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Elementary PSSA Results Comparison by Building
Fairview Elementary Grades 3-5
Hartwood Elementary Grades 3-5
Kerr Elementary Grades 3-5
O’Hara Elementary Grades 3-5
State Averages Grades 3-5
2015
Math
87.5%
72.4%
58.3%
78.6%
45.2%
2018
Math
95.8%
84.5%
74.9%
85.8%
47.6%
2015
ELA
94.1%
81.4%
70.5%
86.9%
60.8%
2018
ELA
98.2%
90.2%
82.7%
89.6%
60.9%
2015
2018
Science* Science*
98.6%
100%
89.8%
95.3%
90.6%
96.8%
87.5%
92.6%
77.3%
75.5%
% = Percent scoring advanced and profi cient; ELA = English Language Arts
*Science is only tested at grade four.
Middle School PSSA Results Comparison
DMS Grades 6-8
State Averages Grades 6-8
2015
Math
57.0%
34.1%
2018
Math
67.9%
36.5%
2015
ELA
80.8%
59.1%
2018
ELA
86.4%
61.9%
2015
2018
Science* Science*
79.9%
78.6%
58.8%
53.9%
% = Percent scoring advanced and profi cient; ELA = English Language Arts
*Science is only tested at grade eight.
District Elementary 2015-2018 PSSA
Math/ELA/Science Scores Comparison
3 rd Grade Math
3 rd Grade ELA 2015
82.0%
88.0% 2016
85.6%
86.6% 2017
88.4%
90.3% 2018
91.0%
93.4%
4 th Grade Math
4 th Grade ELA
4 th Grade Science* 70.5%
80.3%
90.8% 75.8%
83.4%
91.8% 81.0%
86.3%
95.3% 81.6%
87.9%
95.7%
5 th Grade Math
5 th Grade ELA 72.3%
82.8% 71.2%
83.8% 78.6%
86.1% 83.4%
88.7%
% = Percent scoring advanced and profi cient; ELA = English Language Arts
*Science is only tested at grade four.
Middle School 2015-2018 PSSA
Math/ELA/Science Scores Comparison
6 th Grade Math
6 th Grade ELA 2015
59.9%
80.6% 2016
69.3%
81.6% 2017
57.2%
83.1% 2018
67.9%
84.9%
7 th Grade Math
7 th Grade ELA 53.3%
77.8% 60.9%
87.5% 67.0%
85.2% 68.4%
87.0%
8 th Grade Math
8 th Grade ELA
8 th Grade Science* 58.3%
84.4%
79.9% 60.5%
81.0%
78.5% 66.1%
86.7%
79.0% 67.4%
87.0%
78.6%
% = Percent scoring advanced and profi cient; ELA = English Language Arts
*Science is only tested at grade eight.
• The PSSA ELA assessment encompasses reading, writing, and language arts.
• Students in grades three-eight take the ELA and math assessments.
• Students in grades four and eight also take a science assessment.
• Students are rated as Advanced, Profi cient, Basic, and Below Basic based on their
display of grade-level skills. Fox Chapel Area students always score above the
state averages.
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