade-1.50.8-1.77Below
6th Grade1.70.91.95Above
7th Grade0.90.90.99Meets
8th Grade2.20.92.45Well Above
Keystone6.2Well Above
Algebra I11.31.86.2Well Above
Students with GIEPs
PSSA-1.81Below
4th Grade-1.01.2-0.77Meets
5th Grade-2.31.1-2.04Well Below
6th Grade-1.81.1-1.61Below
7th Grade0.61.20.5Meets
8th Grade-0.21.1-0.2Meets
Keystone9.53Well Above
Algebra I21.82.39.53Well Above
Students with IEPs
PSSA0.23Meets
4th Grade-0.11.0-0.08Meets
5th Grade-2.71.1-2.51Well Below
6th Grade0.91.10.76Meets
7th Grade1.41.11.2Above
8th Grade1.11.20.98Meets
Keystone3.97Well Above
Algebra I9.42.43.97Well Above
Two or More Races
PSSA-1.49Below
4th Grade-2.01.4-1.44Below
5th Grade-3.11.5-2.02Well Below
6th Grade-1.11.5-0.69Meets
7th Grade0.41.80.2Meets
8th Grade0.51.70.28Meets
Keystone4.52Well Above
Algebra I15.83.54.52Well Above
White
PSSA-0.28Meets
4th Grade-0.70.6-1.28Below
5th Grade-1.40.6-2.38Well Below
6th Grade0.90.61.47Above
7th Grade-0.30.6-0.43Meets
8th Grade1.10.61.82Above
Keystone16.16Well Above
Algebra I22.41.416.16Well Above
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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA-2.42Well Below
4th Grade3.30.56.78Well Above
5th Grade-2.70.5-5.42Well Below
6th Grade-2.30.5-4.62Well Below
7th Grade-0.90.5-1.77Below
8th Grade-0.10.5-0.25Meets
Keystone6.22Well Above
Literature7.81.26.22Well Above
Asian
PSSA1.38Above
4th Grade4.61.52.98Well Above
5th Grade-0.91.4-0.65Meets
6th Grade-2.31.5-1.55Below
7th Grade-0.51.4-0.35Meets
8th Grade3.61.52.35Well Above
Keystone-0.4Meets
Literature-1.33.3-0.4Meets
Black
PSSA-1.87Below
4th Grade1.71.90.93Meets
5th Grade-5.51.7-3.18Well Below
6th Grade-2.61.7-1.48Below
7th Grade-1.31.8-0.73Meets
8th Grade0.21.70.13Meets
Keystone0.77Meets
Literature2.53.30.77Meets
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA0.7Meets
4th Grade3.01.42.09Well Above
5th Grade-2.31.4-1.59Below
6th Grade-0.51.4-0.36Meets
7th Grade1.11.30.87Meets
8th Grade0.81.40.57Meets
Keystone1.91Above
Literature5.12.61.91Above
English Learner
PSSA2.34Well Above
4th Grade13.12.64.93Well Above
5th Grade-1.62.2-0.75Meets
6th Grade0.52.30.23Meets
7th Grade1.22.10.56Meets
8th Grade-0.13.1-0.03Meets
Keystone1.23Above
Literature7.66.11.23Above
Hispanic
PSSA-0.98Meets
4th Grade4.32.02.12Well Above
5th Grade-5.42.0-2.77Well Below
6th Grade-1.12.2-0.49Meets
7th Grade-1.11.9-0.56Meets
8th Grade-1.22.0-0.58Meets
Keystone2.77Well Above
Literature12.14.42.77Well Above
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA0.02Meets
4th Grade2.70.93.13Well Above
5th Grade-2.90.9-3.33Well Below
6th Grade-0.90.9-0.99Meets
7th Grade0.60.90.69Meets
8th Grade0.50.90.6Meets
Keystone5.65Well Above
Literature11.72.15.65Well Above
Students with GIEPs
PSSA-1.32Below
4th Grade2.21.31.64Above
5th Grade-1.81.2-1.55Below
6th Grade-4.11.1-3.57Well Below
7th Grade0.41.20.37Meets
8th Grade-0.21.0-0.18Meets
Keystone-0.15Meets
