Spring 2018 PSSA & Keystone - State Testing Results...Report Purpose To provide a districtwide overview of student performance as measured by Pennsylvania’s PSSA and Keystone in

Spring 2018 PSSA & Keystone - State Testing Results

Wissahickon School District | January 2019

Analytics that inspire student success.TM

This Evening’s Report

Purpose

To provide a districtwide overview of student performance as measured by Pennsylvania’s PSSA and Keystone in the spring of 2018

• The overview is organized by content:

ELA – Grades 3-11

Mathematics – Grades 3-11

Science – Grades 4 & 8

• The varied lenses through which this data is viewed:

Districtwide Overview – Focus on Program

Schoolwide View – Focus on Grade Level Trends

Classroom View – Focus on Individual Students

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Peering Methodology

This peer group isolates a

custom peer group inclusive

of districts most similar to

Wissahickon

demographically.

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Demographic Peers(Based on Ethnicity, Economically Disadvantaged,

Enrollment, and Spending Per Pupil)((

Colonial SD

Hatboro-Horsham SD

North Penn SD

Springfield Township SD

Upper Dublin SD

Wissahickon SD

High Scoring Peers (High Scoring Based on 2015 PSSA Results)

Lower Merion SD

Radnor Township SD

Tredyffrin-Easttown SD

Unionville-Chadds Ford SD

Wallingford-Swarthmore SD

Wissahickon SD

This peer group isolates a

custom peer group inclusive

of districts among the

highest 2015 PSSA scores in

Pennsylvania.

PSSA | Grades 3-5 | ELA | Demographic Peers

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PSSA Proficiency Trends in English-Language Arts

PSSA | Grades 3-5 | ELA Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)

Advanced Proficient BasicBelow

Basic

Students

Tested

Upper Dublin SD 86.4% 1 13 34% 53% 12% 1% 873

Wissahickon SD 81.9% 2 42 33% 49% 16% 2% 1,055

Colonial SD 81.1% 3 50 35% 46% 17% 2% 1,124

Springfield

Township SD76.1% 4 90 25% 52% 21% 3% 586

Hatboro-Horsham

SD74.9% 5 106 24% 51% 20% 5% 1,020

North Penn SD 74.3% 6 114 29% 45% 21% 4% 2,783

PSSA | Grades 3-5 | ELA | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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PSSA | Grades 3-5 | ELA Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD90.6% 1 4 51% 39% 8% 1% 908

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD89.4% 2 7 46% 43% 10% 1% 1,535

Radnor Township

SD89.1% 3 8 46% 43% 9% 1% 744

Lower Merion SD 87.3% 4 11 49% 39% 10% 2% 1,848

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD85.6% 5 17 44% 42% 13% 2% 795

Wissahickon SD 81.9% 6 42 33% 49% 16% 2% 1,055

PSSA | Grades 6-8 | ELA | Demographic Peers

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PSSA | Grades 6-8 | ELA Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 86.7% 1 13 42% 45% 13% 1% 1,036

Upper Dublin SD 86.0% 2 17 35% 51% 13% 1% 858

Colonial SD 78.8% 3 65 31% 47% 19% 2% 982

North Penn SD 78.6% 4 69 33% 46% 19% 2% 2,816

Hatboro-Horsham

SD77.2% 5 83 25% 52% 21% 1% 1,025

Springfield

Township SD74.9% 6 101 25% 50% 22% 3% 507

PSSA | Grades 6-8 | ELA | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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PSSA | Grades 6-8 | ELA Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD90.1% 1 4 43% 47% 10% 0% 970

Radnor Township

SD88.4% 2 6 45% 44% 11% 1% 831

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD87.8% 3 9 37% 51% 12% 0% 1,551

Wissahickon SD 86.7% 4 13 42% 45% 13% 1% 1,036

Lower Merion SD 85.7% 5 19 38% 47% 13% 1% 1,795

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD84.4% 6 25 40% 44% 15% 1% 828

Keystone | Grade 11 | ELA | Demographic Peers

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Keystone Proficiency Trends in English-Language Arts

Keystone | Grade 11 | ELA Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 94% 1 6 34% 60% 4% 2% 310

Colonial SD 90% 2 37 19% 71% 7% 3% 366

North Penn SD 89% 3 47 18% 71% 8% 3% 1,025

Upper Dublin SD 89% 3 47 25% 65% 8% 2% 364

Springfield

Township SD85% 5 95 14% 71% 14% 1% 177

Hatboro-Horsham

SD63% 6 420 5% 58% 28% 9% 394

Keystone | Grade 11 | ELA | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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Keystone Proficiency Trends in English-Language Arts

