Results from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests from last school year show York Suburban with the highest scores in the Lincoln IU 12 area of York, Adams, and Franklin counties.
In addition, York Suburban was one of only three districts in York County to meet or exceed Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards established by the federal government, which are measured through the PSSAs.
Dr. Patricia Maloney, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, said that results for all grade levels increased from the previous year, except for one set of results which showed a 4 percent decline.
In grades 3 through 5, Math results show 94 percent were at the proficient level with the state target at 67 percent. Reading for the same grades was at 88 percent with the state target at 72 percent.
Other test results show:
Middle school math was at 85 percent. That is above the state target of 67 percent, but below the 89 percent scored the previous year. On the reading ledger, the students were at 86 percent, consistent with a year earlier and above the state target of 72 percent.
At the high school, math scores came in 79 percent proficiency, a major increase from the previous year and beating the state target of 67 percent. In reading, the students scored 81 percent, also an increase from a year earlier and above the 72 percent state target.
Writing proficiency for students showed improvement across the board: grades 3 through 5 were at 81 percent, middle school at 91 percent, and high school 92 percent.
“The results tell me the efforts of our students and staff paid off, we had a great year,” Dr. Maloney said. The middle school math results show “we need to meet the students’ needs at all levels.” She said the district has been analyzing the data and modifying instruction to meet those needs.