Literature-0.42.7-0.15Meets
Students with IEPs
PSSA1.39Above
4th Grade5.01.04.95Well Above
5th Grade-4.01.1-3.54Well Below
6th Grade0.31.20.28Meets
7th Grade0.91.10.8Meets
8th Grade1.11.11.04Above
Keystone2.73Well Above
Literature7.32.72.73Well Above
Two or More Races
PSSA0.38Meets
4th Grade5.11.53.49Well Above
5th Grade-2.01.6-1.29Below
6th Grade-1.21.6-0.77Meets
7th Grade0.01.80.01Meets
8th Grade-0.51.6-0.3Meets
Keystone1.49Above
Literature5.94.01.49Above
White
PSSA-2.73Well Below
4th Grade2.90.64.83Well Above
5th Grade-2.50.6-4.0Well Below
6th Grade-2.60.6-4.12Well Below
7th Grade-1.00.6-1.62Below
8th Grade-0.60.6-0.99Meets
Keystone6.4Well Above
Literature9.81.56.4Well Above
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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA
4th Grade12.64.42.83Well Above
8th Grade18.34.54.02Well Above
Keystone15.93Well Above
Biology18.31.115.93Well Above
Asian
PSSA
4th Grade31.312.22.57Well Above
8th Grade42.612.13.52Well Above
Keystone6.28Well Above
Biology19.13.06.28Well Above
Black
PSSA
4th Grade-31.314.4-2.16Well Below
8th Grade10.913.80.79Meets
Keystone4.8Well Above
Biology15.03.14.8Well Above
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA
4th Grade-0.811.8-0.06Meets
8th Grade2.111.30.19Meets
Keystone4.17Well Above
Biology10.62.54.17Well Above
English Learner
PSSA
4th Grade16.919.00.89Meets
8th Grade8.018.50.43Meets
Keystone2.51Well Above
Biology12.55.02.51Well Above
Hispanic
PSSA
4th Grade-8.715.6-0.55Meets
8th Grade-5.415.1-0.35Meets
Keystone2.18Well Above
Biology8.84.12.18Well Above
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA
4th Grade16.17.22.24Well Above
8th Grade9.67.51.28Above
Keystone6.71Well Above
Biology12.81.96.71Well Above
Students with GIEPs
PSSA
4th Grade22.410.72.08Well Above
8th Grade32.38.93.65Well Above
Keystone7.81Well Above
Biology18.72.47.81Well Above
Students with IEPs
PSSA
4th Grade19.78.52.32Well Above
8th Grade17.89.31.92Above
Keystone6.61Well Above
Biology14.52.26.61Well Above
Two or More Races
PSSA
4th Grade12.511.71.07Above
8th Grade1.612.80.12Meets
Keystone2.66Well Above
Biology10.13.82.66Well Above
White
PSSA
4th Grade16.05.33.03Well Above
8th Grade17.45.43.2Well Above
Keystone14.03Well Above
Biology19.41.414.03Well Above

View Growth by Student Group

This report shows the growth of student groups for an individual LEA/district in the selected year. Each table shows a student group, and each row shows growth across all tests, grades, and courses for a subject. The row displays the growth measure, standard error, growth index, and growth color indicator where available.

There must be at least 11 students with sufficient testing history in a specific student group in order for growth to be included in this table. Students can be included in multiple groups.

For more information about the reference group comparison, click Help.

