SCASD PSSA Retrospective

Non-parametric trend analysis of SCASD PSSA performance Methodology: • Review Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) math and reading scores from AY 2001- 2015 (public schools only) 1 . The original data sets 2 are found at: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/cwp/browse.asp?a=3&bc=0&c=27525&a_and_tNav=|633|&a_and_ tNav=| • Rank the percentage of students who were classified either “proficient” or “advanced” at each grade level 3 in descending order. Thus, a lower rank indicates better performance relative to other districts. • Report SCASD rank (out of 501 districts; 500 districts after 2009). • Non-parametric analysis is cut point agnostic and can be compared across years Data: Math Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 91 67 145 313 91 216 174 124 136 88 93 47 4 40 126 55 157 118 85 81 76 53 5 60 82 91 114 145 156 107 184 199 185 106 114 77 55 6 99 123 86 265 194 100 78 97 93 7 159 114 131 73 124 49 42 46 51 8 39 29 70 37 58 97 77 113 161 40 52 53 92 54 11 27 8 11 27 22 17 22 23 81 36 35 30 Reading/Literacy Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 56 37 74 89 70 85 96 107 136 100 78 58 4 25 84 87 80 59 85 119 125 46 5 115 105 74 126 101 92 44 82 92 58 89 135 67 42 6 35 48 92 94 99 69 71 103 102 7 56 23 39 20 25 31 26 33 71 8 48 30 49 36 77 72 68 61 42 45 60 28 49 85 11 90 36 63 100 69 41 35 48 119 17 49 46 1 The analysis was restricted to this millennium. PSSA data are available prior to 2001, but PDE did not summarize them at the district level. 2 2013 & 2014 PDE data are not available in a form amenable to this analysis. However, links to 2013 data obtained via a RTK request from the Senate Education Committee are provided at http://thenotebook.org/blog/158088/pennsylvania- keystone-pssa-test-results-in-spreadsheet-format. 3 PDE did not classify performance for Grade 3 in AY 2003 and 2004. For the purpose of this analysis, the raw scores were ranked in these two instances. Grade 11 PSSAs were discontinued in 2012-2013.

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The SCASD administration asked, "how do our student academic performances compare? (state, national, other communities)" Judge for yourself, using rankings of the district's standardized test scores from 2000-2015.

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Non-parametric trend analysis of SCASD PSSA performance Methodology

bull Review Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) math and reading scores from AY 2001-2015 (public schools only)1 The original data sets2 are found at httpwwwpdestatepausa_and_tcwpbrowseaspa=3ampbc=0ampc=27525ampa_and_tNav=|633|ampa_and_tNav=|

bull Rank the percentage of students who were classified either ldquoproficientrdquo or ldquoadvancedrdquo at each grade level3 in descending order Thus a lower rank indicates better performance relative to other districts

bull Report SCASD rank (out of 501 districts 500 districts after 2009) bull Non-parametric analysis is cut point agnostic and can be compared across years

Data Math

Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

3 91 67 145 313 91 216 174 124 136 88 93 47 4 40 126 55 157 118 85 81 76 53 5 60 82 91 114 145 156 107 184 199 185 106 114 77 55 6 99 123 86 265 194 100 78 97 93 7 159 114 131 73 124 49 42 46 51 8 39 29 70 37 58 97 77 113 161 40 52 53 92 54

11 27 8 11 27 22 17 22 23 81 36 35 30

ReadingLiteracy

Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

3 56 37 74 89 70 85 96 107 136 100 78 58 4 25 84 87 80 59 85 119 125 46 5 115 105 74 126 101 92 44 82 92 58 89 135 67 42 6 35 48 92 94 99 69 71 103 102 7 56 23 39 20 25 31 26 33 71 8 48 30 49 36 77 72 68 61 42 45 60 28 49 85

11 90 36 63 100 69 41 35 48 119 17 49 46

1 The analysis was restricted to this millennium PSSA data are available prior to 2001 but PDE did not summarize them

at the district level 2 2013 amp 2014 PDE data are not available in a form amenable to this analysis However links to 2013 data obtained via a

RTK request from the Senate Education Committee are provided at httpthenotebookorgblog158088pennsylvania-keystone-pssa-test-results-in-spreadsheet-format

3 PDE did not classify performance for Grade 3 in AY 2003 and 2004 For the purpose of this analysis the raw scores were ranked in these two instances Grade 11 PSSAs were discontinued in 2012-2013