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Wallingford-Swarthmore reports strong 2025 state assessment results but racial and income gaps persist
Summary
District officials said overall 2025 PSSA and Keystone results show high achievement and growth across the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, but leaders emphasized persistent gaps for Black/African American, economically disadvantaged and special education student groups and pledged targeted follow-up.
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District officials presented 2025 state assessment results on Nov. 20, saying the district posted high overall achievement and growth while acknowledging continuing proficiency gaps for some student groups.
Leslie Fatt, a member of the district’s Office of Teaching, Learning and Innovation, told the board the presentation covered achievement (PSSA and Keystone), growth (PVAAS/PVAS), the Pennsylvania Future Ready Index and building-level scores. “WSSD students are high performing,” Fatt said, and “on average, they outperformed statewide results…
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