Schools
Arlington Students Score Well on MCAS Tests
District performs better than statewide average; Brackett tops local elementary schools.
Arlington students received high marks on the latest Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, according to results released earlier this week.
The town's public school students, as a whole, placed above the state average on every grade-level test, well-above on most, in terms of the number of students who achieved the advanced/above proficient level.
Overall, 35 percent of Arlington students reached the advanced/above proficient level on the English language arts tests, compared to 16 percent statewide. On the mathematics tests, 40 percent of the town's students hit the top level, compared to 26 percent statewide.
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Public school students in grades 3-8 and 10 took the tests in English language arts and mathematics last spring, while students in grades 5, 8 and 10 also took tests in science and technology.
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Student achievement statewide improved on 11 of the 17 tests administered by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Arlington results at a glance:
High School
English Language Arts
Arlington High School: 53 percent of students achieved the advanced/above proficient level
State (includes all grades): 16 percent
Mathematics
Arlington High School: 73 percent
State: 26 percent
Middle School
English Language Arts
Ottoson Middle School: 31 percent
State: 16 percent
Mathematics
Ottoson Middle School: 31 percent
State: 26 percent
Elementary School
English Language Arts
Brackett Elementary: 56 percent
Peirce Elementary: 38 percent
Hardy Elementary: 35 percent
Bishop Elementary: 33 percent
Stratton Elementary: 33 percent
Dallin Elementary: 27 percent
Thompson Elementary: 17 percent
State: 16 percent
Mathematics
Brackett Elementary: 61 percent
Stratton Elementary: 45 percent
Peirce Elementary: 41 percent
Bishop Elementary: 38 percent
Dallin Elementary: 37 percent
Hardy Elementary: 34 percent
Thompson Elementary: 27 percent
State: 26 percent
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