Pennsylvania State System Of Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 4 Science Test Scores By Proficiency Level (2008–2024)

Definition

The percent of fourth grade students who took the science PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test grouped by proficiency level.

Data Source

Pennsylvania Department of Education, Assessment and Accountability

District and school level results are also available.

Notes

Scores are not available for 2013-14.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, statewide PSSA & Keystone assessments were cancelled for the 2019-2020 school year.  For the 2020-2021 school year, Pennsylvania, like many states across the nation, afforded school entities the option to administer assessments at any time between the traditional spring window and the following fall to allow for flexibility as schools navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the test results will not be used for educator evaluations and the variability in testing periods, sharply reduced student participation rates, and other factors make comparisons between school entities and across school years improper.  Given these circumstances, the results should not be viewed as a complete, representative sample of all students in the commonwealth and will not be available.

Last Updated

2025-05