Slightly more than half of the 362 public school districts across Massachusetts with third- through eighth-graders will test those students this month with the new PARCC exam, which is in line to replace the MCAS as the state’s test of choice for student achievement.
Meanwhile, about a quarter of the 295 public districts with at least one high school will use the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, assessment for students in grades 9 and 11 this year.
Computer-based PARCC testing began Monday; the paper and pencil version will be administered starting next week.
The exam, designed to align with the Common Core curriculum that is being implemented around the country, will provide a new way to compare the performance of students on a state-by-state basis. For students, it requires more critical thinking than other tests have measured. Thought by some to be harder than MCAS, it also measures college readiness, and, if the state chooses it to replace MCAS, it will be used as a high school graduation requirement, starting with the class of 2020 at the earliest.
It’s been up to school districts to decide whether to adopt the exam this spring.
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Last year, after state education officials oversaw a field test of the PARCC exam at just over 1,000 schools around the state, each public school district chose whether to administer MCAS or PARCC exams in English language arts and mathematics.
All districts will continue to use MCAS Alternate Assessment exams as well as MCAS exams for science and technology/engineering for grades 5, 8, and high school.
The state’s three largest school districts — Boston, Springfield, and Worcester — were able to choose on a school-by-school basis. And the three high school MCAS exams — grade 10 English language arts, grade 10 mathematics, and high school science and technology/engineering — will continue to be a graduation requirement through at least the class of 2019.
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Half of grade schools, quarter of high schools opt for PARCC over MCAS
How standardized tests are being administered in public school districts around the state this year
| Spring 2015 | Total public districts (including charters) | PARCC districts | PARCC students | MCAS districts | MCAS students (approx) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3-8 | 362 | 197 | 220,000 | 165 | 207,000 | ||
| PARCC for Grade 9 and/or 11 (optional) | 295 | 71 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
DATA: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Note: There are 408 public school districts, including charter districts. A total of 362 of the districts serve students in grades 3-8, while 46 of the districts serve only high school students. There are 295 districts with at least one high school.
Matt Rocheleau/Globe Staff
The state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education plans to vote this fall on whether the state should adopt PARCC at public and charter schools statewide.
School districts administering PARCC on paper vs. on computer
How PARCC exams are being administered in public school districts around the state this year
| PARCC Details | PARCC Districts | Paper-based exam | Computer-based exam | Mix of paper and computer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3-8 | 197 | 29% | 50% | 20% |
| Grade9 and/or 11 (optional | 71 | 21% | 73% | 6% |
DATA: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Matt Rocheleau/Globe Staff
For a complete breakdown of which tests are being administered at each public school district and charter school around the state, see below.
Massachusetts schools using PARCC, MCAS, or both in 2015
A look at how standardized tests are being administered in public school districts around the state this year
| Organization Name | Grades 3–8 ELA and Math Assessment for 2015 | If PARCC, Mode of Administration (Online/Paper) | Optional PARCC Grade 8 Algebra I | Optional PARCC Testing for Grade 9 and/or 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | MCAS | |||
| Acton | MCAS | |||
| Acushnet | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Agawam | MCAS | |||
| Amesbury | MCAS | |||
| Amherst | MCAS | |||
| Andover | PARCC | Online | ||
| Arlington | MCAS | |||
| Ashland | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Attleboro | PARCC | Both | Yes | grade 9 |
| Auburn | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Avon | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Barnstable | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Bedford | PARCC | Both | ||
| Belchertown | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Bellingham | PARCC | Online | ||
| Belmont | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Berkley | MCAS | |||
| Berlin | PARCC | Online | ||
| Beverly | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Billerica | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Boston* | Both | Both | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Bourne | PARCC | Both | ||
| Boxborough | MCAS | |||
| Boxford | PARCC | Online | ||
| Boylston | PARCC | Online | ||
| Braintree | PARCC | Both | ||
| Brewster | MCAS | |||
| Brimfield | PARCC | Online | ||
| Brockton | PARCC | Both | ||
| Brookfield | MCAS | |||
| Brookline | MCAS | |||
| Burlington | PARCC | Online | ||
| Cambridge | MCAS | |||
| Canton | MCAS | |||
| Carlisle | PARCC | Online | ||
