The public got its first look Tuesday at how individual schools and districts performed on the 2015 PARCC exam, just as state education officials are preparing to vote whether to dump the MCAS in favor of the new test.
Overall, a smaller percentage of students reached PARCC's "Meeting Expectations" standard than MCAS's "Proficiency" standard, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said. However, the results showed a wide range of achievement.
In Belmont, for example, 89 percent of students in grades 3 to 8 either met or exceeded expectations on the English language arts test, and 81 percent did so in math. In Boston, only 39 percent met or exceeded expectations in English and 34 percent in math.
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Statewide, 60 percent met that standard in English and 52 percent in math.
School districts had the choice of whether to give PARCC or MCAS this past spring as part of the state's two-year tryout of the new test.
2015 PARCC scores for grades 3 to 8
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released results from the PARCC exam conducted this past spring. Here are the percentage of students in grades 3 through 8 who met or exceeded expectations in Mathematics and English Language Arts.
| DISTRICT NAME | TEST | % MEETING EXPECTATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| State | MATH | 52 |
| State | ENGLISH | 60 |
| Acushnet | MATH | 56 |
| Acushnet | ENGLISH | 63 |
| Andover | MATH | 68 |
| Andover | ENGLISH | 78 |
| Ashburnham-Westminster | MATH | 53 |
| Ashburnham-Westminster | ENGLISH | 61 |
| Ashland | MATH | 61 |
| Ashland | ENGLISH | 68 |
| Attleboro | MATH | 56 |
| Attleboro | ENGLISH | 64 |
| Auburn | MATH | 57 |
| Auburn | ENGLISH | 67 |
| Avon | MATH | 46 |
| Avon | ENGLISH | 52 |
| Ayer Shirley School District | MATH | 45 |
| Ayer Shirley School District | ENGLISH | 57 |
| Barnstable | MATH | 48 |
| Barnstable | ENGLISH | 62 |
| Bedford | MATH | 70 |
| Bedford | ENGLISH | 74 |
| Belchertown | MATH | 51 |
| Belchertown | ENGLISH | 66 |
| Bellingham | MATH | 45 |
| Bellingham | ENGLISH | 47 |
| Belmont | MATH | 81 |
| Belmont | ENGLISH | 89 |
| Berkshire Hills | MATH | 40 |
| Berkshire Hills | ENGLISH | 66 |
| Berlin | MATH | 50 |
| Berlin | ENGLISH | 55 |
| Berlin-Boylston | MATH | 61 |
| Berlin-Boylston | ENGLISH | 66 |
| Beverly | MATH | 53 |
| Beverly | ENGLISH | 63 |
| Billerica | MATH | 50 |
| Billerica | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Boston | MATH | 34 |
| Boston | ENGLISH | 39 |
| Bourne | MATH | 46 |
| Bourne | ENGLISH | 57 |
| Boxford | MATH | 73 |
| Boxford | ENGLISH | 76 |
| Boylston | MATH | 57 |
| Boylston | ENGLISH | 72 |
| Braintree | MATH | 66 |
| Braintree | ENGLISH | 80 |
| Brimfield | MATH | 76 |
| Brimfield | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Brockton | MATH | 29 |
| Brockton | ENGLISH | 38 |
| Burlington | MATH | 48 |
| Burlington | ENGLISH | 60 |
| Carlisle | MATH | 84 |
| Carlisle | ENGLISH | 87 |
| Carver | MATH | 44 |
| Carver | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Central Berkshire | MATH | 49 |
| Central Berkshire | ENGLISH | 54 |
| Chelsea | MATH | 29 |
| Chelsea | ENGLISH | 23 |
| Chicopee | MATH | 48 |
| Chicopee | ENGLISH | 54 |
| Clarksburg | MATH | 37 |
| Clarksburg | ENGLISH | 35 |
| Clinton | MATH | 28 |
| Clinton | ENGLISH | 40 |
| Concord | MATH | 76 |
| Concord | ENGLISH | 82 |
| Danvers | MATH | 44 |
| Danvers | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Dartmouth | MATH | 59 |
| Dartmouth | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Dennis-Yarmouth | MATH | 45 |
| Dennis-Yarmouth | ENGLISH | 53 |
| Douglas | MATH | 47 |
| Douglas | ENGLISH | 60 |
| East Longmeadow | MATH | 61 |
| East Longmeadow | ENGLISH | 77 |
| Eastham | MATH | 64 |
| Eastham | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Easthampton | MATH | 40 |
| Easthampton | ENGLISH | 55 |
| Edgartown | MATH | 55 |
| Edgartown | ENGLISH | 61 |
| Erving | MATH | 37 |
| Erving | ENGLISH | 55 |
| Everett | MATH | 37 |
| Everett | ENGLISH | 45 |
| Fairhaven | MATH | 39 |
| Fairhaven | ENGLISH | 51 |
| Falmouth | MATH | 56 |
| Falmouth | ENGLISH | 65 |