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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA0.18Meets
4th Grade-0.60.5-1.23Below
5th Grade-1.30.5-2.69Well Below
6th Grade0.70.51.51Above
7th Grade0.00.50.09Meets
8th Grade1.30.52.48Well Above
Keystone17.87Well Above
Algebra I19.81.117.87Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA-2.42Well Below
4th Grade3.30.56.78Well Above
5th Grade-2.70.5-5.42Well Below
6th Grade-2.30.5-4.62Well Below
7th Grade-0.90.5-1.77Below
8th Grade-0.10.5-0.25Meets
Keystone6.22Well Above
Literature7.81.26.22Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade12.64.42.83Well Above
8th Grade18.34.54.02Well Above
Keystone15.93Well Above
Biology18.31.115.93Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA2.96Well Above
4th Grade2.11.41.44Above
5th Grade1.61.31.25Above
6th Grade0.81.40.58Meets
7th Grade0.81.30.63Meets
8th Grade4.01.62.55Well Above
Keystone10.01Well Above
Algebra I29.12.910.01Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA1.38Above
4th Grade4.61.52.98Well Above
5th Grade-0.91.4-0.65Meets
6th Grade-2.31.5-1.55Below
7th Grade-0.51.4-0.35Meets
8th Grade3.61.52.35Well Above
Keystone-0.4Meets
Literature-1.33.3-0.4Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade31.312.22.57Well Above
8th Grade42.612.13.52Well Above
Keystone6.28Well Above
Biology19.13.06.28Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA0.85Meets
4th Grade-0.81.7-0.45Meets
5th Grade-1.01.7-0.58Meets
6th Grade1.01.70.6Meets
7th Grade1.51.80.83Meets
8th Grade2.51.81.39Above
Keystone0.11Meets
Algebra I0.32.80.11Meets
English Language Arts
PSSA-1.87Below
4th Grade1.71.90.93Meets
5th Grade-5.51.7-3.18Well Below
6th Grade-2.61.7-1.48Below
7th Grade-1.31.8-0.73Meets
8th Grade0.21.70.13Meets
Keystone0.77Meets
Literature2.53.30.77Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-31.314.4-2.16Well Below
8th Grade10.913.80.79Meets
Keystone4.8Well Above
Biology15.03.14.8Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA0.66Meets
4th Grade0.41.40.3Meets
5th Grade-0.91.4-0.64Meets
6th Grade2.01.41.45Above
7th Grade-1.11.3-0.83Meets
8th Grade1.61.41.14Above
Keystone3.62Well Above
Algebra I8.82.43.62Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA0.7Meets
4th Grade3.01.42.09Well Above
5th Grade-2.31.4-1.59Below
6th Grade-0.51.4-0.36Meets
7th Grade1.11.30.87Meets
8th Grade0.81.40.57Meets
Keystone1.91Above
Literature5.12.61.91Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-0.811.8-0.06Meets
8th Grade2.111.30.19Meets
Keystone4.17Well Above
Biology10.62.54.17Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA1.99Above
4th Grade2.42.41.01Above
5th Grade0.22.00.12Meets
6th Grade1.32.20.61Meets
7th Grade2.32.01.13Above
8th Grade4.33.01.4Above
Keystone6.04Well Above
Algebra I32.45.46.04Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA2.34Well Above
4th Grade13.12.64.93Well Above
5th Grade-1.62.2-0.75Meets
6th Grade0.52.30.23Meets
7th Grade1.22.10.56Meets
8th Grade-0.13.1-0.03Meets
Keystone1.23Above
Literature7.66.11.23Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade16.919.00.89Meets
8th Grade8.018.50.43Meets
Keystone2.51Well Above
Biology12.55.02.51Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA-1.12Below
4th Grade-0.31.9-0.16Meets
5th Grade-3.31.9-1.75Below
6th Grade1.52.10.72Meets
7th Grade-0.41.9-0.2Meets
8th Grade-2.52.1-1.19Below
Keystone3.68Well Above
Algebra I14.94.03.68Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA-0.98Meets
4th Grade4.32.02.12Well Above
5th Grade-5.42.0-2.77Well Below
6th Grade-1.12.2-0.49Meets
7th Grade-1.11.9-0.56Meets
8th Grade-1.22.0-0.58Meets
Keystone2.77Well Above
Literature12.14.42.77Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-8.715.6-0.55Meets
