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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.

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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA26.75Well Above
4th Grade2.40.39.56Well Above
5th Grade3.40.313.14Well Above
6th Grade4.00.315.32Well Above
7th Grade5.10.317.2Well Above
8th Grade1.80.35.52Well Above
Keystone-3.35Well Below
Algebra I-2.00.6-3.35Well Below
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Keystone-0.38Meets
Algebra I-2.05.3-0.38Meets
Asian
PSSA11.95Well Above
4th Grade4.30.94.86Well Above
5th Grade4.91.14.56Well Above
6th Grade7.61.07.49Well Above
7th Grade7.71.26.52Well Above
8th Grade3.61.13.32Well Above
Keystone16.87Well Above
Algebra I18.31.116.87Well Above
Black
PSSA12.4Well Above
4th Grade1.80.44.37Well Above
5th Grade3.00.47.37Well Above
6th Grade2.30.45.89Well Above
7th Grade3.60.48.4Well Above
8th Grade1.10.52.21Well Above
Keystone-8.23Well Below
Algebra I-6.20.8-8.23Well Below
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA21.47Well Above
4th Grade3.00.310.06Well Above
5th Grade3.90.312.32Well Above
6th Grade3.60.311.6Well Above
7th Grade4.60.412.59Well Above
8th Grade1.10.42.9Well Above
Keystone-4.44Well Below
Algebra I-3.20.7-4.44Well Below
English Learner
PSSA14.41Well Above
4th Grade5.50.78.23Well Above
5th Grade5.40.68.48Well Above
6th Grade6.70.610.4Well Above
7th Grade5.60.86.93Well Above
8th Grade0.50.90.52Meets
Keystone6.73Well Above
Algebra I7.31.16.73Well Above
Hispanic
PSSA13.13Well Above
4th Grade3.80.57.16Well Above
5th Grade5.00.68.98Well Above
6th Grade4.90.68.57Well Above
7th Grade4.20.76.3Well Above
8th Grade0.50.80.63Meets
Keystone-5.02Well Below
Algebra I-4.70.9-5.02Well Below
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA4.84Well Above
4th Grade1.20.52.56Well Above
5th Grade3.30.56.74Well Above
6th Grade1.30.52.46Well Above
7th Grade0.70.61.16Above
8th Grade-0.40.7-0.59Meets
Keystone-1.57Below
Algebra I-1.30.8-1.57Below
Students with GIEPs
PSSA5.46Well Above
4th Grade2.82.21.24Above
5th Grade4.32.02.17Well Above
6th Grade2.81.61.73Above
7th Grade10.82.24.96Well Above
8th Grade5.12.52.09Well Above
Keystone5.68Well Above
Algebra I15.02.65.68Well Above
Students with IEPs
PSSA3.1Well Above
4th Grade-2.10.6-3.32Well Below
5th Grade1.60.62.55Well Above
6th Grade-0.30.6-0.45Meets
7th Grade3.60.74.97Well Above
8th Grade1.80.72.44Well Above
Keystone-2.41Well Below
Algebra I-2.51.0-2.41Well Below
Two or More Races
PSSA6.94Well Above
4th Grade0.21.30.19Meets
5th Grade4.81.23.92Well Above
6th Grade4.31.13.74Well Above
7th Grade7.91.26.57Well Above
8th Grade1.91.31.43Above
Keystone-2.03Well Below
Algebra I-3.21.6-2.03Well Below
White
PSSA15.61Well Above
4th Grade2.70.55.31Well Above
5th Grade2.40.54.58Well Above
6th Grade5.30.69.49Well Above
7th Grade7.30.710.83Well Above
8th Grade3.10.74.46Well Above
Keystone0.48Meets
Algebra I0.51.10.48Meets
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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA29.18Well Above
4th Grade2.20.38.12Well Above
5th Grade3.70.313.8Well Above
6th Grade4.20.315.82Well Above
7th Grade5.50.317.93Well Above
8th Grade3.30.39.91Well Above
Keystone5.34Well Above
Literature2.90.55.34Well Above
Asian
PSSA11.12Well Above
4th Grade4.71.04.81Well Above
5th Grade3.81.13.46Well Above
6th Grade7.81.07.65Well Above
7th Grade7.91.26.47Well Above
8th Grade3.01.12.62Well Above
Keystone5.85Well Above
Literature6.61.15.85Well Above
Black
PSSA17.67Well Above
4th Grade1.20.42.82Well Above
5th Grade4.30.410.52Well Above
6th Grade3.70.49.25Well Above
7th Grade4.20.49.43Well Above
8th Grade3.90.57.83Well Above
Keystone2.32Well Above
Literature1.50.62.32Well Above
