How Did Braintree Students Perform on the PARCC Exam?

Results for the 2015 PARCC exam were released this week, giving the public a look at how students across Massachusetts performed on the new standardized test.

In Braintree, 66 percent of students in grades 3 three to 8 met expectations in the match exam according to the Boston Globe. 80 percent of students met expectations on the English exam.

Statewide, 60 percent met expectations in English and 52 percent in math, with a large range of achievement seen across the state.

A smaller percentage of students earned “Meeting Expectation” on PARCC than the MCAS’s “Proficiency” standard.

The state will choose which standardized test to move forward with this week but instead. Recently, Mitchell Chester, commissioner of elementary and secondary education, chose to recommend a “next-generation MCAS” exam that would use elements from both tests.

Below is how Braintree performed compared to other local towns.