Philly students have shown improvement in a number of areas over the past three years, including test scores, but some measures are still far from the targets set by the city’s Board of Education.

According to preliminary performance data from 2021 to 2025, presented at a school board meeting in early October, students saw major increases in math test scores and attendance, as well as a decrease in student dropouts. However, reading scores dropped slightly.

Also, despite improvements, many of the reported test scores still did not meet projected targets .

“Rebounding from the pandemic”

In Pennsylvania, school students are required to take two standardized tests: the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) or the Pennsylvania Alternative System of Assessment (PASA) for stu

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