Great Valley School District

Creating a new age of learning

Pennsylvania State Testing

The annual Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is a standards-based, criterion-referenced assessment used to measure a student's attainment of the academic standards while also determining the degree to which school programs enable students to attain proficiency of the standards. Every Pennsylvania student in grades 3 through 8 is assessed in English/Language Arts and math. Every Pennsylvania student in grades 4 and 8 is assessed in science.
About the PSSA
What is the PSSA? When did it start? What is its purpose?
Learn more about the PSSA
When will students take them?
What are example items (Item Samplers)?
Pennsylvania Standards Alignment System resources
What additional information has the state provided to schools and parents?
Great Valley PSSA contact:
Stephen O'Toole
Director of Technology, Accountability, and Enrichment programs
610-889-2125

Great Valley School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, age, creed religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or handicap/disability in its programs and activities, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Chapter 15 of the Pennsylvania School Code and Americans with Disabilities Act. For information regarding civil rights, grievance procedures, services, activities and facilities accessible to and usable by handicapped persons, contact Great Valley School District, 301 Lindenwood Road, Suite 210, Malvern, PA 19355, (610) 889-2125, ext. 52116.

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