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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
PSSA7.57Well Above
4th Grade1.80.35.54Well Above
5th Grade0.80.32.51Well Above
6th Grade-0.00.3-0.06Meets
7th Grade2.40.46.67Well Above
8th Grade0.80.42.27Well Above
Keystone-7.86Well Below
Algebra I-6.00.8-7.86Well Below
Asian
PSSA3.36Well Above
4th Grade3.11.61.86Above
5th Grade2.01.51.3Above
6th Grade1.21.70.71Meets
7th Grade1.62.10.78Meets
8th Grade5.82.12.81Well Above
Keystone2.41Well Above
Algebra I9.33.92.41Well Above
Black
PSSA4.34Well Above
4th Grade2.00.44.44Well Above
5th Grade1.70.53.74Well Above
6th Grade-0.80.5-1.68Below
7th Grade1.60.53.32Well Above
8th Grade0.10.50.22Meets
Keystone-7.87Well Below
Algebra I-7.71.0-7.87Well Below
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA5.94Well Above
4th Grade1.90.44.98Well Above
5th Grade1.40.43.62Well Above
6th Grade-0.40.4-0.89Meets
7th Grade1.90.44.32Well Above
8th Grade0.70.41.5Above
Keystone-7.42Well Below
Algebra I-6.90.9-7.42Well Below
English Learner
PSSA4.9Well Above
4th Grade2.61.31.99Above
5th Grade5.51.24.74Well Above
6th Grade1.21.30.93Meets
7th Grade1.71.41.2Above
8th Grade3.51.42.41Well Above
Keystone1.48Above
Algebra I4.53.01.48Above
Hispanic
PSSA4.02Well Above
4th Grade2.71.61.66Above
5th Grade3.81.42.68Well Above
6th Grade2.31.41.65Above
7th Grade1.91.51.22Above
8th Grade3.01.61.84Above
Keystone-0.85Meets
Algebra I-2.63.1-0.85Meets
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA3.42Well Above
4th Grade1.40.62.47Well Above
5th Grade2.60.64.5Well Above
6th Grade0.10.60.24Meets
7th Grade1.70.62.69Well Above
8th Grade-1.20.6-1.85Below
Keystone1.04Above
Algebra I1.31.21.04Above
Students with GIEPs
PSSA2.76Well Above
4th Grade1.51.21.28Above
5th Grade-2.21.1-2.02Well Below
6th Grade0.21.00.17Meets
7th Grade4.61.04.5Well Above
8th Grade2.61.02.57Well Above
Keystone-1.71Below
Algebra I-3.62.1-1.71Below
Students with IEPs
PSSA0.96Meets
4th Grade1.00.71.41Above
5th Grade1.80.72.53Well Above
6th Grade-2.50.8-3.22Well Below
7th Grade2.60.83.37Well Above
8th Grade-1.20.8-1.4Below
Keystone-1.22Below
Algebra I-2.01.6-1.22Below
Two or More Races
PSSA2.59Well Above
4th Grade1.41.11.25Above
5th Grade-0.21.1-0.16Meets
6th Grade-0.21.0-0.19Meets
7th Grade4.31.23.63Well Above
8th Grade1.21.21.0Above
Keystone-3.56Well Below
Algebra I-8.92.5-3.56Well Below
White
PSSA3.53Well Above
4th Grade1.30.62.16Well Above
5th Grade-1.20.6-1.9Below
6th Grade0.70.61.1Above
7th Grade3.10.64.89Well Above
8th Grade1.00.71.51Above
Keystone-2.95Well Below
Algebra I-3.71.3-2.95Well Below
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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA0.93Meets
4th Grade-0.10.4-0.19Meets
5th Grade0.60.31.72Above
6th Grade-0.80.4-2.19Well Below
7th Grade1.00.42.75Well Above
8th Grade-0.00.4-0.02Meets
Keystone1.82Above
Literature1.70.91.82Above
Asian
PSSA0.14Meets
4th Grade-0.31.8-0.17Meets
5th Grade-0.21.7-0.09Meets
6th Grade0.21.90.09Meets
7th Grade0.72.20.32Meets
8th Grade0.22.10.1Meets
Keystone3.54Well Above
Literature15.74.43.54Well Above
Black
PSSA-0.13Meets
4th Grade-0.10.5-0.11Meets
5th Grade0.10.50.29Meets
6th Grade-0.70.5-1.49Below
7th Grade0.70.51.43Above
8th Grade-0.20.5-0.41Meets
Keystone-0.03Meets
Literature-0.01.2-0.03Meets
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA0.19Meets
4th Grade0.00.40.06Meets
5th Grade0.50.41.19Above