Keystone | Grade 11 | ELA Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 94% 1 6 34% 60% 4% 2% 310

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD94% 1 6 22% 72% 4% 2% 266

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD93% 3 15 32% 62% 5% 1% 358

Lower Merion SD 92% 4 26 27% 65% 6% 2% 695

Radnor Township

SD92% 4 26 29% 63% 7% 1% 276

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD92% 4 26 24% 68% 7% 1% 493

Moving forward…in English-Language Arts

1. Continuing efforts to support students in thinking about complex text… (text-dependent analysis)

2. Building reading stamina and capacity through a focus on accountable independent reading…

3. Opening our English-Language Arts curriculum review…

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PSSA | Grades 3-5 | Math | Demographic Peers

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PSSA Proficiency Trends in Mathematics

72.4%

78.1% 77.5% 78.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018

PSSA % Proficient

Wissahickon SD Peers All Districts

PSSA | Grades 3-5 | Math Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 78.0% 1 17 46% 32% 15% 7% 1,054

Upper Dublin SD 77.4% 2 19 42% 36% 16% 7% 871

Colonial SD 72.7% 3 33 36% 37% 20% 7% 1,123

Hatboro-Horsham

SD58.7% 4 161 24% 35% 26% 15% 1,022

North Penn SD 58.0% 5 171 24% 34% 25% 17% 2,789

Springfield

Township SD55.4% 6 208 18% 37% 29% 15% 588

PSSA | Grades 3-5 | Math | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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72.4%

78.1% 77.5% 78.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018

PSSA % Proficient


PSSA | Grades 3-5 | Math Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Lower Merion SD 81.9% 1 5 50% 32% 12% 6% 1,853

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD81.6% 2 7 49% 33% 13% 6% 910

Radnor Township

SD79.8% 3 9 45% 35% 14% 6% 741

Wissahickon SD 78.0% 4 17 46% 32% 15% 7% 1,054

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD75.8% 5 24 42% 34% 15% 9% 795

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD75.5% 6 26 41% 34% 17% 8% 1,534

PSSA | Grades 6-8 | Math | Demographic Peers

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59.1%61.6%

58.7% 59.6%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018

PSSA % Proficient


PSSA | Grades 6-8 | Math Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Upper Dublin SD 65.1% 1 18 32% 34% 23% 12% 857

Wissahickon SD 59.6% 2 34 30% 29% 26% 14% 1,037

Springfield

Township SD58.3% 3 41 31% 28% 21% 20% 508

Colonial SD 58.2% 4 42 28% 30% 28% 14% 984

Hatboro-Horsham

SD55.2% 5 67 25% 31% 28% 17% 1,026

North Penn SD 51.8% 6 90 20% 32% 26% 22% 2,820

PSSA | Grades 6-8 | Math | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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59.1%61.6%

58.7% 59.6%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018

PSSA % Proficient


PSSA | Grades 6-8 | Math Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Radnor Township

SD74.1% 1 3 41% 33% 17% 9% 830

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD70.7% 2 6 35% 35% 21% 9% 970

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD68.8% 3 9 37% 32% 21% 10% 1,548

Lower Merion SD 68.3% 4 10 35% 33% 21% 10% 1,790

Wissahickon SD 59.6% 5 34 30% 29% 26% 14% 1,037

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD55.4% 6 65 29% 27% 24% 20% 828

Keystone | Grade 11 | Algebra I | Demographic Peers

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Keystone Proficiency Trends in Algebra I

88.0%

96.3%92.8% 92.5% 92.2%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Keystone % Proficient


Keystone | Grade 11 | Algebra I Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 92% 1 7 52% 41% 6% 1% 308

North Penn SD 85% 2 48 52% 33% 13% 2% 1,026

Colonial SD 84% 3 60 49% 35% 13% 3% 363

Upper Dublin SD 81% 4 97 50% 31% 17% 2% 363

Springfield

Township SD80% 5 109 29% 51% 16% 4% 177

Hatboro-Horsham

SD69% 6 293 26% 44% 25% 5% 399

Keystone | Grade 11 | Algebra I | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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Keystone Proficiency Trends in Algebra I

88.0%

96.3%92.8% 92.5% 92.2%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018



Keystone | Gr. 11 | Algebra I Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD94% 1 1 66% 29% 4% 1% 494

Wissahickon SD 92% 2 7 52% 41% 6% 1% 308

Radnor Township

SD92% 2 7 67% 25% 7% 1% 277

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD91% 4 14 58% 33% 8% 1% 355

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD90% 5 19 50% 40% 8% 2% 268

Lower Merion SD 83% 6 71 41% 42% 14% 3% 696

Moving forward…in Mathematics

1. Continuing to develop students’ higher order thinking skills so that they can analyze a given problem and successfully solve it

