▁be ▁added . ▁For ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁passing ▁a ▁civ ics ▁and ▁government ▁exam ▁will ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁requirements . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁field ▁tested ▁the ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 , ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁English ▁Lit ▁ex ams . ▁The ▁state wide ▁results ▁were : ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 ▁ 3 8 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level , ▁Bi ology ▁ 3 5 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level ▁and ▁English ▁Lit ▁- ▁ 4 9 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level . ▁Ind ividual ▁student , ▁school ▁or ▁district ▁reports ▁were ▁not ▁made ▁public , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁district ▁officials ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁Stud ents ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁special ▁needs ▁and ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁an ▁Ind ividual ▁Edu c ational ▁Program ▁( IE P ) ▁may ▁gradu ate ▁by ▁meeting ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁their ▁IE P . ▁ ▁School ▁Performance ▁Profile ▁Lower ▁D au ph in ▁High ▁School ▁achieved ▁ 9 2 . 3 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁Ref lect s ▁on - grade - level ▁reading , ▁mathematics ▁and ▁science ▁achiev ement . ▁In ▁reading / liter ature ▁- ▁ 8 3 . 5 % ▁were ▁on ▁grade ▁level . ▁In ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 , ▁ 7 3 % ▁showed ▁on - grade - level ▁mathematics ▁skills . ▁In ▁Bi ology , ▁ 6 4 % ▁showed ▁on - grade - level ▁science ▁understanding . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania