How Plum School District Students Did at Hitting PSSA Targets

Each school in the Plum School District—with the exception of Plum High School in math—met the state's annual yearly progress, or AYP, target rate in its Pennsylvania System of School Assessment scores.

This year's state target was to have at least 72 percent of district students proficient in reading and at least 67 percent proficient in math—the goals are 9 and 10 percent higher than last year's, respectively.

Schools that don't make AYP by reaching the targets can do so using the "safe harbor" provision, in which a school must move 10 percent of students in its two lowest performing subgroups into proficient or above.

AE Oblock Junior High School and Plum High School are the only schools in the district that have enough students to qualify for subgroups. These subgroups are special education at both schools and economically disadvantaged at the high school. These subgroups met AYP under the safe harbor provision.

Here's a percentage breakdown of students scoring at or above proficient. Note: These are preliminary scores.

MATH

Adlai Stevenson Elementary—98 percent in third grade; 90 percent in fourth grade; 79 percent in fifth grade; 97 percent in sixth grade.

Center Elementary—95 percent in third grade; 95 percent in fourth grade; 84 percent in fifth grade; 89 percent in sixth grade.

Holiday Park Elementary—80 percent in third grade; 93 percent in fourth grade; 69 percent in fifth grade; 88 percent in sixth grade.

Pivik Elementary—88 percent in third grade; 91 percent in fourth grade; 73 percent in fifth grade; 85 percent in sixth grade.

Regency Park Elementary—80 percent in third grade; 93 percent in fourth grade; 68 percent in fifth grade; 70 percent in sixth grade.

AE Oblock Junior High—87 percent in seventh grade; 78 percent in eighth grade; 35 percent of seventh-graders in the special education subgroup; 35 percent of eighth-graders in the special education subgroup.

Plum High School—60 percent in eleventh grade; 42 percent of eleventh-graders in the special education subgroup; 29 percent of eleventh-graders in the economically disadvantaged subgroup.

READING

Adlai Stevenson Elementary—93 percent in third grade; 69 percent in fourth grade; 70 percent in fifth grade; 78 percent in sixth grade.

Center Elementary—83 percent in third grade; 89 percent in fourth grade; 71 percent in fifth grade; 88 percent in sixth grade.

Holiday Park Elementary—89 percent in third grade; 87 percent in fourth grade; 84 percent in fifth grade; 81 percent in sixth grade.

Pivik Elementary—80 percent in third grade; 73 percent in fourth grade; 73 percent in fifth grade and 80 percent in sixth grade.

Regency Park Elementary—85 percent in third grade; 79 percent in fourth grade; 71 percent in fifth grade; and 73 percent in sixth grade.

AE Oblock Junior High—89 percent in seventh grade; 89 percent in eighth grade; 45 percent of seventh-graders in the special education subgroup; 45 percent of eighth-graders in the special education subgroup.

Plum High School—76 percent in 11th grade; 44 percent of eleventh-graders in the special education subgroup; 18 percent of eleventh-graders in the economically disadvantaged subgroup.

In writing, 73 percent of all fifth grade students, 81 percent of eighth-graders and 88 percent of high school juniors were at or above the proficiency level.

In science, 89 percent of fifth-graders, 90 percent of eighth-graders and 47 percent of high school juniors  excelled.