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Bethel Park SD presents mixed 2024–25 assessment results; board to continue curriculum pilots and benchmark testing
Summary
Administrators told the Bethel Park School District board that 2024–25 results showed gains in math and science growth for some cohorts but declines in ELA proficiency; the district will continue CKLA implementation, pilot new K–8 math curricula and expand the Firefly benchmark pilot while awaiting missing School Performance Profile data.
Bethel Park School District administrators on presented the district’s 2024–25 assessment outcomes and proposed next steps, saying results show a mix of gains and setbacks across grade levels and content areas.
"67% of the test takers passed the PSSA ELA exam," Mrs. Wells said as she summarized the district’s PSSA results and noted an overall 8 percentage-point drop in ELA proficiency in 2024–25. Administrators also reported math proficiency at 64% overall for PSSA test takers.
The presentation covered Keystone end-of-course exams at the high school level: "Overall, the administration of last year's test, it was 42% for algebra, 75% for literature, 60% for biology," a presenter reported, and explained the Future Ready PA Index uses the 11th‑grade cohort and students’ best module scores to compute the district composite.
Board members questioned whether statewide…
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