| Carver | PARCC | Online | ||
| Chelmsford | MCAS | |||
| Chelsea | PARCC | Online | ||
| Chicopee | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Clarksburg | PARCC | Both | ||
| Clinton | PARCC | Online | ||
| Cohasset | MCAS | |||
| Concord | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Conway | MCAS | |||
| Danvers | PARCC | Both | ||
| Dartmouth | PARCC | Paper | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Dedham | MCAS | |||
| Deerfield | MCAS | |||
| Douglas | PARCC | Online | ||
| Dover | MCAS | |||
| Dracut | MCAS | |||
| Duxbury | MCAS | |||
| East Bridgewater | MCAS | |||
| Eastham | PARCC | Online | ||
| Easthampton | PARCC | Both | ||
| East Longmeadow | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Easton | MCAS | |||
| Edgartown | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Erving | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Everett | PARCC | Both | grade 9 | |
| Fairhaven | PARCC | Online | ||
| Fall River | MCAS | |||
| Falmouth | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Fitchburg | PARCC | Both | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Florida | PARCC | Online | ||
| Foxborough | PARCC | Both | ||
| Framingham | PARCC | Both | ||
| Franklin | PARCC | Online | ||
| Gardner | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Georgetown | MCAS | |||
| Gloucester | PARCC | Both | ||
| Gosnold | MCAS | |||
| Grafton | MCAS | |||
| Granby | MCAS | |||
| Greenfield | PARCC | Both | ||
| Hadley | MCAS | |||
| Halifax | MCAS | |||
| Hancock | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Hanover | PARCC | Both | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Harvard | MCAS | |||
| Hatfield | MCAS | grade 9 | ||
| Haverhill | PARCC | Both | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Hingham | MCAS | |||
| Holbrook | MCAS | |||
| Holland | PARCC | Online | ||
| Holliston | MCAS | |||
| Holyoke | MCAS | |||
| Hopedale | MCAS | |||
| Hopkinton | MCAS | |||
| Hudson | MCAS | |||
| Hull | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Ipswich | MCAS | |||
| Kingston | MCAS | |||
| Lanesborough | MCAS | |||
| Lawrence | MCAS | |||
| Lee | MCAS | |||
| Leicester | PARCC | Online | ||
| Lenox | MCAS | |||
| Leominster | PARCC | Paper | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Leverett | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Lexington | MCAS | |||
| Lincoln | MCAS | |||
| Littleton | MCAS | |||
| Longmeadow | MCAS | |||
| Lowell | MCAS | |||
| Ludlow | MCAS | |||
| Lunenburg | MCAS | |||
| Lynn | MCAS | |||
| Lynnfield | MCAS | |||
| Malden | PARCC | Online | grade 9 | |
| Mansfield | MCAS | |||
| Marblehead | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Marion | PARCC | Online | ||
| Marlborough | MCAS | |||
| Marshfield | MCAS | |||
| Mashpee | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Mattapoisett | PARCC | Online | ||
| Maynard | PARCC | Both | Yes | grade 9 |
| Medfield | MCAS | |||
| Medford | MCAS | |||
| Medway | MCAS | |||
| Melrose | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Methuen | MCAS | |||
| Middleborough | MCAS | |||
| Middleton | PARCC | Online | ||
| Milford | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Millbury | PARCC | Both | ||
| Millis | MCAS | |||
| Milton | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Monson | PARCC | Online | ||
| Nahant | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Nantucket | PARCC | Online | ||
| Natick | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Needham | MCAS | |||
| New Bedford | PARCC | Paper | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Newburyport | MCAS | |||
| Newton | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Norfolk | MCAS | |||
| North Adams | MCAS | |||
| Northampton | MCAS | |||
| North Andover | MCAS | |||
| North Attleborough | MCAS | |||
| Northborough | MCAS | |||
| Northbridge | MCAS | |||
| North Brookfield | MCAS | |||
| North Reading | PARCC | Both | grade 9 | |
| Norton | MCAS | |||
| Norwell | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Norwood | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Oak Bluffs | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Orange | PARCC | Online | ||
| Orleans | MCAS | |||
| Oxford | MCAS | |||
| Palmer | MCAS | |||
| Peabody | MCAS | |||
| Pelham | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Pembroke | PARCC | Paper | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Petersham | PARCC | Online | ||
| Pittsfield | PARCC | Online | grade 9 | |
| Plainville | PARCC | Online | ||
| Plymouth | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Plympton | MCAS | |||
| Provincetown | MCAS | |||
| Quincy | MCAS | |||
| Randolph | MCAS | |||
| Reading | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Revere | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Richmond | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Rochester | PARCC | Online | ||
| Rockland | PARCC | Both | ||
| Rockport | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Rowe | PARCC | Online | ||
| Salem | MCAS | |||
| Sandwich | MCAS | |||
| Saugus | MCAS | |||
| Savoy | PARCC | Online | ||
| Scituate | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Seekonk | PARCC | Online | ||
| Sharon | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Sherborn | MCAS | |||
| Shrewsbury | PARCC | Both | ||
| Shutesbury | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Somerset | MCAS | |||
| Somerville | MCAS | |||