6th Grade-1.30.4-3.03Well Below
7th Grade1.10.42.47Well Above
8th Grade-0.10.4-0.26Meets
Keystone1.78Above
Literature2.01.11.78Above
English Learner
PSSA0.7Meets
4th Grade2.71.51.85Above
5th Grade-0.81.3-0.58Meets
6th Grade0.31.40.23Meets
7th Grade1.41.50.94Meets
8th Grade-1.41.5-0.94Meets
Keystone2.02Well Above
Literature7.83.82.02Well Above
Hispanic
PSSA-0.58Meets
4th Grade-0.31.7-0.16Meets
5th Grade-1.51.5-1.03Below
6th Grade-1.21.5-0.8Meets
7th Grade1.91.61.22Above
8th Grade-0.91.6-0.56Meets
Keystone0.93Meets
Literature3.74.00.93Meets
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA-0.92Meets
4th Grade-1.30.6-2.16Well Below
5th Grade0.00.60.04Meets
6th Grade-1.20.6-1.93Below
7th Grade1.50.62.39Well Above
8th Grade-0.30.6-0.45Meets
Keystone-0.7Meets
Literature-1.01.5-0.7Meets
Students with GIEPs
PSSA1.64Above
4th Grade-0.01.30.0Meets
5th Grade3.11.12.72Well Above
6th Grade-1.21.1-1.13Below
7th Grade0.81.00.77Meets
8th Grade1.41.01.46Above
Keystone-0.36Meets
Literature-0.92.4-0.36Meets
Students with IEPs
PSSA0.71Meets
4th Grade-1.30.7-1.8Below
5th Grade0.60.70.85Meets
6th Grade0.80.81.05Above
7th Grade1.90.82.41Well Above
8th Grade-0.80.8-0.96Meets
Keystone-0.08Meets
Literature-0.21.9-0.08Meets
Two or More Races
PSSA2.64Well Above
4th Grade1.41.21.21Above
5th Grade1.61.11.41Above
6th Grade-1.11.0-1.05Below
7th Grade4.01.23.37Well Above
8th Grade0.81.20.69Meets
Keystone0.55Meets
Literature1.52.80.55Meets
White
PSSA0.63Meets
4th Grade-0.50.7-0.76Meets
5th Grade1.50.62.38Well Above
6th Grade-0.80.6-1.2Below
7th Grade0.40.60.69Meets
8th Grade0.20.60.34Meets
Keystone1.92Above
Literature2.91.51.92Above
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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA
4th Grade-14.63.3-4.35Well Below
8th Grade-8.53.4-2.5Well Below
Keystone-9.12Well Below
Biology-7.10.8-9.12Well Below
Asian
PSSA
4th Grade-5.314.2-0.37Meets
8th Grade12.215.60.79Meets
Keystone-1.01Below
Biology-3.63.6-1.01Below
Black
PSSA
4th Grade-28.84.3-6.67Well Below
8th Grade-23.04.5-5.13Well Below
Keystone-6.79Well Below
Biology-6.61.0-6.79Well Below
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA
4th Grade-24.73.8-6.48Well Below
8th Grade-15.34.0-3.84Well Below
Keystone-8.19Well Below
Biology-7.40.9-8.19Well Below
English Learner
PSSA
4th Grade-11.911.9-1.0Meets
8th Grade13.912.61.1Above
Keystone-0.26Meets
Biology-0.83.0-0.26Meets
Hispanic
PSSA
4th Grade-5.813.5-0.42Meets
8th Grade-0.413.4-0.02Meets
Keystone-1.17Below
Biology-3.53.0-1.17Below
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA
4th Grade-4.45.4-0.82Meets
8th Grade-11.25.6-1.99Below
Keystone3.89Well Above
Biology4.81.23.89Well Above
Students with GIEPs
PSSA
4th Grade43.310.54.12Well Above
8th Grade25.18.23.05Well Above
Keystone-3.26Well Below
Biology-6.62.0-3.26Well Below
Students with IEPs
PSSA
4th Grade-19.76.3-3.11Well Below
8th Grade-17.97.1-2.52Well Below
Keystone1.59Above
Biology2.61.61.59Above
Two or More Races
PSSA
4th Grade-3.09.8-0.31Meets
8th Grade-6.510.1-0.64Meets
Keystone-4.0Well Below
Biology-9.62.4-4.0Well Below
White
PSSA
4th Grade6.45.71.12Above
8th Grade12.95.82.22Well Above
Keystone-6.23Well Below
Biology-7.91.3-6.23Well Below

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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 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
PSSA7.57Well Above
4th Grade1.80.35.54Well Above
5th Grade0.80.32.51Well Above
