What Do You Think About Weston’s MCAS Scores?

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released the results of its 2013 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests that were administrated in the spring.

Here’s how Weston students fared:

All grades

English – 42% Advanced; 48% Proficient; 9% Needs Improvement; 1% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 51% Advanced; 32% Proficient; 13% Needs Improvement; 4% Warning/Failing.

Science & Technology – 26% Advanced; 55% Proficient; 18% Needs Improvement; 2% Warning/Failing.

Grade 3

English – 29% Advanced; 49% Proficient; 19% Needs Improvement; 3% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 44% Advanced; 34% Proficient; 17% Needs Improvement; 5% Warning/Failing. 

Grade 4

English – 25% Advanced; 56% Proficient; 18% Needs Improvement; 1% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 46% Advanced; 36% Proficient; 18% Needs Improvement; 0 Warning/Failing.

Grade 5

English – 39% Advanced; 48% Proficient; 11% Needs Improvement; 2% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 57% Advanced; 26% Proficient; 13% Needs Improvement; 4% Warning/Failing.

Science & Technology – 33% Advanced; 46% Proficient; 18% Needs Improvement; 2% Warning/Failing. 

Grade 6

English – 35% Advanced; 54% Proficient; 11% Needs Improvement; 1% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 46% Advanced; 37% Proficient; 24% Needs Improvement; 3% Warning/Failing.

Grade 7

English – 39% Advanced; 57% Proficient; 3% Needs Improvement; 1% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 46% Advanced; 32% Proficient; 14% Needs Improvement; 9% Warning/Failing.

Grade 8

English – Advanced 48%; 50% Proficient; 2% Needs Improvement; 1% Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 40% Advanced; 38% Proficient; 16% Needs Improvement; 6% Warning/Failing.

Science & Technology – 17% Advanced; 62% Proficient; 18% Needs Improvement; 3% Warning/Failing. 

Grade 10

English – 78% Advanced; 22% Proficient; 1% Needs Improvement; 0 Warning/Failing.

Mathematics – 76% Advanced; 21% Proficient; 3% Needs Improvement; 0 Warning/Failing.

Science & Technology – 28% Advanced; 55% Proficient; 17% Needs Improvement; 0 Warning/Failing.

Click here to see grade-by-grade and school-by-school breakdowns of the scores that were reported in The Boston Globe.