Students On 'Steady' Growth Path In Hatboro-Horsham

HATBORO / HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — Hatboro-Horsham students are on a "steady path" of academic achievement and growth, according to recent PSSA and Keystone Exam scores.

At its meeting last month, the Hatboro-Horsham School Board heard a presentation from Assistant Schools Superintendent Ted Domers and Director of Curriculum David Weber on the district's progress regarding the most recent academic achievement and growth data.

“Overall, we are very proud of our achievement and growth that our students demonstrated last spring,’’ Domers said.

They stated that scores experienced some fluctuations, students are on a steady path of improvement, and are increasingly approaching pre-pandemic levels.

The academic achievement data indicated that elementary students surpassed the state averages in all tested areas of the PSSAs. Meanwhile, middle school students exceeded the state averages in all tested areas for both the PSSAs and the Keystone exam.

The two school officials also noted that Hatboro-Horsham High School students exceeded state averages and growth projections on all Keystone exams.

In regard to the results, school officials outlined:

• The state average was topped in all six of the PSSA tests in elementary schools by greater than 10 percent.
• Keith Valley Middle School students exceeded the state average on all six PSSA tests, with 96 percent of students passing the Algebra test. All math assessments also exceed expected growth.
• Students at Hatboro-Horsham High School exceeded the state average on all three Keystone tests for Algebra 1, Biology, and Literature. High school students outperformed the state average on those tests by greater than 10 percent and had a 10 percent increase in the passing rate on the Literature test.
• The district exceeded the state average on 15 of 15 assessments, and exceeded expected growth in nine of 13 assessments.

Schools Superintendent Scott Eveslage said that students do need to improve in some areas.

One area he cited was declining ELA test scores among fifth-graders, which he said is being seen both statewide and across the nation.