6th Grade-0.00.3-0.06Meets
7th Grade2.40.46.67Well Above
8th Grade0.80.42.27Well Above
Keystone-7.86Well Below
Algebra I-6.00.8-7.86Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA0.93Meets
4th Grade-0.10.4-0.19Meets
5th Grade0.60.31.72Above
6th Grade-0.80.4-2.19Well Below
7th Grade1.00.42.75Well Above
8th Grade-0.00.4-0.02Meets
Keystone1.82Above
Literature1.70.91.82Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-14.63.3-4.35Well Below
8th Grade-8.53.4-2.5Well Below
Keystone-9.12Well Below
Biology-7.10.8-9.12Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA3.36Well Above
4th Grade3.11.61.86Above
5th Grade2.01.51.3Above
6th Grade1.21.70.71Meets
7th Grade1.62.10.78Meets
8th Grade5.82.12.81Well Above
Keystone2.41Well Above
Algebra I9.33.92.41Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA0.14Meets
4th Grade-0.31.8-0.17Meets
5th Grade-0.21.7-0.09Meets
6th Grade0.21.90.09Meets
7th Grade0.72.20.32Meets
8th Grade0.22.10.1Meets
Keystone3.54Well Above
Literature15.74.43.54Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-5.314.2-0.37Meets
8th Grade12.215.60.79Meets
Keystone-1.01Below
Biology-3.63.6-1.01Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA4.34Well Above
4th Grade2.00.44.44Well Above
5th Grade1.70.53.74Well Above
6th Grade-0.80.5-1.68Below
7th Grade1.60.53.32Well Above
8th Grade0.10.50.22Meets
Keystone-7.87Well Below
Algebra I-7.71.0-7.87Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA-0.13Meets
4th Grade-0.10.5-0.11Meets
5th Grade0.10.50.29Meets
6th Grade-0.70.5-1.49Below
7th Grade0.70.51.43Above
8th Grade-0.20.5-0.41Meets
Keystone-0.03Meets
Literature-0.01.2-0.03Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-28.84.3-6.67Well Below
8th Grade-23.04.5-5.13Well Below
Keystone-6.79Well Below
Biology-6.61.0-6.79Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA5.94Well Above
4th Grade1.90.44.98Well Above
5th Grade1.40.43.62Well Above
6th Grade-0.40.4-0.89Meets
7th Grade1.90.44.32Well Above
8th Grade0.70.41.5Above
Keystone-7.42Well Below
Algebra I-6.90.9-7.42Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA0.19Meets
4th Grade0.00.40.06Meets
5th Grade0.50.41.19Above
6th Grade-1.30.4-3.03Well Below
7th Grade1.10.42.47Well Above
8th Grade-0.10.4-0.26Meets
Keystone1.78Above
Literature2.01.11.78Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-24.73.8-6.48Well Below
8th Grade-15.34.0-3.84Well Below
Keystone-8.19Well Below
Biology-7.40.9-8.19Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA4.9Well Above
4th Grade2.61.31.99Above
5th Grade5.51.24.74Well Above
6th Grade1.21.30.93Meets
7th Grade1.71.41.2Above
8th Grade3.51.42.41Well Above
Keystone1.48Above
Algebra I4.53.01.48Above
English Language Arts
PSSA0.7Meets
4th Grade2.71.51.85Above
5th Grade-0.81.3-0.58Meets
6th Grade0.31.40.23Meets
7th Grade1.41.50.94Meets
8th Grade-1.41.5-0.94Meets
Keystone2.02Well Above
Literature7.83.82.02Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-11.911.9-1.0Meets
8th Grade13.912.61.1Above
Keystone-0.26Meets
Biology-0.83.0-0.26Meets
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA4.02Well Above
4th Grade2.71.61.66Above
5th Grade3.81.42.68Well Above
6th Grade2.31.41.65Above
7th Grade1.91.51.22Above
8th Grade3.01.61.84Above
Keystone-0.85Meets
Algebra I-2.63.1-0.85Meets
English Language Arts
PSSA-0.58Meets
4th Grade-0.31.7-0.16Meets
5th Grade-1.51.5-1.03Below
6th Grade-1.21.5-0.8Meets
7th Grade1.91.61.22Above
