Lakeland School District, Pennsylvania - Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade

PSSA Results:

8th Grade Reading

  • 2010 - 91% on grade level (4% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 81% of 8th graders on grade level.
  • 2009 - 85% (8% below basic), State - 80%
  • 2008 - % (% below basic), State - 78%
  • 2007 - % (% below basic), State - 75%

8th Grade Math:

  • 2010 - 77% on grade level (9% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 75% of 8th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 - 61% (17% below basic), State - 71%
  • 2008 - % (% below basic), State - 70%
  • 2007 - % (% below basic), State - 68%

8th Grade Science:

  • 2010 - 75% on grade level (13% below basic). State - 57% of 8th graders were on grade level.
  • 2009 - 60% (13% below basic), State - 55%
  • 2008 - %, State - 52%

The Lakeland School District 8th grade placed fifth out of the entire state of Pennsylvania in the writing section of the PSSAs. Also, the Lakeland High School's senior reading team in 2009 came in first place at the Lackawanna County Reading Team Competition. Lakeland also came in 3rd place in the 2008 MathCounts competition. In 2009, they came in 5th place, but team captain Greg Reeves came in 2nd in the individual portion of the competition and came in 1st in the Countdown Round, coming in 1st for Northeast Pennsylvania.

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