K-12 Pennsylvania Testing Page 2023-2024 School Year

"...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..."

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PSSA Released Items (Tests)

2017-2018 Test Design

PCS PSSA Mathematics Test Design (PDF)

2018 Item and Scoring Samplers

2018 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 3 (PDF)
2018 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 4 (PDF)
2018 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 5 (PDF)
2018 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 6 (PDF)
2018 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 7 (PDF)
2018 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 8 (PDF)

2017 Item and Scoring Samplers

2017 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 3 (PDF)
2017 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 4 (PDF)
2017 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 5 (PDF)
2017 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 6 (PDF)
2017 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 7 (PDF)
2017 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 8 (PDF)

2016 Item and Scoring Samplers

2016 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 3 (PDF)
2016 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 4 (PDF)
2016 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 5 (PDF)
2016 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 6 (PDF)
2016 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 7 (PDF)
2016 Mathematics Item and Scoring Sampler Grade 8 (PDF)

The following files are American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant documents that can be accessed by software programs for disabled users; therefore the handwritten student responses have been transcribed into typed responses for this purpose. The content is the same in both documents.