Students in grades 4 and 8 are also assessed in skills relating to natural science, including the field of data interpretation and analysis.
Basic work indicates a partial understanding and limited display of the skills included in the Pennsylvania Academic Content Standards.
Below Basic work indicates little understanding and minimal display of the skills included in the Pennsylvania Academic Content Standards.
There is a major need for additional instructional opportunities and/or increased student academic commitment to achieve the Proficient Level.Districts must meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in reading and math.
Schools which fail to meet AYP for two consecutive years are subject to sanctions, such as loss of funding and restaffing.
[9] Math reporting categories include numbers and operations, measurement, geometry, algebraic concepts, and data analysis and probability.