5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania PA Core)
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- State
- Pennsylvania
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Standards
- Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics (PA Core)
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Pennsylvania's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
2.1 Numbers and Operations
- CC.2.1.5.B.1 Apply place value to multi-digit whole numbers and decimals, including rounding and powers of ten.
- CC.2.1.5.B.2 Do arithmetic with multi-digit whole numbers and decimals to hundredths; read, write and compare decimals.
- CC.2.1.5.C.1 Use equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions and solve problems.
- CC.2.1.5.C.2 Extend multiplication and division to fractions and explain what the operations mean.
2.2 Algebraic Concepts
- CC.2.2.5.A.1 Write and interpret numerical expressions and evaluate them with the order of operations.
- CC.2.2.5.A.4 Make, analyze and compare numerical patterns.
2.3 Geometry
- CC.2.3.5.A.1 Plot and interpret points on the coordinate plane using ordered pairs.
- CC.2.3.5.A.2 Classify 2D figures into categories by their properties.
2.4 Measurement, Data, and Probability
- CC.2.4.5.A.1 Solve problems by converting between units within one measurement system.
- CC.2.4.5.A.2 Organize and show data, choosing a suitable scale, to answer questions.
- CC.2.4.5.A.4 Solve problems with fractions using data shown in line plots and other displays.
- CC.2.4.5.A.5 Apply volume concepts and relate volume to multiplication and addition.
Tests and key dates
- PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) – grades 3-8 (official page)
- Keystone Exams (end of course) – grades Algebra I, Literature, Biology (official page)
Check the Pennsylvania Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates.
Official documents
- static.pdesas.org: CF Math GRD 5 2016
- pa.gov: pa core math standards
- static.pdesas.org: CF Math GRD 3 2016
- pa.gov: pa core ela standards
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Standards codes from the Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics (Pennsylvania Department of Education). Summaries are Classfern's own words. Not affiliated with or endorsed by PDE or the State Board of Education.
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