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Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
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Performance Level Descriptors and Cut Scores
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Performance Level Descriptors and Cut Scores
PSSA Cut Scores
(PDF)
PSSA English Language Arts Performance Level Descriptors
(PDF)
PSSA Mathematics Performance Level Descriptors
(PDF)
2008 PSSA Cut Scores and 2011 PSSA-M Cut Scores
(PDF)