What do the latest test scores say about Centre County schools? Here’s what to know

All but three of Centre County’s 30 public schools beat Pennsylvania’s average proficiency rates in English and math during the 2024-25 testing cycle. Statewide, math scores ticked up, while English scores fell.

Science exams were waived during the most recent testing cycle as Pennsylvania adopts new curriculum standards.

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Here are a few key takeaways from the testing cycle:

• Across Pennsylvania, math proficiency on Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams rose from 40.2% to 41.7%, while English proficiency fell from 53.9% to 49.9% between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 testing cycles.
• Two schools — State College Area High School and Ferguson Township Elementary School — topped the state’s 2033 English proficiency goal of 81.1%. Eight schools beat the 2033 math benchmark of 71.8%.
• Every State College and Penns Valley school tested above state averages in both English and math. At least two schools in the Bellefonte, Bald Eagle and Philipsburg-Osceola districts fell below state averages in one or both subjects.
• Philipsburg-Osceola Middle School posted the county’s biggest year-over-year improvement on its Act 13 Building Score, gaining 12.3 points. Penns Valley Junior-Senior High School saw the largest drop (10.9 points) through the metric, which evaluates individual school performance by measuring attendance, test scores and growth.
• Starting with the 2025-26 cycle, the Delta Program’s testing data will be reported separately from the rest of the State College district after splitting into its own middle and high school.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.