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2009 Rankings
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2009 individual district and school results
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Newton Public Schools
These results for Newton Public Schools, released in September 2009, are for the MCAS exams taken in the spring of 2009. Source: Massachusetts Department of Education.

DISTRICT SUMMARY

Grade 3 |
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Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 27 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 941 |
State | 12 | 45 | 33 | 10 | 70,675 | |
Mathematics | District | 45 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 941 |
State | 20 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 70,791 | |
Grade 4 |
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Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 23 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 890 |
State | 12 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 70,471 | |
Mathematics | District | 37 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 894 |
State | 16 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 70,709 | |
Grade 5 | ||||||
Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 32 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 904 |
State | 15 | 48 | 29 | 8 | 71,661 | |
Mathematics | District | 49 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 907 |
State | 22 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 71,793 | |
Science & Tech | District | 32 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 907 |
State | 17 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 71,686 | |
Grade 6 | ||||||
Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 29 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 836 |
State | 16 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 70,999 | |
Mathematics | District | 45 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 836 |
State | 24 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 71,085 | |
Grade 7 | ||||||
Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 30 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 831 |
State | 14 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 71,696 | |
Mathematics | District | 35 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 835 |
State | 16 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 71,975 | |
Grade 8 | ||||||
Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 27 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 804 |
State | 15 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 73,140 | |
Mathematics | District | 50 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 806 |
State | 20 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 73,170 | |
Science & Tech | District | 8 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 806 |
State | 4 | 35 | 40 | 21 | 72,982 | |
Grade 10 | ||||||
Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improv. |
Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 43 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 883 |
State | 28 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 70,383 | |
Mathematics | District | 73 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 878 |
State | 47 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 70,194 | |
Science & Tech | District | 39 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 824 |
State | 16 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 68,034 |

SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL RESULTS

Note: "Placement overall" ranks schools by combining the percentage of students who were either "Advanced" or "Proficient" and comparing that number for each subject and grade with schools across the state. The ranking was done by Boston.com.
A. E. Angier |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 32 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 74 | 66 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 58 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 74 | 77 of 981 | |
4th English | 13 | 63 | 23 | 1 | 71 | 139 of 967 | |
4th Math | 28 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 72 | 62 of 967 | |
5th English | 47 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 59 | 146 of 896 | |
5th Math | 61 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 39 of 897 | |
5th Science | 49 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 57 | 95 of 897 |
Bowen |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 35 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 78 | 221 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 41 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 56 of 981 | |
4th English | 34 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 76 | 82 of 967 | |
4th Math | 54 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 76 | 40 of 967 | |
5th English | 40 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 62 of 896 | |
5th Math | 47 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 17 of 897 | |
5th Science | 30 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 60 | 180 of 897 |
C. C. Burr |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 25 | 53 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 125 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 40 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 55 | 66 of 981 | |
4th English | 35 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 33 of 967 | |
4th Math | 38 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 56 | 33 of 967 | |
5th English | 50 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 19 of 896 | |
5th Math | 52 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 11 of 897 | |
5th Science | 47 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 58 | 17 of 897 |
Cabot |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 21 | 58 | 18 | 2 | 84 | 105 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 46 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 84 | 159 of 981 | |
4th English | 15 | 58 | 24 | 3 | 71 | 178 of 967 | |
4th Math | 27 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 71 | 102 of 967 | |
5th English | 8 | 72 | 18 | 2 | 61 | 164 of 896 | |
5th Math | 43 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 61 | 236 of 897 | |
5th Science | 21 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 61 | 158 of 897 |
Countryside |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 16 | 53 | 24 | 7 | 68 | 303 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 33 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 67 | 159 of 981 | |
4th English | 17 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 65 | 202 of 967 | |
4th Math | 31 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 67 | 116 of 967 | |
5th English | 31 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 74 | 164 of 896 | |
5th Math | 50 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 74 | 167 of 897 | |
5th Science | 28 | 28 | 39 | 4 | 74 | 348 of 897 |
Franklin |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 33 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 76 | 176 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 52 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 15 of 981 | |
4th English | 15 | 53 | 27 | 5 | 59 | 252 of 967 | |
4th Math | 27 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 59 | 135 of 967 | |
5th English | 27 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 66 | 263 of 896 | |
5th Math | 36 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 66 | 272 of 897 | |
5th Science | 24 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 66 | 295 of 897 |
Lincoln-Eliot |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 27 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 51 | 240 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 49 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 8 of 981 | |
4th English | 11 | 51 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 357 of 967 | |
4th Math | 19 | 32 | 41 | 8 | 37 | 420 of 967 | |
5th English | 30 | 46 | 20 | 4 | 46 | 232 of 896 | |
5th Math | 22 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 46 | 204 of 897 | |
5th Science | 20 | 43 | 35 | 2 | 46 | 238 of 897 |
Horace Mann |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 14 | 50 | 27 | 9 | 64 | 407 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 31 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 64 | 331 of 981 | |
4th English | 20 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 64 | 192 of 967 | |
4th Math | 47 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 33 of 967 | |
5th English | 20 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 94 of 896 | |
5th Math | 62 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 23 of 897 | |
5th Science | 30 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 60 | 113 of 897 |
Mason-Rice |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 44 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 78 | 15 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 47 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 30 of 981 | |
4th English | 30 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 49 of 967 | |
4th Math | 57 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 12 of 967 | |
5th English | 39 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 49 of 896 | |
5th Math | 67 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 30 of 897 | |
5th Science | 36 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 72 | 65 of 897 |
Peirce |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 17 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 48 | 259 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 38 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 48 | 344 of 981 | |
4th English | 41 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 9 of 967 | |
4th Math | 42 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 62 | 47 of 967 | |
5th English | 38 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 49 of 896 | |
5th Math | 59 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 23 of 897 | |
5th Science | 56 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 37 of 897 |
Memorial Spaulding |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 26 | 54 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 90 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 49 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 65 | 185 of 981 | |
4th English | 6 | 50 | 40 | 4 | 82 | 449 of 967 | |
4th Math | 24 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 82 | 313 of 967 | |
5th English | 21 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 76 | 131 of 896 | |
5th Math | 47 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 76 | 67 of 897 | |
5th Science | 36 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 76 | 144 of 897 |
Underwood |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 23 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 47 | 201 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 33 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 66 of 981 | |
4th English | 11 | 55 | 29 | 5 | 38 | 288 of 967 | |
4th Math | 13 | 61 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 86 of 967 | |
5th English | 29 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 39 of 896 | |
5th Math | 55 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 30 of 897 | |
5th Science | 27 | 50 | 23 | 0 | 60 | 72 of 897 |
John Ward |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 27 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 48 | 77 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 48 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 159 of 981 | |
4th English | 48 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 42 of 967 | |
4th Math | 69 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 of 967 | |
5th English | 39 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 38 | 78 of 896 | |
5th Math | 63 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 11 of 897 | |
5th Science | 37 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 60 of 897 |
Williams |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 25 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 31 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 47 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 56 of 981 | |
4th English | 15 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 49 of 967 | |
4th Math | 34 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 53 | 33 of 967 | |
5th English | 17 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 42 | 304 of 896 | |
5th Math | 29 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 42 | 148 of 897 | |
5th Science | 12 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 42 | 405 of 897 |
Zervas |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 38 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 58 | 77 of 980 | |
3rd Math | 55 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 128 of 981 | |
4th English | 57 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 17 of 967 | |
4th Math | 55 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 7 of 967 | |
5th English | 38 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 78 of 896 | |
5th Math | 43 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 56 | 204 of 897 | |
5th Science | 27 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 56 | 124 of 897 |
Bigelow Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 25 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 177 | 92 of 565 | |
6th Math | 48 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 177 | 77 of 565 | |
7th English | 31 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 158 | 96 of 466 | |
7th Math | 33 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 160 | 60 of 466 | |
8th English | 25 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 155 | 128 of 464 | |
8th Math | 58 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 156 | 33 of 464 | |
8th Science | 8 | 48 | 34 | 10 | 155 | 96 of 464 |
Charles E. Brown Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 29 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 60 of 565 | |
6th Math | 43 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 228 | 48 of 565 | |
7th English | 40 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 214 | 41 of 466 | |
7th Math | 39 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 217 | 23 of 466 | |
8th English | 34 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 225 | 52 of 464 | |
8th Math | 55 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 224 | 12 of 464 | |
8th Science | 9 | 60 | 25 | 7 | 223 | 37 of 464 |
F. A. Day Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 33 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 222 | 116 of 565 | |
6th Math | 42 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 222 | 110 of 565 | |
7th English | 25 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 265 | 71 of 466 | |
7th Math | 35 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 264 | 30 of 466 | |
8th English | 25 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 230 | 91 of 464 | |
8th Math | 44 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 233 | 56 of 464 | |
8th Science | 6 | 48 | 36 | 9 | 233 | 109 of 464 |
Oak Hill Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 31 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 193 | 60 of 565 | |
6th Math | 52 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 193 | 28 of 565 | |
7th English | 27 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 172 | 86 of 466 | |
7th Math | 33 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 171 | 68 of 466 | |
8th English | 27 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 175 | 178 of 464 | |
8th Math | 49 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 173 | 38 of 464 | |
8th Science | 9 | 51 | 33 | 7 | 175 | 69 of 464 |
Newton North High School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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10th English | 39 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 423 | 105 of 353 | |
10th Math | 73 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 421 | 59 of 351 | |
10th Science | 40 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 400 | 82 of 341 |
Newton South High School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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10th English | 49 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 427 | 75 of 353 | |
10th Math | 75 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 424 | 59 of 351 | |
10th Science | 39 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 403 | 68 of 341 |