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA24.5Well Above
4th Grade2.40.37.56Well Above
5th Grade4.10.312.48Well Above
6th Grade4.20.313.37Well Above
7th Grade5.30.414.3Well Above
8th Grade3.10.47.73Well Above
Keystone3.69Well Above
Literature2.20.63.69Well Above
English Learner
PSSA12.69Well Above
4th Grade2.20.72.98Well Above
5th Grade5.70.78.54Well Above
6th Grade5.90.79.04Well Above
7th Grade6.60.97.56Well Above
8th Grade1.50.91.73Above
Keystone6.23Well Above
Literature7.21.26.23Well Above
Hispanic
PSSA12.72Well Above
4th Grade2.00.63.65Well Above
5th Grade4.30.67.35Well Above
6th Grade4.30.67.3Well Above
7th Grade5.50.77.84Well Above
8th Grade2.40.83.0Well Above
Keystone4.63Well Above
Literature4.30.94.63Well Above
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA9.06Well Above
4th Grade-0.90.5-1.7Below
5th Grade3.50.56.97Well Above
6th Grade2.60.54.86Well Above
7th Grade3.40.65.25Well Above
8th Grade3.10.74.55Well Above
Keystone-1.6Below
Literature-1.20.8-1.6Below
Students with GIEPs
PSSA3.94Well Above
4th Grade-0.42.4-0.18Meets
5th Grade1.02.00.47Meets
6th Grade7.71.74.56Well Above
7th Grade8.42.23.83Well Above
8th Grade2.62.51.04Above
Keystone1.12Above
Literature3.22.81.12Above
Students with IEPs
PSSA6.25Well Above
4th Grade-1.60.7-2.41Well Below
5th Grade1.80.62.9Well Above
6th Grade1.60.62.62Well Above
7th Grade3.50.74.74Well Above
8th Grade4.30.85.6Well Above
Keystone-3.08Well Below
Literature-3.31.1-3.08Well Below
Two or More Races
PSSA6.47Well Above
4th Grade3.51.42.53Well Above
5th Grade4.11.33.2Well Above
6th Grade2.61.12.26Well Above
7th Grade7.21.35.6Well Above
8th Grade1.21.30.91Meets
Keystone0.59Meets
Literature1.01.80.59Meets
White
PSSA15.67Well Above
4th Grade3.80.57.05Well Above
5th Grade2.70.54.92Well Above
6th Grade4.20.67.51Well Above
7th Grade7.40.710.57Well Above
8th Grade3.40.74.86Well Above
Keystone3.34Well Above
Literature3.61.13.34Well Above
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Student Group

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
All Students
PSSA
4th Grade-3.92.8-1.36Below
8th Grade21.21.910.97Well Above
Keystone-2.62Well Below
Biology-1.50.6-2.62Well Below
American Indian/Alaskan Native
PSSA
8th Grade1.017.90.06Meets
Keystone-0.52Meets
Biology-3.26.1-0.52Meets
Asian
PSSA
4th Grade-1.88.8-0.2Meets
8th Grade56.94.712.12Well Above
Keystone10.84Well Above
Biology12.51.110.84Well Above
Black
PSSA
4th Grade-24.84.3-5.74Well Below
8th Grade13.52.55.44Well Above
Keystone-5.09Well Below
Biology-3.40.7-5.09Well Below
Economically Disadvantaged
PSSA
4th Grade-14.93.3-4.47Well Below
8th Grade20.12.19.52Well Above
Keystone-2.36Well Below
Biology-1.50.6-2.36Well Below
English Learner
PSSA
4th Grade-16.27.0-2.29Well Below
8th Grade48.34.012.09Well Above
Keystone8.82Well Above
Biology10.21.28.82Well Above
Hispanic
PSSA
4th Grade-12.45.5-2.27Well Below
8th Grade19.33.45.73Well Above
Keystone-1.43Below
Biology-1.30.9-1.43Below
Lowest performing 33% of students
PSSA
4th Grade-7.74.6-1.66Below
8th Grade40.72.914.07Well Above
Keystone5.71Well Above
Biology4.40.85.71Well Above
Students with GIEPs
PSSA
4th Grade36.117.52.06Well Above
8th Grade26.212.12.15Well Above
Keystone-1.0Meets
Biology-3.63.5-1.0Meets
Students with IEPs
PSSA
4th Grade-29.76.4-4.65Well Below
8th Grade30.23.88.02Well Above
Keystone3.82Well Above
Biology4.01.03.82Well Above
Two or More Races
PSSA
4th Grade22.511.51.96Above
8th Grade29.26.34.6Well Above
Keystone-0.89Meets
Biology-1.61.8-0.89Meets
White
PSSA
4th Grade28.05.05.58Well Above
8th Grade20.13.95.1Well Above
Keystone-5.9Well Below
Biology-6.61.1-5.9Well 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
PSSA26.75Well Above
4th Grade2.40.39.56Well Above
