HARMONY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
REPORT CARD
2006-2007
2005-2006 District PSSA Results
Below is a chart representing the overall performance of Harmony Area School District on the Spring 2006 PSSA test in grades 3-8 and 11. The district scores are compared to the state average in each grade. The percentages reflect those students scoring at the proficiency level or above in math, reading and writing for grades 5, 8 and 11. The district averaged 62% proficient or advanced in reading and math.
Overall, the Harmony Area School District obtained AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) in the elementary, middle school and high school for the 2005-2006 school year. Meeting AYP is based on averaging 45% in math and 54% in reading as well as attendance rates and graduation percentages.
Percent
Proficient or Above
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Number
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Grade
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Average
Scaled Score |
Proficient
or Above (%) |
Proficient
or Above |
Total
tested* |
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Grade
3 |
Reading
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1250
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10
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21
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Mathematics
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1270
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12
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21
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Grade
4 |
Reading
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1340
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14
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21
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Mathematics
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1360
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16
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21
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Grade
5 |
Reading
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1340
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20
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31
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Mathematics
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1440
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21
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31
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Writing
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1200
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9
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30
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Grade
6 |
Reading
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1240
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14
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30
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Mathematics
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1390
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20
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30
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Grade
7 |
Reading
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1320
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20
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26
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Mathematics
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1500
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24
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26
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Grade
8 |
Reading
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1300
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17
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31
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Mathematics
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1330
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17
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31
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Writing
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1130
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6
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32
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Grade
11 |
Reading
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1300
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13
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23
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Mathematics
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1280
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9
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23
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Writing
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1370
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16
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22
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The
total number of students may not equal the total enrollment. See FAQ
for more information about which students are included in the report. |
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Students
in each Performance Level by Grade |
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Grade
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Below
Basic |
Basic
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Proficient
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Advanced
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Total
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Grade
3 |
Students
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6
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5
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6
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4
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21
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Students
(%) |
(29%) |
(24%) |
(29%) |
(19%) |
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Grade
4 |
Students
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3
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4
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10
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4
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21
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Students
(%) |
(14%) |
(19%) |
(48%) |
(19%) |
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Grade
5 |
Students
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6
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5
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11
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9
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31
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Students
(%) |
(19%) |
(16%) |
(35%) |
(29%) |
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Grade
6 |
Students
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9
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7
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8
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6
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30
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Students
(%) |
(30%) |
(23%) |
(27%) |
(20%) |
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Grade
7 |
Students
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3
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3
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18
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2
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26
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Students
(%) |
(12%) |
(12%) |
(69%) |
(8%) |
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Grade
8 |
Students
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7
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7
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8
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9
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31
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Students
(%) |
(23%) |
(23%) |
(26%) |
(29%) |
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Grade
11 |
Students
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6
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4
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9
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4
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23
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Students
(%) |
(26%) |
(17%) |
(39%) |
(17%) |
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Percentages
may not total 100 due to rounding. |
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Students
in each Performance Level by Grade |
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Grade
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Below
Basic |
Basic
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Proficient
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Advanced
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Total
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Grade
3 |
Students
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3
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6
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5
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7
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21
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Students
(%) |
(14%) |
(29%) |
(24%) |
(33%) |
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Grade
4 |
Students
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2
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3
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9
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7
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21
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Students
(%) |
(10%) |
(14%) |
(43%) |
(33%) |
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Grade
5 |
Students
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4
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6
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7
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14
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31
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Students
(%) |
(13%) |
(19%) |
(23%) |
(45%) |
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Grade
6 |
Students
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3
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7
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8
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12
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30
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Students
(%) |
(10%) |
(23%) |
(27%) |
(40%) |
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Grade
7 |
Students
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1
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1
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10
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14
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26
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Students
(%) |
(4%) |
(4%) |
(38%) |
(54%) |
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Grade
8 |
Students
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8
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6
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11
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6
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31
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Students
(%) |
(26%) |
(19%) |
(35%) |
(19%) |
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Grade
11 |
Students
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9
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5
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6
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3
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23
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Students
(%) |
(39%) |
(22%) |
(26%) |
(13%) |
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Percentages
may not total 100 due to rounding. |
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Students
in each Performance Level by Grade |
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Grade
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Below
Basic |
Basic
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Proficient
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Advanced
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Total
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Grade
5 |
Students
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0
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21
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8
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1
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30
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Students
(%) |
(0%) |
(70%) |
(27%) |
(3%) |
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Grade
8 |
Students
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3
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23
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6
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0
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32
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Students
(%) |
(9%) |
(72%) |
(19%) |
(0%) |
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Grade
11 |
Students
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0
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6
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15
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1
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22
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Students
(%) |
(0%) |
(27%) |
(68%) |
(5%) |
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What
is AYP?
What
is AYP?
No Child Left
Behind (NCLB) requires that all students reach the proficient level or above in
reading and mathematics by 2014. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is the way
we know that schools and districts are making progress towards that goal. School
districts and schools must show AYP in several measurable areas: student
achievement, attendance or graduation rates, and test participation.
AYP targets measure whether a school or district is making sufficient annual
progress towards the goal of 100% proficiency by the year 2014. Schools and
districts must demonstrate AYP for their overall student population and for all
racial and ethnic groups, students with limited English proficiency,
economically disadvantaged students, and special education students. (When these
subgroups contain fewer than 40 students, the subgroup is not separately
evaluated for AYP, but these students are always counted in the overall student
population.)
Schools
and districts must meet all targets, including performance targets for
subgroups, to make AYP. Schools with diverse student populations, may be
required to meet up to 41 targets.
What targets must schools hit to meet AYP?
Schools must hit targets in five areas in order to meet AYP. Those targets
are:
1. Attendance
or graduation rate (dependent upon type of school)
2. Participation in math assessment (overall and for all measurable
subgroups)
3. Participation in reading assessment (overall and for all measurable
subgroups)
4. Performance on math assessment (overall and for all measurable
subgroups)
5. Performance on reading assessment (overall and for all measurable
subgroups
*Assessment
= PSSA
Which
PSSA subjects and grades count toward AYP?
Math and reading are the subjects that count toward a school’s AYP status.
The 2005-06 AYP school and district calculations are based on PSSA results for
grades 3, 5, 8 and 11. Grades 4, 6 and 7 were tested, and results for
these grades will be reported to districts and schools, but these results were
not included in the 2005-06 AYP calculations.
Pennsylvania will use grades 4, 6 and 7 next year when two years of data will be
available for those grades.
How
do schools meet the attendance/graduation target?
The attendance rate applies to schools that do not have a high school graduating
class, and the rate is based on the entire school. The attendance
threshold is 90%, or any improvement from the previous year.
The
graduation rate applies to schools that have a high school graduating class, and
includes only students enrolled in that class. The graduation threshold is
80%, or any improvement from the previous year.
For both
attendance and graduation rates, the previous year’s data is used for this
portion of the AYP calculation. That means for 2005-06 AYP determinations a
school’s 2004-05 attendance or graduation rate is used in the calculation.
How
do schools meet AYP performance targets?
The state academic performance thresholds for this school year (2005-06) were
45% of students at or above proficient in mathematics and 54% of students at or
above proficient in reading. These thresholds are the same as last year’s and
will increase in the 2007-08 school year. These percentages will increase
gradually until the year 2014 when 100% of students are expected to be at or
above proficient in mathematics and reading
48% 
57% 
67% 
76% 
65% 
68% 
30% 
47% 
67% 
77% 
92% 
55% 
55% 
19% 
57% 
39% 
73%