| Fitchburg | MATH | 33 |
| Fitchburg | ENGLISH | 41 |
| Florida | MATH | 41 |
| Florida | ENGLISH | 45 |
| Foxborough | MATH | 65 |
| Foxborough | ENGLISH | 65 |
| Framingham | MATH | 43 |
| Framingham | ENGLISH | 54 |
| Franklin | MATH | 62 |
| Franklin | ENGLISH | 69 |
| Gardner | MATH | 29 |
| Gardner | ENGLISH | 38 |
| Gateway | MATH | 42 |
| Gateway | ENGLISH | 52 |
| Gill-Montague | MATH | 36 |
| Gill-Montague | ENGLISH | 37 |
| Gloucester | MATH | 49 |
| Gloucester | ENGLISH | 61 |
| Greenfield | MATH | 42 |
| Greenfield | ENGLISH | 50 |
| Groton-Dunstable | MATH | 72 |
| Groton-Dunstable | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Hancock | MATH | 59 |
| Hancock | ENGLISH | 76 |
| Hanover | MATH | 62 |
| Hanover | ENGLISH | 78 |
| Haverhill | MATH | 38 |
| Haverhill | ENGLISH | 45 |
| Holland | MATH | 51 |
| Holland | ENGLISH | 49 |
| Hull | MATH | 48 |
| Hull | ENGLISH | 58 |
| King Philip | MATH | 62 |
| King Philip | ENGLISH | 75 |
| Leicester | MATH | 37 |
| Leicester | ENGLISH | 42 |
| Leominster | MATH | 53 |
| Leominster | ENGLISH | 61 |
| Leverett | MATH | 53 |
| Leverett | ENGLISH | 64 |
| Malden | MATH | 44 |
| Malden | ENGLISH | 44 |
| Marblehead | MATH | 68 |
| Marblehead | ENGLISH | 81 |
| Marion | MATH | 71 |
| Marion | ENGLISH | 75 |
| Mashpee | MATH | 50 |
| Mashpee | ENGLISH | 61 |
| Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Common | MATH | 37 |
| Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Common | ENGLISH | 45 |
| Mattapoisett | MATH | 67 |
| Mattapoisett | ENGLISH | 70 |
| Maynard | MATH | 51 |
| Maynard | ENGLISH | 72 |
| Melrose | MATH | 68 |
| Melrose | ENGLISH | 82 |
| Middleton | MATH | 68 |
| Middleton | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Milford | MATH | 50 |
| Milford | ENGLISH | 65 |
| Millbury | MATH | 53 |
| Millbury | ENGLISH | 63 |
| Milton | MATH | 72 |
| Milton | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Monomoy Regional School District | MATH | 40 |
| Monomoy Regional School District | ENGLISH | 54 |
| Monson | MATH | 37 |
| Monson | ENGLISH | 44 |
| Nahant | MATH | 59 |
| Nahant | ENGLISH | 82 |
| Nantucket | MATH | 38 |
| Nantucket | ENGLISH | 47 |
| Natick | MATH | 64 |
| Natick | ENGLISH | 74 |
| New Bedford | MATH | 33 |
| New Bedford | ENGLISH | 41 |
| New Salem-Wendell | MATH | 71 |
| New Salem-Wendell | ENGLISH | 72 |
| Newton | MATH | 75 |
| Newton | ENGLISH | 79 |
| North Reading | MATH | 66 |
| North Reading | ENGLISH | 77 |
| Norwell | MATH | 58 |
| Norwell | ENGLISH | 75 |
| Norwood | MATH | 54 |
| Norwood | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Oak Bluffs | MATH | 53 |
| Oak Bluffs | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Old Rochester | MATH | 67 |
| Old Rochester | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Orange | MATH | 30 |
| Orange | ENGLISH | 29 |
| Pelham | MATH | 78 |
| Pelham | ENGLISH | 85 |
| Pembroke | MATH | 60 |
| Pembroke | ENGLISH | 70 |
| Pentucket | MATH | 48 |
| Pentucket | ENGLISH | 70 |
| Petersham | MATH | 35 |
| Petersham | ENGLISH | 61 |
| Pioneer Valley | MATH | 45 |
| Pioneer Valley | ENGLISH | 54 |
| Pittsfield | MATH | 37 |
| Pittsfield | ENGLISH | 38 |
| Plainville | MATH | 52 |
| Plainville | ENGLISH | 65 |
| Plymouth | MATH | 48 |
| Plymouth | ENGLISH | 55 |
| Quaboag Regional | MATH | 48 |
| Quaboag Regional | ENGLISH | 50 |
| Ralph C Mahar | MATH | 40 |
| Ralph C Mahar | ENGLISH | 35 |
| Reading | MATH | 65 |
| Reading | ENGLISH | 72 |
| Revere | MATH | 50 |
| Revere | ENGLISH | 52 |
| Richmond | MATH | 73 |
| Richmond | ENGLISH | 88 |
| Rochester | MATH | 64 |
| Rochester | ENGLISH | 69 |
| Rockland | MATH | 41 |
| Rockland | ENGLISH | 49 |
| Rockport | MATH | 55 |
| Rockport | ENGLISH | 77 |
| Rowe | MATH | 43 |
| Rowe | ENGLISH | 57 |
| Savoy | MATH | 50 |
| Savoy | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Scituate | MATH | 64 |
| Scituate | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Seekonk | MATH | 62 |
| Seekonk | ENGLISH | 67 |
| Sharon | MATH | 82 |
| Sharon | ENGLISH | 79 |
| Shrewsbury | MATH | 71 |
| Shrewsbury | ENGLISH | 80 |
| Shutesbury | MATH | 49 |
| Shutesbury | ENGLISH | 69 |
