Pennsylvania K–6 academic standards
- Standards
- 1,335
- Subjects
- 11
- Source documents
- 6
- Sources last checked
- August 3, 2026
Core academics
English language arts
386 standardsPennsylvania Core Standards for English Language Arts · adopted 2014
Mathematics
91 standardsPennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics · adopted 2014
Science
85 standardsPennsylvania Integrated Standards for Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology and Engineering (K-5) · adopted 2022
Social studies
442 standardsPennsylvania Academic Standards for Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and History · adopted 2009
The arts
Visual art
54 standardsAcademic Standards for the Arts and Humanities · adopted 2002
Music
54 standardsAcademic Standards for the Arts and Humanities · adopted 2002
Dance
54 standardsAcademic Standards for the Arts and Humanities · adopted 2002
Theatre
54 standardsAcademic Standards for the Arts and Humanities · adopted 2002
Media arts
None publishedPA's 2002 Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities enumerate exactly four disciplines: 'The arts include dance, music, theatre and visual arts.' Media arts is not a PA arts discipline (and did not exist as an NCAS discipline until NCAS 2014).
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Specials
Health
27 standardsAcademic Standards for Health, Safety & Physical Education · adopted 2002
Physical education
24 standardsAcademic Standards for Health, Safety & Physical Education · adopted 2002
Technology
64 standardsPennsylvania Integrated Standards for Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology and Engineering (K-5) · adopted 2022
Social-emotional learning
None publishedNo discrete K-6 SEL academic standards.
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Sources
Pennsylvania State Board of Education / Pennsylvania Department of Education
Standard text here is reproduced from those documents. We do not rewrite, renumber or reword a standard. Where a source is ambiguous or has been revised since we read it, the state’s document is the authority.