2. Constructing thoughtful, meaningful responses in which students demonstrate and explain their work

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PSSA | Grades 4 & 8 | Science | Demographic Peers

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PSSA Proficiency Trends in Science

85.8% 84.2%80.3%

86.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018

PSSA % Proficient


PSSA | Grade 4 | Science Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 94.4% 1 33 61% 33% 5% 1% 338

Colonial SD 93.6% 2 46 43% 50% 6% 0% 379

Upper Dublin SD 89.5% 3 125 57% 33% 10% 1% 313

Springfield

Township SD87.8% 4 163 39% 49% 11% 1% 197

Hatboro-Horsham

SD84.6% 5 239 41% 44% 15% 1% 358

North Penn SD 83.0% 6 285 42% 41% 14% 3% 928

PSSA | Grade 8 | Science Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Wissahickon SD 78.1% 1 25 32% 46% 17% 5% 356

Upper Dublin SD 75.8% 2 43 33% 43% 21% 4% 297

Hatboro-Horsham

SD72.5% 3 72 34% 39% 21% 6% 349

Colonial SD 71.5% 4 88 34% 37% 19% 10% 323

Springfield

Township SD71.4% 5 90 27% 44% 16% 13% 157

North Penn SD 68.5% 6 126 32% 37% 19% 12% 900

PSSA | Grades 4 & 8 | Science | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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PSSA Proficiency Trends in Science

85.8% 84.2%80.3%

86.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

2015 2016 2017 2018

PSSA % Proficient


PSSA | Grade 4 | Science Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD95.0% 1 25 75% 20% 4% 1% 317

Wissahickon SD 94.4% 2 33 61% 33% 5% 1% 338

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD94.3% 3 41 65% 30% 6% 0% 477

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD93.9% 4 36 62% 32% 6% 0% 247

Radnor Township

SD93.8% 5 43 65% 29% 5% 1% 244

Lower Merion SD 92.5% 6 54 61% 32% 6% 1% 583

PSSA | Grade 8 | Science Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD86.5% 1 2 55% 32% 10% 3% 341

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD82.7% 2 12 51% 31% 12% 5% 480

Radnor Township

SD80.6% 3 16 39% 42% 12% 8% 294

Wissahickon SD 78.1% 4 25 32% 46% 17% 5% 356

Lower Merion SD 75.8% 5 43 37% 39% 15% 9% 549

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD75.0% 6 46 41% 34% 15% 10% 292

Keystone | Grade 11 | Biology | Demographic Peers

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Keystone Proficiency Trends in Biology

82.0%

89.9%

85.6%87.3% 87.8%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018



Keystone | Grade 11 | Biology Rankings | Demographic Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Colonial SD 89% 1 20 59% 30% 8% 3% 365

Wissahickon SD 88% 2 28 51% 36% 10% 3% 310

North Penn SD 87% 3 33 51% 36% 9% 4% 1,026

Upper Dublin SD 85% 4 45 53% 32% 10% 5% 366

Springfield

Township SD75% 5 178 40% 35% 20% 5% 177

Hatboro-Horsham

SD63% 6 347 31% 33% 24% 12% 394

Keystone | Grade 11 | Biology | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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Keystone Proficiency Trends in Biology

82.0%

89.9%

85.6%87.3% 87.8%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018



Keystone | Grade 11 | Biology Rankings | PSSA High Scoring Peers

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District Total %

Proficient

Peer

Rank

School

District Rank

(out of 500)


Basic

Students

Tested

Tredyffrin-Easttown

SD92% 1 7 59% 32% 8% 1% 496

Unionville-Chadds

Ford SD90% 2 13 54% 36% 8% 2% 355

Lower Merion SD 89% 3 20 65% 24% 7% 4% 695

Radnor Township

SD89% 3 20 55% 34% 8% 3% 281

Wissahickon SD 88% 5 28 51% 36% 10% 3% 310

Wallingford-

Swarthmore SD79% 6 121 49% 30% 16% 5% 263

Moving forward…in Science

1. Including a biological, physical, and earth/space science unit at each elementary grade level

2. Increasing emphasis on an inquiry-based approach to science (Next Generation Science Standards)

3. Continuing focus on higher order thinking skills in both instructional approach and assessment

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Documents

Spring 2018 PSSA & Keystone - State Testing Results...Report Purpose To provide a districtwide overview of student performance as measured by Pennsylvania’s PSSA and Keystone in