The state Department of Education released the results of last year’s MCAS this afternoon. You can find the breakdown by town here.
So how did Grafton do?
In Grade 3 reading, 26 percent scored as above proficient, compared to 15 percent in the state. Forty-one percent scored as proficient, exactly the state score. Twenty-eight percent scored as needs improvement, compared to 33 percent statewide, and only 4 percent scored as failing, compared to 11 percent statewide.
Same grade in math, 24 percent were advanced compared to 25 percent for the state; 44 percent were proficient compared to 36 for the state; 23 percent needs improvement compared to 25 for the state; and 8 percent were failing compared to 14 percent for the state.
Grade 4, English/language arts: 18 percent advanced compared to 8 percent for the state; 51 percent proficient compared to 41 percent for the state; 26 percent needs improvement compared to 39 percent for the state; 6 percent failing compared to 14 percent for the state.
Same grade, math: 24 percent advanced compared to 20 statewide; 30 percent proficient compared to 29 percent statewide; 39 percent needs improvement compared to 39 percent statewide; 7 percent failing compared to 13 percent statewide.
Grade 5, E/LA: 23 percent advanced compared to 13 percent statewide; 50 percent proficient compared to 48 percent statewide; 25 percent needs improvement compared to 30 percent statewide; 3 percent failing compared to 8 percent statewide.
Same grade, math: 25 percent advanced compared to 22 percent statewide; 34 percent proficient compared to 30 percent statewide; 26 percent needs improvement compared to 30 percent statewide; 15 percent failing compared to 17 percent statewide.
Same grade, science and technology: 19 percent advanced compared to 17 percent statewide; 42 percent proficient compared to 33 percent statewide; 32 percent needs improvement compared to 38 percent statewide; 6 percent failing compared to 12 percent statewide.
Grade 6, E/LA: 12 percent advanced compared to 15 percent statewide; 62 percent proficient compared to 52 percent statewide; 20 percent needs improvement compared to 24 percent statewide; 5 percent failing compared to 8 percent statewide.
Same grade, math: 33 percent advanced compared to 23 percent statewide; 40 percent proficient compared to 33 percent statewide; 19 percent needs improvement compared to 26 percent statewide; 8 percent failing compared to 18 percent statewide.
Grade 7, E/LA: 9 percent advanced compared to 12 percent statewide; 67 percent proficient compared to 57 percent statewide; 19 percent needs improvement compared to 23 percent statewide; 5 percent failing compared to 8 percent statewide.
Same grade, math: 15 percent advanced, same grade for the state; 38 percent proficient compared to 32 percent statewide; 34 percent needs improvement compared to 29 percent statewide; 14 percent failing compared to 24 percent statewide.
Grade 8, E/LA: 10 percent advanced compared to 12 percent statewide; 73 percent proficient compared to 63 percent statewide; 13 percent needs improvement compared to 18 percent statewide; 3 percent failing compared to 7 percent statewide.
Same grade, math: 36 percent advanced compared to 19 percent statewide; 27 percent proficient compared to 30 percent statewide; 28 percent needs improvement compared to 27 percent statewide; 8 percent failing compared to 24 percent statewide.
Same grade, science and technology: 5 percent advanced, compared to 3 percent statewide; 63 percent proficient compared to 36 percent statewide; 25 percent needs improvement compared to 39 percent statewide; 7 percent failing compared to 22 percent statewide.
Grade 10, E/LA: 28 percent advanced compared to 23 percent statewide; 57 percent proficient compared to 51 percent statewide; 11 percent needs improvement compared to 21 percent statewide; 3 percent failing compared to 4 percent statewide.
Same grade, Math: 57 percent advanced compared to 43 percent statewide; 25 percent proficient compared to 29 percent statewide; 14 percent needs improvement compared to 19 percent statewide; 5 percent failing compared to 9 percent statewide.
Same grade, science and technology: 23 percent advanced compared to 14 percent statewide; 52 percent proficient compared to 43 percent statewide; 21 percent needs improvement compared to 31 percent statewide; 4 percent failing compared to 12 percent statewide.
Here are the charts to examine how Grafton kids have performed historically.
Extra bonus charts: Grafton’s school expenses, broken down per-pupil.
Talk amongst yourselves — I’m on deadline.
I’m not much of a data miner and I know interpretation can be very misleading… but I compared 07 with 08 to see the trend with regards to the % of kids who are now in the combined group of Advanced/Above Proficient & Proficient versus a year ago for each “Grade and Subject” category. In 5 of the 16 categories we improved (31%). I’m not sure what we should really expect, but I was kind of hoping it would be a bit higher…
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/mcas/performance_level.aspx?linkid=32&orgcode=01100000&fycode=2008&orgtypecode=5&