The state's 2023 PSSA test results are out. How did students in your district score?

Valerie Myers, Erie Times-News
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HARRISBURG — Student scores in Pennsylvania System of School Assessment testing last spring improved statewide from 2022, according to results released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education this month.

English language arts proficiency, measured by the number of students scoring as proficient or advanced in standardized testing, rose from 54.1% in 2022 to 54.5% this year.

The number of student scoring as proficient or advanced in math rose from 35.7% last year to 38.3% this year.

Science proficiency increased from 54.4% in 2022 to 58.9%.

But scores are still below pre-pandemic levels.

Students' scores on standardized tests are improving but aren't yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
Students' scores on standardized tests are improving but aren't yet back to pre-pandemic levels.

"This year's assessment results underscore what we have said before — that with each passing year, participation and achievement will continue to improve," Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Khalid N. Mumin said in releasing PSSA scores last week. "Pennsylvania’s results are well on their way to returning to pre-pandemic rates and we look forward to helping our students exceed those levels in the years ahead."

PSSA English and math tests are administered annually to students in grades three through eight. The PSSA science test is given to fourth- and eighth-graders.

How Erie County students scored

The 2023 PSSA English and math scores for students in each Erie County school district are listed below. Prior year scores, from 2022, are in parentheses.

The 2022 scores were calculated by adding scores from each school in a district, then dividing by the number of schools with students in grades three through eight.

The 2023 PSSA report includes both school-level and district-level results.

Corry Area School District

  • English: 15.6% (14.8%) advanced, 37.5% (40.7%) proficient, 34% (31%) basic, 12.8% (13.5%) below basic.

  • Math: 13.1% (14.9%) advanced, 30.1% (36.6%) proficient, 29.7% (31.7%) basic, 27% (16.8%) below basic.

Erie School District

  • English: 3.3% (2.5%) advanced, 18.8% (19.1%) proficient, 45.4% (39.6%) basic, 32.5% (38.8%) below basic.

  • Math: 3.5% (3.0%) advanced, 11% (8.7%) proficient, 22.9% (24.8%) basic, 62.6% (63.5%) below basic.

Fairview School District

  • English: 31.6% (30.6%) advanced, 44% (43.6%) proficient, 21.3% (19.4%) basic, 3.1% (6.2%) below basic.

  • Math: 32.4% (29.9%) advanced, 33.6% (28.7%) proficient, 23.2% (27.3%) basic, 10.8% (14%) below basic.

Fort LeBoeuf School District

  • English: 33% (32.8%) advanced, 41.6% (39.6%) proficient, 19.7% (20.5%) basic, 5.7% (7.2%) below basic.

  • Math: 30.9% ((29.1%) advanced; 29.7% (30.2%) proficient; 24.9% (23.8%) basic, 14.6% (17%) below basic.

General McLane School District

  • English: 24.9% (26.3%) advanced, 47.6% (48.5%) proficient, 22.8% (19.9%) basic, 4.7% (5%) below basic.

  • Math: 21% (29.8%) advanced, 37.1% (32.8%) proficient, 26% (24.5%) basic, 15.8% (12.9%) below basic.

Girard School District

  • English: 20.8% (18.7%) advanced, 39.5% (42.1%) proficient, 31.0% (29.7%) basic, 8.8% (9.6%) below basic.

  • Math: 23.5% (25.7%) advanced, 33.7% (26.5%) proficient, 23.3% (27.6%) basic, 19.5% (20.2%) below basic.

Harbor Creek School District

  • English: 28.7% (31.7%) advanced, 43.9% (45.1%) proficient, 23.1% (18.8%) basic, 4.3% (4.5%) below basic.

  • Math: 23.6% (25.8%) advanced, 36.8% (30.9%) proficient, 24.6% (27.4%) basic, 15% (16%) below basic.

Iroquois School District

  • English: 16.4% (17%) advanced, 33.1% (37.3%) proficient, 36% (32.4%) basic, 14.5% (13.4%) below basic.

  • Math: 14.1% (12.2%) advanced, 27% (23.7%) proficient, 29.5% (30.3%) basic, 29.3% (34%) below basic.

Millcreek Township School District

  • English: 22% (25.6%) advanced, 43% (42.7%) proficient, 29.1% (25.2%) basic, 5.9% (6.6%)below basic.

  • Math: 21.6% (21.2%) advanced, 31.1% (29%) proficient, 28.2% (30.6%) basic, 19.2% (19.2%) below basic.

North East School District

  • English: 24% (26.1%) advanced, 45.2% (43.7%) proficient, 26.1% (25.7%) basic, 4.7% (4.7%) below basic.

  • Math: 15.5% (16.7%) advanced, 32.5% (28.5%) proficient, 28.9% (28.5%) basic, 23.2% (26.2%) below basic.

Northwestern School District

  • English: 12.9% (12.8%) advanced, 42.4% (38%) proficient, 38% (37%) basic, 6.8% (12.2%) below basic.

  • Math: 16.5% (17.2%) advanced, 29.4% (30.1%) proficient, 28% (28.1%) basic, 26% (24.5%) below basic.

Union City Area School District

  • English: 13.5% (19.6%) advanced, 39.8% (41.4%) proficient, 34.6% (27.2%) basic, 12% (11.9%) below basic.

  • Math: 11.8% (13.3%) advanced, 24.1% (23.3% )proficient, 32.8% (30.3%) basic, 31.3% (33.2%) below basic.

Wattsburg Area School District

  • English: 17.4% (19.5%) advanced, 43.8% (42.9%) proficient, 31.3% (27%) basic, 7.5% (10.8%) below basic.

  • Math: 15.1% (16.2%) advanced, 32.5% (25.1%) proficient, 29.9% (31.8%) basic, 22.5% (26.9%) below basic.

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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Here's how Erie County students scored in 2023 PSSA testing