8th Grade-5.415.1-0.35Meets
Keystone2.18Well Above
Biology8.84.12.18Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA1.8Above
4th Grade0.20.80.23Meets
5th Grade-1.50.8-1.77Below
6th Grade1.70.91.95Above
7th Grade0.90.90.99Meets
8th Grade2.20.92.45Well Above
Keystone6.2Well Above
Algebra I11.31.86.2Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA0.02Meets
4th Grade2.70.93.13Well Above
5th Grade-2.90.9-3.33Well Below
6th Grade-0.90.9-0.99Meets
7th Grade0.60.90.69Meets
8th Grade0.50.90.6Meets
Keystone5.65Well Above
Literature11.72.15.65Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade16.17.22.24Well Above
8th Grade9.67.51.28Above
Keystone6.71Well Above
Biology12.81.96.71Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA-1.81Below
4th Grade-1.01.2-0.77Meets
5th Grade-2.31.1-2.04Well Below
6th Grade-1.81.1-1.61Below
7th Grade0.61.20.5Meets
8th Grade-0.21.1-0.2Meets
Keystone9.53Well Above
Algebra I21.82.39.53Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA-1.32Below
4th Grade2.21.31.64Above
5th Grade-1.81.2-1.55Below
6th Grade-4.11.1-3.57Well Below
7th Grade0.41.20.37Meets
8th Grade-0.21.0-0.18Meets
Keystone-0.15Meets
Literature-0.42.7-0.15Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade22.410.72.08Well Above
8th Grade32.38.93.65Well Above
Keystone7.81Well Above
Biology18.72.47.81Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA0.23Meets
4th Grade-0.11.0-0.08Meets
5th Grade-2.71.1-2.51Well Below
6th Grade0.91.10.76Meets
7th Grade1.41.11.2Above
8th Grade1.11.20.98Meets
Keystone3.97Well Above
Algebra I9.42.43.97Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA1.39Above
4th Grade5.01.04.95Well Above
5th Grade-4.01.1-3.54Well Below
6th Grade0.31.20.28Meets
7th Grade0.91.10.8Meets
8th Grade1.11.11.04Above
Keystone2.73Well Above
Literature7.32.72.73Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade19.78.52.32Well Above
8th Grade17.89.31.92Above
Keystone6.61Well Above
Biology14.52.26.61Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA-1.49Below
4th Grade-2.01.4-1.44Below
5th Grade-3.11.5-2.02Well Below
6th Grade-1.11.5-0.69Meets
7th Grade0.41.80.2Meets
8th Grade0.51.70.28Meets
Keystone4.52Well Above
Algebra I15.83.54.52Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA0.38Meets
4th Grade5.11.53.49Well Above
5th Grade-2.01.6-1.29Below
6th Grade-1.21.6-0.77Meets
7th Grade0.01.80.01Meets
8th Grade-0.51.6-0.3Meets
Keystone1.49Above
Literature5.94.01.49Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade12.511.71.07Above
8th Grade1.612.80.12Meets
Keystone2.66Well Above
Biology10.13.82.66Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA-0.28Meets
4th Grade-0.70.6-1.28Below
5th Grade-1.40.6-2.38Well Below
6th Grade0.90.61.47Above
7th Grade-0.30.6-0.43Meets
8th Grade1.10.61.82Above
Keystone16.16Well Above
Algebra I22.41.416.16Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA-2.73Well Below
4th Grade2.90.64.83Well Above
5th Grade-2.50.6-4.0Well Below
6th Grade-2.60.6-4.12Well Below
7th Grade-1.00.6-1.62Below
8th Grade-0.60.6-0.99Meets
Keystone6.4Well Above
Literature9.81.56.4Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade16.05.33.03Well Above
8th Grade17.45.43.2Well Above
Keystone14.03Well Above
Biology19.41.414.03Well Above
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Well AboveSignificant evidence that the district exceeded the growth standard
AboveModerate evidence that the district exceeded the growth standard
MeetsEvidence that the district met the growth standard
BelowModerate evidence that the district did not meet the growth standard
Well BelowSignificant evidence that the district did not meet the growth standard