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2012 individual district and school results
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Salem Public Schools
These results for Salem 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 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 393 |
State | 15 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 70,709 | |
Mathematics | District | 22 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 392 |
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 | 6 | 30 | 37 | 26 | 410 |
State | 13 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 70,264 | |
Mathematics | District | 10 | 28 | 40 | 22 | 411 |
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 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 22 | 368 |
State | 17 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 71,423 | |
Mathematics | District | 19 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 367 |
State | 25 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 71,484 | |
Science & Tech | District | 13 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 365 |
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 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 313 |
State | 18 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 71,589 | |
Mathematics | District | 17 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 315 |
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 | 51 | 29 | 12 | 287 |
State | 15 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 71,749 | |
Mathematics | District | 12 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 291 |
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 | 12 | 58 | 22 | 7 | 318 |
State | 18 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 72,756 | |
Mathematics | District | 12 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 324 |
State | 22 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 72,705 | |
Science & Tech | District | 2 | 24 | 45 | 30 | 322 |
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 | 20 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 295 |
State | 37 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 69,059 | |
Mathematics | District | 30 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 297 |
State | 50 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 69,015 | |
Science & Tech | District | 11 | 39 | 46 | 5 | 275 |
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 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 2,384 |
State | 19 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 497,549 | |
Mathematics | District | 17 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 2,397 |
State | 27 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 497,984 | |
Science & Tech | District | 9 | 28 | 42 | 21 | 962 |
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.
Bates School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 4 | 38 | 40 | 18 | 55 | 782 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 19 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 53 | 842 of 955 | |
4th English | 3 | 31 | 41 | 26 | 74 | 769 of 936 | |
4th Math | 15 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 73 | 479 of 936 | |
5th English | 2 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 50 | 659 of 881 | |
5th Math | 25 | 31 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 475 of 881 | |
5th Science | 16 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 51 | 571 of 881 | |
All grades English | 3 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 179 | -- | |
All grades Math | 19 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 177 | -- |
Bentley School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 6 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 48 | 836 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 8 | 27 | 35 | 29 | 48 | 854 of 955 | |
4th English | 2 | 19 | 48 | 31 | 52 | 879 of 936 | |
4th Math | 4 | 17 | 47 | 32 | 53 | 850 of 936 | |
5th English | 2 | 34 | 43 | 21 | 53 | 747 of 881 | |
5th Math | 8 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 53 | 792 of 881 | |
5th Science | 9 | 19 | 47 | 25 | 53 | 685 of 881 | |
All grades English | 3 | 27 | 46 | 24 | 153 | -- | |
All grades Math | 6 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 154 | -- |
Carlton School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 11 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 47 | 805 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 17 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 47 | 863 of 955 | |
4th English | 6 | 21 | 43 | 30 | 47 | 835 of 936 | |
4th Math | 9 | 21 | 51 | 19 | 47 | 759 of 936 | |
5th English | 4 | 57 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 473 of 881 | |
5th Math | 4 | 32 | 14 | 50 | 28 | 709 of 881 | |
5th Science | 7 | 25 | 46 | 21 | 28 | 651 of 881 | |
All grades English | 7 | 32 | 40 | 20 | 122 | -- | |
All grades Math | 11 | 22 | 37 | 30 | 122 | -- |
Federal Street School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 6 | 31 | 49 | 14 | 51 | 821 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 20 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 50 | 762 of 955 | |
4th English | 3 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 58 | 806 of 936 | |
4th Math | 5 | 26 | 47 | 22 | 58 | 745 of 936 | |
5th English | 5 | 30 | 39 | 27 | 64 | 755 of 881 | |
5th Math | 13 | 18 | 39 | 31 | 62 | 756 of 881 | |
5th Science | 6 | 11 | 35 | 48 | 63 | 771 of 881 | |
6th English | 2 | 22 | 44 | 33 | 55 | 534 of 555 | |
6th Math | 9 | 20 | 22 | 48 | 54 | 498 of 555 | |
7th English | 6 | 50 | 38 | 6 | 50 | 369 of 473 | |
7th Math | 10 | 14 | 41 | 35 | 49 | 405 of 473 | |
8th English | 15 | 63 | 21 | 2 | 48 | 300 of 470 | |
8th Math | 13 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 48 | 258 of 471 | |
8th Science | 4 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 48 | 291 of 471 | |
All grades English | 6 | 36 | 38 | 20 | 326 | -- | |
All grades Math | 12 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 321 | -- |
Horace Mann Laboratory School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 9 | 31 | 40 | 20 | 55 | 798 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 22 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 55 | 804 of 955 | |
4th English | 20 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 44 | 508 of 936 | |
4th Math | 20 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 44 | 463 of 936 | |
5th English | 6 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 51 | 737 of 881 | |
5th Math | 8 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 51 | 701 of 881 | |
5th Science | 10 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 51 | 666 of 881 | |
All grades English | 11 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 150 | -- | |
All grades Math | 17 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 150 | -- |
Saltonstall School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 12 | 49 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 539 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 24 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 41 | 509 of 955 | |
4th English | 5 | 34 | 45 | 16 | 44 | 720 of 936 | |
4th Math | 9 | 29 | 40 | 22 | 45 | 670 of 936 | |
5th English | 15 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 39 | 592 of 881 | |
5th Math | 28 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 603 of 881 | |
5th Science | 16 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 38 | 499 of 881 | |
6th English | 24 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 226 of 555 | |
6th Math | 32 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 41 | 251 of 555 | |
7th English | 27 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 276 of 473 | |
7th Math | 16 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 37 | 264 of 473 | |
8th English | 40 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 164 of 470 | |
8th Math | 28 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 131 of 471 | |
8th Science | 0 | 56 | 40 | 4 | 25 | 115 of 471 | |
All grades English | 19 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 227 | -- | |
All grades Math | 22 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 228 | -- |
Witchcraft Heights School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 11 | 52 | 28 | 9 | 79 | 500 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 41 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 230 of 955 | |
4th English | 7 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 73 | 563 of 936 | |
4th Math | 12 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 73 | 570 of 936 | |
5th English | 20 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 70 | 383 of 881 | |
5th Math | 39 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 69 | 316 of 881 | |
5th Science | 28 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 68 | 340 of 881 | |
All grades English | 13 | 48 | 25 | 14 | 222 | -- | |
All grades Math | 31 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 221 | -- |
Collins Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 5 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 201 | 428 of 555 | |
6th Math | 17 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 202 | 453 of 555 | |
7th English | 5 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 183 | 342 of 473 | |
7th Math | 12 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 184 | 347 of 473 | |
8th English | 10 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 231 | 367 of 470 | |
8th Math | 11 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 235 | 332 of 471 | |
8th Science | 2 | 21 | 44 | 34 | 234 | 350 of 471 | |
All grades English | 7 | 53 | 26 | 13 | 615 | -- | |
All grades Math | 13 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 621 | -- |
Salem High School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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10th English | 22 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 272 | 287 of 348 | |
10th Math | 32 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 274 | 288 of 348 | |
10th Science | 11 | 40 | 45 | 4 | 262 | 278 of 341 | |
All grades English | 22 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 272 | -- | |
All grades Math | 32 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 274 | -- |

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