5th Grade3.40.313.14Well Above
6th Grade4.00.315.32Well Above
7th Grade5.10.317.2Well Above
8th Grade1.80.35.52Well Above
Keystone-3.35Well Below
Algebra I-2.00.6-3.35Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA29.18Well Above
4th Grade2.20.38.12Well Above
5th Grade3.70.313.8Well Above
6th Grade4.20.315.82Well Above
7th Grade5.50.317.93Well Above
8th Grade3.30.39.91Well Above
Keystone5.34Well Above
Literature2.90.55.34Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-3.92.8-1.36Below
8th Grade21.21.910.97Well Above
Keystone-2.62Well Below
Biology-1.50.6-2.62Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
Keystone-0.38Meets
Algebra I-2.05.3-0.38Meets
Science
PSSA
8th Grade1.017.90.06Meets
Keystone-0.52Meets
Biology-3.26.1-0.52Meets
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA11.95Well Above
4th Grade4.30.94.86Well Above
5th Grade4.91.14.56Well Above
6th Grade7.61.07.49Well Above
7th Grade7.71.26.52Well Above
8th Grade3.61.13.32Well Above
Keystone16.87Well Above
Algebra I18.31.116.87Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA11.12Well Above
4th Grade4.71.04.81Well Above
5th Grade3.81.13.46Well Above
6th Grade7.81.07.65Well Above
7th Grade7.91.26.47Well Above
8th Grade3.01.12.62Well Above
Keystone5.85Well Above
Literature6.61.15.85Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-1.88.8-0.2Meets
8th Grade56.94.712.12Well Above
Keystone10.84Well Above
Biology12.51.110.84Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA12.4Well Above
4th Grade1.80.44.37Well Above
5th Grade3.00.47.37Well Above
6th Grade2.30.45.89Well Above
7th Grade3.60.48.4Well Above
8th Grade1.10.52.21Well Above
Keystone-8.23Well Below
Algebra I-6.20.8-8.23Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA17.67Well Above
4th Grade1.20.42.82Well Above
5th Grade4.30.410.52Well Above
6th Grade3.70.49.25Well Above
7th Grade4.20.49.43Well Above
8th Grade3.90.57.83Well Above
Keystone2.32Well Above
Literature1.50.62.32Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-24.84.3-5.74Well Below
8th Grade13.52.55.44Well Above
Keystone-5.09Well Below
Biology-3.40.7-5.09Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA21.47Well Above
4th Grade3.00.310.06Well Above
5th Grade3.90.312.32Well Above
6th Grade3.60.311.6Well Above
7th Grade4.60.412.59Well Above
8th Grade1.10.42.9Well Above
Keystone-4.44Well Below
Algebra I-3.20.7-4.44Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA24.5Well Above
4th Grade2.40.37.56Well Above
5th Grade4.10.312.48Well Above
6th Grade4.20.313.37Well Above
7th Grade5.30.414.3Well Above
8th Grade3.10.47.73Well Above
Keystone3.69Well Above
Literature2.20.63.69Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-14.93.3-4.47Well Below
8th Grade20.12.19.52Well Above
Keystone-2.36Well Below
Biology-1.50.6-2.36Well Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA14.41Well Above
4th Grade5.50.78.23Well Above
5th Grade5.40.68.48Well Above
6th Grade6.70.610.4Well Above
7th Grade5.60.86.93Well Above
8th Grade0.50.90.52Meets
Keystone6.73Well Above
Algebra I7.31.16.73Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA12.69Well Above
4th Grade2.20.72.98Well Above
5th Grade5.70.78.54Well Above
6th Grade5.90.79.04Well Above
7th Grade6.60.97.56Well Above
8th Grade1.50.91.73Above
Keystone6.23Well Above
Literature7.21.26.23Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-16.27.0-2.29Well Below
8th Grade48.34.012.09Well Above
Keystone8.82Well Above
Biology10.21.28.82Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA13.13Well Above
4th Grade3.80.57.16Well Above
5th Grade5.00.68.98Well Above
6th Grade4.90.68.57Well Above
7th Grade4.20.76.3Well Above
8th Grade0.50.80.63Meets
Keystone-5.02Well Below
