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Academic Achievement

cover of the 2025 Academic Achievement and Growth Report

The first annual report was compiled in the fall of 2013 to reflect student performance on a variety of standardized measures. This public display of standardized test results provides the highest levels of transparency. The format of the report has evolved over the course of the past decade. Major shifts in focus include: emphasis on both achievement and growth; top decile comparisons where available; expanded focus on measures of learning; and a focus on data for action. The Annual Achievement and Growth Report (AAGR) and In-Depth Program Review (IDPR) processes are both designed to analyze performance with further connection to the building-specific strategic plan focus areas.

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High Level Findings

In comparison to the state average and top decile benchmark, PRSD students are performing at high levels on the PSSA and Keystone Exams.

  • Pine-Richland students performed in the top decile in all twelve PSSA-tested areas. Students met or exceeded target achievement across all grade levels and content areas.
     
  • Pine-Richland students performed in the top decile in all three Keystone Exam-tested areas, consistent with prior years.
     
  • Pine-Richland students met or exceeded the PVAAS growth standard in eight of 10 PSSA-tested areas. This is an increase from 2024’s results.
     
  • Pine-Richland students met or exceeded the PVAAS growth standard in all three Keystone Exam-tested areas, consistent with 2024 results.
     
  • On both the PSSA and Keystone Exams, Pine-Richland students in special education with an IEP performed at levels much higher than the state proficiency average of special education students, and in some cases, more akin to the general population's proficiency average.
     
  • On both the PSSA and Keystone Exams, Pine-Richland students who are economically disadvantaged exceeded the state proficiency average scores of all tested students in all tests.

In comparison to state and national averages, Pine-Richland students are outperforming benchmarks on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), American College Test (ACT) and Advanced Placement (AP) Exams.

  • Pine-Richland students outperformed benchmarks and achieved at near historic levels on the SAT and ACT.
     
  • Over 1,300 AP exams were taken by Pine-Richland students. 84% of students scored 3 or higher. 

Targets for Achievement and Growth

Achievement data for Pine-Richland students is compared generally to other students in the state and particularly to students scoring in the top decile (e.g. top 10% of public schools in Pennsylvania). For achievement goals, performance within the top decile is the most relevant and challenging comparator group.  These comparisons provide a context for understanding how well we are educating our students. 

Growth data is provided to each school district, based on the PSSA and Keystone Exams, by the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS). “Growth” as defined by PVAAS, is “the relative change in achievement for a group of students from one point in time to the next” and is measured by “ the difference between expected achievement and actual achievement for a group of students” (PVAAS SAS Website, 2024) using normal curve equivalents (NCEs) to compare current performance to estimate the average NCE change for a group of students. Our growth target is to ensure evidence of meeting the growth standard for each group of students (e.g. meets, above, well above). 

Goals

  • Goal #1: Achieve within the top decile (e.g. top 10%) of public schools within Pennsylvania. 
  • Goal #2: Make at least one year’s growth (e.g. meets, above, well above)

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