8th Grade-0.91.6-0.56Meets
Keystone0.93Meets
Literature3.74.00.93Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-5.813.5-0.42Meets
8th Grade-0.413.4-0.02Meets
Keystone-1.17Below
Biology-3.53.0-1.17Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA3.42Well Above
4th Grade1.40.62.47Well Above
5th Grade2.60.64.5Well Above
6th Grade0.10.60.24Meets
7th Grade1.70.62.69Well Above
8th Grade-1.20.6-1.85Below
Keystone1.04Above
Algebra I1.31.21.04Above
English Language Arts
PSSA-0.92Meets
4th Grade-1.30.6-2.16Well Below
5th Grade0.00.60.04Meets
6th Grade-1.20.6-1.93Below
7th Grade1.50.62.39Well Above
8th Grade-0.30.6-0.45Meets
Keystone-0.7Meets
Literature-1.01.5-0.7Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-4.45.4-0.82Meets
8th Grade-11.25.6-1.99Below
Keystone3.89Well Above
Biology4.81.23.89Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA2.76Well Above
4th Grade1.51.21.28Above
5th Grade-2.21.1-2.02Well Below
6th Grade0.21.00.17Meets
7th Grade4.61.04.5Well Above
8th Grade2.61.02.57Well Above
Keystone-1.71Below
Algebra I-3.62.1-1.71Below
English Language Arts
PSSA1.64Above
4th Grade-0.01.30.0Meets
5th Grade3.11.12.72Well Above
6th Grade-1.21.1-1.13Below
7th Grade0.81.00.77Meets
8th Grade1.41.01.46Above
Keystone-0.36Meets
Literature-0.92.4-0.36Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade43.310.54.12Well Above
8th Grade25.18.23.05Well Above
Keystone-3.26Well Below
Biology-6.62.0-3.26Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA0.96Meets
4th Grade1.00.71.41Above
5th Grade1.80.72.53Well Above
6th Grade-2.50.8-3.22Well Below
7th Grade2.60.83.37Well Above
8th Grade-1.20.8-1.4Below
Keystone-1.22Below
Algebra I-2.01.6-1.22Below
English Language Arts
PSSA0.71Meets
4th Grade-1.30.7-1.8Below
5th Grade0.60.70.85Meets
6th Grade0.80.81.05Above
7th Grade1.90.82.41Well Above
8th Grade-0.80.8-0.96Meets
Keystone-0.08Meets
Literature-0.21.9-0.08Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-19.76.3-3.11Well Below
8th Grade-17.97.1-2.52Well Below
Keystone1.59Above
Biology2.61.61.59Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA2.59Well Above
4th Grade1.41.11.25Above
5th Grade-0.21.1-0.16Meets
6th Grade-0.21.0-0.19Meets
7th Grade4.31.23.63Well Above
8th Grade1.21.21.0Above
Keystone-3.56Well Below
Algebra I-8.92.5-3.56Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA2.64Well Above
4th Grade1.41.21.21Above
5th Grade1.61.11.41Above
6th Grade-1.11.0-1.05Below
7th Grade4.01.23.37Well Above
8th Grade0.81.20.69Meets
Keystone0.55Meets
Literature1.52.80.55Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-3.09.8-0.31Meets
8th Grade-6.510.1-0.64Meets
Keystone-4.0Well Below
Biology-9.62.4-4.0Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA3.53Well Above
4th Grade1.30.62.16Well Above
5th Grade-1.20.6-1.9Below
6th Grade0.70.61.1Above
7th Grade3.10.64.89Well Above
8th Grade1.00.71.51Above
Keystone-2.95Well Below
Algebra I-3.71.3-2.95Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA0.63Meets
4th Grade-0.50.7-0.76Meets
5th Grade1.50.62.38Well Above
6th Grade-0.80.6-1.2Below
7th Grade0.40.60.69Meets
8th Grade0.20.60.34Meets
Keystone1.92Above
Literature2.91.51.92Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade6.45.71.12Above
8th Grade12.95.82.22Well Above
Keystone-6.23Well Below
Biology-7.91.3-6.23Well Below
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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