PSSA Test Results -What do they mean?

Our initial examination

of

2015 PSSA results

September 17, 2015

What do we knowabout 2015 content?

• Based upon PA Core• Reported to be more “rigorous”

– Depth of questions2014 – 5th grade

In Jean’s class there are twice as many boys as girls. If there are 10 girls in the class, how many boys and girls are there in the class?

2015 – 5th gradeRuth and Mari sold fruit baskets for a school fundraiser. Ruth sold 42 fruit baskets. Mari sold twice as many fruit baskets as Ruth. They sold each fruit basket for $9. What is the total amount of money Ruth and Mari made selling fruit baskets?

Standard: Use whole numbers or decimals to compute accurately.

What do we knowabout the 2015 results?

What do we knowabout the 2015 results?

What do we knowabout 2015 results?

• School District of Haverford Township scores are still above the state average

ELA 2015Grade Haverford State Difference

3 85.7 62.1 23.64 87.1 58.6 28.55 88.1 62.0 26.16 86.5 60.8 25.77 84.3 66.1 18.28 81.7 58.4 23.3

What do we knowabout 2015 results?

• School District of Haverford Township scores are still above the state average

Math 2015Grade Haverford State Difference

3 72.4 48.5 23.94 73.5 44.4 29.15 67.1 42.8 24.36 63.0 39.8 23.27 57.8 33.1 24.78 63.2 29.9 33.3

Do the results tell us anything?

• Examine the “gap” in performance of students across the state compared to performance of SDHT students (LA)

Grade

Percentage Difference 2015

and 2014

3 3.5

4 7.6

5 0.2

6 3.7

7 1.4

8 9.9

Do the results tell us anything?

• Examine the “gap” in performance of students across the state compared to performance of SDHT students (Math)

GradePercentage Difference 2015 and 2014

3 5.4

4 10.4

5 1.5

6 2.8

7 9.5

8 12.6

How to read a student report

Other means of comparison• America’s Top Schools of 2015 (across the Nation)

– Measures include 6 indicators• College enrollment rate• Graduation rate• Weighted AP/IB tests• Weighted SAT/ACT results• Retention• Counselor/student ratio

– Haverford High School ranked 440 of all High School across the nation

– Garnet Valley the only other Delaware Co District

Our “take-aways”

• Haverford students have NOT changed.• The assessment HAS changed.• Some content must be taught a full grade

level earlier than under the previous Academic Content Standards

• New assessments require deeper knowledge, stronger problem solving and critical thinking skills

Our actions

• We will stay the course implementing curricula aligned to the PA Core standards which were Department Of Education approved in late 2013