▁Junior ; ▁ 1 9 . 5 ▁cred its ▁to ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁Senior . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁cred its , ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁College ▁and ▁Career ▁Read iness ▁Project , ▁the ▁AS V AB ▁test , ▁passed ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Ke yst one ▁Ex ams , ▁taken ▁the ▁PS AT , ▁a ▁res ume , ▁a ▁cover ▁letter , ▁a ▁senior ▁research ▁paper , ▁job ▁shadow ing , ▁and ▁community ▁service . ▁ ▁P SS A ▁Test ▁Results ▁ ▁Every ▁year , ▁each ▁student ▁state wide ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 3 ▁through ▁ 8 ▁must ▁take ▁a ▁state ▁required ▁' P SS A ', ▁or ▁' P en nsylvan ia ▁System ▁of ▁School ▁Ass ess ment ' ▁test . ▁The ▁results ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 ▁school ▁year ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 ▁school ▁year ▁are ▁as ▁follows . ▁▁ 8 th ▁Gra de ▁▁ ▁English ▁Language ▁Arts ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁- ▁ 3 3 . 5 % ▁Advanced / Pro fic ient ▁( 2 2 . 5 % ▁Below ▁Basic ) ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁- ▁ 3 9 . 7 % ▁Advanced / Pro fic ient ▁( 1 2 . 1 % ▁Below ▁Basic ) ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁- ▁ 4 4 . 4 % ▁Advanced / Pro fic ient ▁( 1 0