| South Hadley | MATH | 54 |
| South Hadley | ENGLISH | 50 |
| Springfield | MATH | 25 |
| Springfield | ENGLISH | 31 |
| Stoneham | MATH | 54 |
| Stoneham | ENGLISH | 72 |
| Stoughton | MATH | 46 |
| Stoughton | ENGLISH | 56 |
| Sturbridge | MATH | 66 |
| Sturbridge | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Sudbury | MATH | 78 |
| Sudbury | ENGLISH | 87 |
| Swansea | MATH | 46 |
| Swansea | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Taunton | MATH | 36 |
| Taunton | ENGLISH | 46 |
| Tewksbury | MATH | 58 |
| Tewksbury | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Tisbury | MATH | 70 |
| Tisbury | ENGLISH | 62 |
| Topsfield | MATH | 68 |
| Topsfield | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Triton | MATH | 57 |
| Triton | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Truro | MATH | 60 |
| Truro | ENGLISH | 74 |
| Tyngsborough | MATH | 56 |
| Tyngsborough | ENGLISH | 63 |
| Up-Island Regional | MATH | 57 |
| Up-Island Regional | ENGLISH | 66 |
| Wakefield | MATH | 49 |
| Wakefield | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Wales | MATH | 54 |
| Wales | ENGLISH | 74 |
| Ware | MATH | 32 |
| Ware | ENGLISH | 50 |
| Watertown | MATH | 52 |
| Watertown | ENGLISH | 66 |
| Wayland | MATH | 78 |
| Wayland | ENGLISH | 79 |
| Webster | MATH | 25 |
| Webster | ENGLISH | 43 |
| Wellfleet | MATH | 58 |
| Wellfleet | ENGLISH | 74 |
| West Bridgewater | MATH | 54 |
| West Bridgewater | ENGLISH | 64 |
| West Springfield | MATH | 54 |
| West Springfield | ENGLISH | 53 |
| Westborough | MATH | 76 |
| Westborough | ENGLISH | 80 |
| Westford | MATH | 82 |
| Westford | ENGLISH | 87 |
| Weston | MATH | 78 |
| Weston | ENGLISH | 78 |
| Westwood | MATH | 71 |
| Westwood | ENGLISH | 77 |
| Weymouth | MATH | 47 |
| Weymouth | ENGLISH | 62 |
| Whitman-Hanson | MATH | 43 |
| Whitman-Hanson | ENGLISH | 49 |
| Winchendon | MATH | 33 |
| Winchendon | ENGLISH | 44 |
| Woburn | MATH | 53 |
| Woburn | ENGLISH | 68 |
| Worcester | MATH | 29 |
| Worcester | ENGLISH | 41 |
| Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (Distric | MATH | 41 |
| Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (Distric | ENGLISH | 45 |
| Alma del Mar Charter School (District) | MATH | 44 |
| Alma del Mar Charter School (District) | ENGLISH | 46 |
| Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District) | MATH | 46 |
| Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District) | ENGLISH | 31 |
| Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) | MATH | 21 |
| Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) | ENGLISH | 48 |
| Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) | MATH | 60 |
| Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 71 |
| Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (Distri | MATH | 73 |
| Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (Distri | ENGLISH | 81 |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (Dist | MATH | 50 |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (Dist | ENGLISH | 63 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter (District) | MATH | 53 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 69 |
| Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (D | MATH | 17 |
| Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (D | ENGLISH | 29 |
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District) | MATH | 49 |
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 34 |
| Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District) | MATH | 49 |
| Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 56 |
| Bridge Boston Charter School (District) | MATH | 74 |
| Bridge Boston Charter School (District) | ENGLISH | 65 |
| Brooke Charter School East Boston (District) | MATH | 90 |
| Brooke Charter School East Boston (District) | ENGLISH | 85 |
| Brooke Charter School Mattapan (District) | MATH | 79 |
| Brooke Charter School Mattapan (District) | ENGLISH | 80 |
| Brooke Charter School Roslindale (District) | MATH | 88 |
| Brooke Charter School Roslindale (District) | ENGLISH | 90 |
| Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District) | MATH | 55 |
| Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 60 |