Algebra I-4.70.9-5.02Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA12.72Well Above
4th Grade2.00.63.65Well Above
5th Grade4.30.67.35Well Above
6th Grade4.30.67.3Well Above
7th Grade5.50.77.84Well Above
8th Grade2.40.83.0Well Above
Keystone4.63Well Above
Literature4.30.94.63Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-12.45.5-2.27Well Below
8th Grade19.33.45.73Well Above
Keystone-1.43Below
Biology-1.30.9-1.43Below
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA4.84Well Above
4th Grade1.20.52.56Well Above
5th Grade3.30.56.74Well Above
6th Grade1.30.52.46Well Above
7th Grade0.70.61.16Above
8th Grade-0.40.7-0.59Meets
Keystone-1.57Below
Algebra I-1.30.8-1.57Below
English Language Arts
PSSA9.06Well Above
4th Grade-0.90.5-1.7Below
5th Grade3.50.56.97Well Above
6th Grade2.60.54.86Well Above
7th Grade3.40.65.25Well Above
8th Grade3.10.74.55Well Above
Keystone-1.6Below
Literature-1.20.8-1.6Below
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-7.74.6-1.66Below
8th Grade40.72.914.07Well Above
Keystone5.71Well Above
Biology4.40.85.71Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA5.46Well Above
4th Grade2.82.21.24Above
5th Grade4.32.02.17Well Above
6th Grade2.81.61.73Above
7th Grade10.82.24.96Well Above
8th Grade5.12.52.09Well Above
Keystone5.68Well Above
Algebra I15.02.65.68Well Above
English Language Arts
PSSA3.94Well Above
4th Grade-0.42.4-0.18Meets
5th Grade1.02.00.47Meets
6th Grade7.71.74.56Well Above
7th Grade8.42.23.83Well Above
8th Grade2.62.51.04Above
Keystone1.12Above
Literature3.22.81.12Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade36.117.52.06Well Above
8th Grade26.212.12.15Well Above
Keystone-1.0Meets
Biology-3.63.5-1.0Meets
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA3.1Well Above
4th Grade-2.10.6-3.32Well Below
5th Grade1.60.62.55Well Above
6th Grade-0.30.6-0.45Meets
7th Grade3.60.74.97Well Above
8th Grade1.80.72.44Well Above
Keystone-2.41Well Below
Algebra I-2.51.0-2.41Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA6.25Well Above
4th Grade-1.60.7-2.41Well Below
5th Grade1.80.62.9Well Above
6th Grade1.60.62.62Well Above
7th Grade3.50.74.74Well Above
8th Grade4.30.85.6Well Above
Keystone-3.08Well Below
Literature-3.31.1-3.08Well Below
Science
PSSA
4th Grade-29.76.4-4.65Well Below
8th Grade30.23.88.02Well Above
Keystone3.82Well Above
Biology4.01.03.82Well Above
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA6.94Well Above
4th Grade0.21.30.19Meets
5th Grade4.81.23.92Well Above
6th Grade4.31.13.74Well Above
7th Grade7.91.26.57Well Above
8th Grade1.91.31.43Above
Keystone-2.03Well Below
Algebra I-3.21.6-2.03Well Below
English Language Arts
PSSA6.47Well Above
4th Grade3.51.42.53Well Above
5th Grade4.11.33.2Well Above
6th Grade2.61.12.26Well Above
7th Grade7.21.35.6Well Above
8th Grade1.21.30.91Meets
Keystone0.59Meets
Literature1.01.80.59Meets
Science
PSSA
4th Grade22.511.51.96Above
8th Grade29.26.34.6Well Above
Keystone-0.89Meets
Biology-1.61.8-0.89Meets
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Subject

Growth Measure

Standard Error

Growth IndexGrowth Color Indicator
Math
PSSA15.61Well Above
4th Grade2.70.55.31Well Above
5th Grade2.40.54.58Well Above
6th Grade5.30.69.49Well Above
7th Grade7.30.710.83Well Above
8th Grade3.10.74.46Well Above
Keystone0.48Meets
Algebra I0.51.10.48Meets
English Language Arts
PSSA15.67Well Above
4th Grade3.80.57.05Well Above
5th Grade2.70.54.92Well Above
6th Grade4.20.67.51Well Above
7th Grade7.40.710.57Well Above
8th Grade3.40.74.86Well Above
Keystone3.34Well Above
Literature3.61.13.34Well Above
Science
PSSA
4th Grade28.05.05.58Well Above
8th Grade20.13.95.1Well Above
Keystone-5.9Well Below
Biology-6.61.1-5.9Well 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