| Southampton | MCAS | |||
| Southborough | MCAS | |||
| Southbridge | MCAS | |||
| South Hadley | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Springfield** | Both | Both | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Stoneham | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Stoughton | PARCC | Both | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Sturbridge | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Sudbury | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Sunderland | MCAS | |||
| Sutton | MCAS | |||
| Swampscott | MCAS | |||
| Swansea | PARCC | Online | ||
| Taunton | PARCC | Both | ||
| Tewksbury | PARCC | Paper | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Tisbury | PARCC | Online | ||
| Topsfield | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Truro | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Tyngsborough | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Uxbridge | MCAS | |||
| Wakefield | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Wales | PARCC | Online | ||
| Walpole | MCAS | |||
| Waltham | MCAS | |||
| Ware | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Wareham | MCAS | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Watertown | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Wayland | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Webster | PARCC | Paper | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Wellesley | MCAS | |||
| Wellfleet | PARCC | Online | ||
| Westborough | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| West Boylston | MCAS | |||
| West Bridgewater | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Westfield | MCAS | |||
| Westford | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Westhampton | MCAS | |||
| Weston | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Westport | MCAS | |||
| West Springfield | PARCC | Both | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Westwood | PARCC | Online | ||
| Weymouth | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Whately | MCAS | |||
| Williamsburg | MCAS | |||
| Williamstown | MCAS | |||
| Wilmington | MCAS | |||
| Winchendon | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Winchester | MCAS | |||
| Winthrop | MCAS | |||
| Woburn | PARCC | Both | Yes | |
| Worcester*** | Both | Both | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Wrentham | MCAS | |||
| Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Alma del Mar Charter School (District) | PARCC | Both | ||
| Excel Academy Charter (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District) | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | grade 9 | |
| Four Rivers Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Amesbury Academy Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Bridge Boston Charter School (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Smith Leadership Academy Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District) | MCAS | |||
| Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Brooke Charter School Roslindale (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | grade 9 | |
| Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District) | MCAS | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster (District) | MCAS | |||
| Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District) | MCAS | |||
| Innovation Academy Charter (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| City On A Hill Charter Public (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| Codman Academy Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Conservatory Lab Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect (District) | MCAS | |||
| Sabis International Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Brooke Charter School Mattapan (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Neighborhood House Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Foxborough Regional Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Boston Collegiate Charter (District) | PARCC | Paper | grade 9 | |
| Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Charter) (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| Holyoke Community Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Lawrence Family Development Charter (District) | MCAS | |||
| Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Lowell Community Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Brooke Charter School East Boston (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Excel Academy Charter School - Boston II (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Excel Academy Charter School - Chelsea (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Marblehead Community Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| MATCH Community Day Charter Public School (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Marthas Vineyard Charter (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Salem Community Charter School (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| MA Academy for Math and Science | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| MATCH Charter Public School (District) | PARCC | Paper | grade 9 | |
| Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) | MCAS | |||
| North Central Charter Essential (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter (District) | MCAS | |||
| Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District) | MCAS | |||
| Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| River Valley Charter (District) | MCAS | |||
| Rising Tide Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Salem Academy Charter (District) | PARCC | Paper | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Seven Hills Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District) | PARCC | Both | ||
| South Shore Charter Public (District) | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Sturgis Charter Public (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Atlantis Charter (District) | MCAS | |||
| Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (District) | MCAS | |||
| Phoenix Charter Academy (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Pioneer Charter School of Science (District) | PARCC | Paper | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Global Learning Charter Public (District) | MCAS | |||
| Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter(District) | MCAS | |||
| Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Hampden Charter School of Science (District) | PARCC | Paper | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Acton-Boxborough | MCAS | |||
| Adams-Cheshire | MCAS | |||
| Amherst-Pelham | MCAS | |||
| Ashburnham-Westminster | PARCC | Online | Yes | grades 9 & 11 |
| Athol-Royalston | MCAS | |||
| Ayer Shirley School District | PARCC | Online | grade 9 | |
| Berkshire Hills | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Berlin-Boylston | PARCC | Online | ||
| Blackstone-Millville | MCAS | |||
| Bridgewater-Raynham | MCAS | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Chesterfield-Goshen | MCAS | |||
| Central Berkshire | PARCC | Both | ||
| Concord-Carlisle | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Dennis-Yarmouth | PARCC | Both | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Dighton-Rehoboth | MCAS | |||
| Dover-Sherborn | MCAS | |||
| Dudley-Charlton Reg | MCAS | |||
| Nauset | MCAS | |||
| Farmington River Reg | MCAS | |||
| Freetown-Lakeville | MCAS | |||
| Frontier | MCAS | |||
| Gateway | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Groton-Dunstable | PARCC | Online | ||
| Gill-Montague | PARCC | Online | ||
| Hamilton-Wenham | MCAS | |||
| Hampden-Wilbraham | MCAS | |||
| Hampshire | MCAS | |||
| Hawlemont | MCAS | |||
| King Philip | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Lincoln-Sudbury | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Manchester Essex Regional | MCAS | |||
| Martha's Vineyard | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Masconomet | MCAS | |||
| Mendon-Upton | MCAS | |||
| Monomoy Regional School District | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Mount Greylock | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Mohawk Trail | MCAS | |||
| Narragansett | MCAS | |||
| Nashoba | MCAS | |||
| New Salem-Wendell | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Northboro-Southboro | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| North Middlesex | MCAS | |||
| Old Rochester | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Pentucket | PARCC | Paper | Yes | |
| Pioneer Valley | PARCC | Online | ||
| Quabbin | MCAS | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Ralph C Mahar | PARCC | Online | grades 9 & 11 | |
| Silver Lake | MCAS | |||
| Somerset Berkley Regional School District | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Southern Berkshire | MCAS | |||
| Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | MCAS | |||
| Spencer-E Brookfield | MCAS | |||
| Tantasqua | MCAS | |||
| Triton | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Up-Island Regional | PARCC | Online | Yes | |
| Wachusett | MCAS | |||
| Quaboag Regional | PARCC | Online | ||
| Whitman-Hanson | PARCC | Online | Yes | grade 9 |
| Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grades 9 & 11 | ||
| Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Bristol County Agricultural | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Norfolk County Agricultural | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | |||
| Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| Lowell Collegiate Charter School (District) | PARCC | Paper | ||
| City on a Hill Charter Public School II (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District) | MCAS | |||
| Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District) | PARCC | Paper | grade 9 | |
| City On A Hill Charter Public New Bedford (District) | Does not offer gr. 3–8 | grade 9 | ||
| Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District) | PARCC | Online | ||
| Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual District | PARCC | Online | Yes |
DATA: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
* The three largest districts in the state – Boston, Springfield, Worcester – had the option to make decisions on a school-by-school basis (all other districts made a district-wide decision). Most Boston public schools will be administering PARCC tests in grades 3–8, with the exception of its Level 5 schools which will administer MCAS tests.
** In Springfield, 29 schools will be administering PARCC tests in grades 3–8, and 15 schools will administer MCAS tests in grades 3–8.
*** In Worcester, 22 schools will be administering PARCC tests in grades 3–8, and 17 schools will administer MCAS tests in grades 3–8.
Matt Rocheleau/Globe Staff
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