| Codman Academy Charter Public (District) | MATH | 0 |
| Codman Academy Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 5 |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) | MATH | 62 |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) | ENGLISH | 67 |
| Conservatory Lab Charter (District) | MATH | 36 |
| Conservatory Lab Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 41 |
| Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (Distric | MATH | 48 |
| Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (Distric | ENGLISH | 42 |
| Excel Academy Charter (District) | MATH | 68 |
| Excel Academy Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 70 |
| Four Rivers Charter Public (District) | MATH | 53 |
| Four Rivers Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 63 |
| Foxborough Regional Charter (District) | MATH | 53 |
| Foxborough Regional Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 64 |
| Hampden Charter School of Science (District) | MATH | 72 |
| Hampden Charter School of Science (District) | ENGLISH | 75 |
| Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) | MATH | 30 |
| Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 49 |
| Holyoke Community Charter (District) | MATH | 27 |
| Holyoke Community Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 32 |
| Innovation Academy Charter (District) | MATH | 62 |
| Innovation Academy Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 73 |
| KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District) | MATH | 19 |
| KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District) | ENGLISH | 32 |
| KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District) | MATH | 63 |
| KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 68 |
| Lowell Collegiate Charter School (District) | MATH | 45 |
| Lowell Collegiate Charter School (District) | ENGLISH | 50 |
| Lowell Community Charter Public (District) | MATH | 53 |
| Lowell Community Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 52 |
| Martha's Vineyard Charter (District) | MATH | 67 |
| Martha's Vineyard Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 83 |
| MATCH Charter Public School (District) | MATH | 60 |
| MATCH Charter Public School (District) | ENGLISH | 59 |
| Neighborhood House Charter (District) | MATH | 47 |
| Neighborhood House Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 62 |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science (District) | MATH | 63 |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science (District) | ENGLISH | 68 |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (Di | MATH | 69 |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (Di | ENGLISH | 73 |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District) | MATH | 28 |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 44 |
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) | MATH | 54 |
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 62 |
| Sabis International Charter (District) | MATH | 39 |
| Sabis International Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 40 |
| Salem Academy Charter (District) | MATH | 72 |
| Salem Academy Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 66 |
| Seven Hills Charter Public (District) | MATH | 26 |
| Seven Hills Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 24 |
| Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter (District) | MATH | 48 |
| Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter (District) | ENGLISH | 64 |
| Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (D | MATH | 25 |
| Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (D | ENGLISH | 49 |
| South Shore Charter Public (District) | MATH | 45 |
| South Shore Charter Public (District) | ENGLISH | 61 |
| UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District) | MATH | 61 |
| UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District) | ENGLISH | 55 |
| Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District) | MATH | 55 |
| Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District) | ENGLISH | 60 |
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