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PSSA Math Scores for the Colonial School District

Less than half of high school students tested measure as "advanced," according to the 2010-2011 PSSA.

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The 2010-2011 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) results show that less than half of tested high school students measure with "advanced" math skills, according to the recently-released test results from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The PSSA, which measures how well students have achieved in reading, mathematics, science and writing according to the DEP, showed that 47.9 percent of the 361 students tested during the 2010-2011 school year were operating at an advanced level for math, with 35.5 percent measuring as "proficient." 16.6 percent of tested students measured with "basic" or "below basic" math skills.

At the elementary level, Ridge Pike and both saw over 90 percent of tested students with advanced math skills. Those two schools, along with and Plymouth Elementary, saw zero percent of tested students possessing "below basic" math skills.

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Check the table below to see how the area's schools scored in Math on the PSSA. Check back tomorrow for the district's reading scores.

School Totals: Math

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Students Tested Advanced Math Proficient Math Basic Math Below Basic Math Colonial Elementary 650 74 percent 21.5 percent 3.8 percent .6 percent Colonial Middle 962 77.9 percent 17.6 percent 3.3 percent 1.2 percent Conshohocken Elementary 33 69.7 percent 24.2 percent 6.1 percent x Plymouth Elementary 110 78.2 percent 20.9 percent 0.9 percent x Plymouth Whitemarsh High School 361 47.9 percent 35.5 percent 13.0 percent 3.6 percent Ridge Pike Elementary 90 96.7 percent 3.3 percent x x Whitemarsh Elementary 119 90.8 percent 7.6 percent 1.7 percent x

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