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2012 individual district and school results
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Peabody Public Schools
These results for Peabody Public Schools, released in September 2012, are for the MCAS exams taken in the spring of 2012. Source: Massachusetts Department of Education.

DISTRICT SUMMARY

3rd Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 16 | 52 | 26 | 6 | 442 |
State | 15 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 70,709 | |
Mathematics | District | 26 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 442 |
State | 27 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 70,763 | |
4th Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 4 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 416 |
State | 13 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 70,264 | |
Mathematics | District | 5 | 33 | 47 | 15 | 414 |
State | 16 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 70,425 | |
5th Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 17 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 446 |
State | 17 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 71,423 | |
Mathematics | District | 16 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 449 |
State | 25 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 71,484 | |
Science & Tech | District | 19 | 33 | 39 | 9 | 449 |
State | 22 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 71,373 | |
6th Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 9 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 420 |
State | 18 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 71,589 | |
Mathematics | District | 18 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 420 |
State | 27 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 71,640 | |
7th Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 8 | 61 | 25 | 5 | 473 |
State | 15 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 71,749 | |
Mathematics | District | 14 | 29 | 36 | 21 | 472 |
State | 20 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 71,952 | |
8th Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 9 | 70 | 16 | 5 | 469 |
State | 18 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 72,756 | |
Mathematics | District | 19 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 470 |
State | 22 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 72,705 | |
Science & Tech | District | 3 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 469 |
State | 5 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 72,535 | |
10th Grade |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 30 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 470 |
State | 37 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 69,059 | |
Mathematics | District | 44 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 470 |
State | 50 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 69,015 | |
Science & Tech | District | 20 | 46 | 31 | 3 | 447 |
State | 24 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 67,556 | |
All grades combined |
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Subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
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English | District | 14 | 55 | 24 | 8 | 3,136 |
State | 19 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 497,549 | |
Mathematics | District | 21 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 3,137 |
State | 27 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 497,984 | |
Science & Tech | District | 14 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 1,365 |
State | 17 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 211,464 |

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.
Samuel Brown School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 4 | 46 | 40 | 10 | 68 | 695 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 9 | 37 | 40 | 15 | 68 | 739 of 955 | |
4th English | 4 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 50 | 712 of 936 | |
4th Math | 2 | 29 | 47 | 22 | 51 | 745 of 936 | |
5th English | 14 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 50 | 554 of 881 | |
5th Math | 10 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 49 | 639 of 881 | |
5th Science | 6 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 49 | 611 of 881 | |
All grades English | 7 | 42 | 37 | 14 | 168 | -- | |
All grades Math | 7 | 33 | 43 | 17 | 168 | -- |
John E. Burke School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 16 | 59 | 24 | 2 | 58 | 256 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 24 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 58 | 571 of 955 | |
4th English | 2 | 66 | 23 | 9 | 44 | 305 of 936 | |
4th Math | 7 | 43 | 48 | 2 | 44 | 497 of 936 | |
5th English | 25 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 135 of 881 | |
5th Math | 17 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 66 | 392 of 881 | |
5th Science | 32 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 66 | 233 of 881 | |
All grades English | 16 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 167 | -- | |
All grades Math | 17 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 168 | -- |
Thomas Carroll School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 22 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 78 | 118 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 31 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 78 | 408 of 955 | |
4th English | 7 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 86 | 405 of 936 | |
4th Math | 6 | 38 | 42 | 14 | 86 | 595 of 936 | |
5th English | 14 | 44 | 34 | 9 | 80 | 521 of 881 | |
5th Math | 17 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 81 | 594 of 881 | |
5th Science | 22 | 32 | 46 | 0 | 81 | 432 of 881 | |
All grades English | 14 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 244 | -- | |
All grades Math | 18 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 245 | -- |
Center School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 17 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 52 | 295 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 37 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 52 | 522 of 955 | |
4th English | 7 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 46 | 428 of 936 | |
4th Math | 9 | 43 | 45 | 4 | 47 | 463 of 936 | |
5th English | 13 | 50 | 28 | 9 | 68 | 438 of 881 | |
5th Math | 7 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 68 | 625 of 881 | |
5th Science | 13 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 68 | 471 of 881 | |
All grades English | 13 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 166 | -- | |
All grades Math | 17 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 167 | -- |
John E. McCarthy School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 13 | 50 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 500 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 32 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 38 | 250 of 955 | |
4th English | 3 | 50 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 552 of 936 | |
4th Math | 13 | 27 | 47 | 13 | 30 | 647 of 936 | |
5th English | 27 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 41 | 201 of 881 | |
5th Math | 39 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 41 | 234 of 881 | |
5th Science | 22 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 41 | 328 of 881 | |
All grades English | 16 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 109 | -- | |
All grades Math | 29 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 109 | -- |
William E. Welch Sr. School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 21 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 43 | 407 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 29 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 571 of 955 | |
4th English | 0 | 32 | 53 | 16 | 38 | 790 of 936 | |
4th Math | 6 | 25 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 745 of 936 | |
5th English | 13 | 45 | 32 | 11 | 38 | 521 of 881 | |
5th Math | 19 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 603 of 881 | |
5th Science | 19 | 32 | 43 | 5 | 37 | 471 of 881 | |
All grades English | 12 | 41 | 37 | 10 | 119 | -- | |
All grades Math | 18 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 114 | -- |
South Memorial School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 28 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 54 | 316 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 25 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 55 | 341 of 955 | |
4th English | 6 | 57 | 31 | 6 | 49 | 389 of 936 | |
4th Math | 4 | 35 | 49 | 12 | 49 | 658 of 936 | |
5th English | 24 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 46 | 234 of 881 | |
5th Math | 9 | 37 | 43 | 11 | 46 | 603 of 881 | |
5th Science | 22 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 410 of 881 | |
All grades English | 19 | 50 | 28 | 3 | 149 | -- | |
All grades Math | 13 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 150 | -- |
West Memorial School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 9 | 57 | 31 | 3 | 35 | 441 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 29 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 408 of 955 | |
4th English | 0 | 31 | 48 | 21 | 48 | 806 of 936 | |
4th Math | 2 | 23 | 55 | 19 | 47 | 817 of 936 | |
5th English | 20 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 35 | 616 of 881 | |
5th Math | 23 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 35 | 528 of 881 | |
5th Science | 23 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 35 | 489 of 881 | |
All grades English | 8 | 39 | 42 | 11 | 118 | -- | |
All grades Math | 16 | 29 | 36 | 19 | 117 | -- |
J. Henry Higgins Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 9 | 50 | 29 | 13 | 410 | 373 of 555 | |
6th Math | 18 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 410 | 340 of 555 | |
7th English | 8 | 62 | 25 | 5 | 463 | 276 of 473 | |
7th Math | 15 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 462 | 287 of 473 | |
8th English | 9 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 458 | 281 of 470 | |
8th Math | 19 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 459 | 239 of 471 | |
8th Science | 3 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 458 | 231 of 471 | |
All grades English | 9 | 61 | 23 | 7 | 1331 | -- | |
All grades Math | 17 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 1331 | -- |
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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10th English | 31 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 452 | 228 of 348 | |
10th Math | 46 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 449 | 217 of 348 | |
10th Science | 20 | 46 | 31 | 3 | 440 | 221 of 341 | |
All grades English | 31 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 452 | -- | |
All grades Math | 46 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 449 | -- |

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