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Westwood Public Schools
These results for Westwood 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 | 29 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 275 |
State | 15 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 70,709 | |
Mathematics | District | 40 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 275 |
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 | 35 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 243 |
State | 13 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 70,264 | |
Mathematics | District | 44 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 243 |
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 | 47 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 272 |
State | 17 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 71,423 | |
Mathematics | District | 51 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 272 |
State | 25 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 71,484 | |
Science & Tech | District | 42 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 271 |
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 | 49 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 263 |
State | 18 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 71,589 | |
Mathematics | District | 53 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 264 |
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 | 30 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 264 |
State | 15 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 71,749 | |
Mathematics | District | 39 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 264 |
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 | 36 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 223 |
State | 18 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 72,756 | |
Mathematics | District | 36 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 223 |
State | 22 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 72,705 | |
Science & Tech | District | 5 | 54 | 33 | 8 | 223 |
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 | 66 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 216 |
State | 37 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 69,059 | |
Mathematics | District | 77 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 216 |
State | 50 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 69,015 | |
Science & Tech | District | 45 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 210 |
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 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1,756 |
State | 19 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 497,549 | |
Mathematics | District | 48 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1,757 |
State | 27 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 497,984 | |
Science & Tech | District | 31 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 704 |
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.
Deerfield School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 42 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 30 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 42 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 171 of 955 | |
4th English | 56 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 27 of 936 | |
4th Math | 28 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 47 of 936 | |
5th English | 54 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 of 881 | |
5th Math | 26 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 106 of 881 | |
5th Science | 30 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 85 of 881 | |
All grades English | 51 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 134 | -- | |
All grades Math | 32 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 134 | -- |
Downey School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 29 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 52 | 134 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 33 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 52 | 127 of 955 | |
4th English | 37 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 67 of 936 | |
4th Math | 46 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 12 of 936 | |
5th English | 40 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 63 of 881 | |
5th Math | 58 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 64 of 881 | |
5th Science | 42 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 53 | 47 of 881 | |
All grades English | 35 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 151 | -- | |
All grades Math | 46 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 151 | -- |
Paul Hanlon School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 28 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 13 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 40 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 105 of 955 | |
4th English | 29 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 3 of 936 | |
4th Math | 49 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 41 | 41 of 936 | |
5th English | 49 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 15 of 881 | |
5th Math | 51 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 97 of 881 | |
5th Science | 57 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 28 of 881 | |
All grades English | 35 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 118 | -- | |
All grades Math | 47 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 118 | -- |
Martha Jones School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 29 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 63 | 13 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 44 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 63 | 53 of 955 | |
4th English | 27 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 64 | 52 of 936 | |
4th Math | 45 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 7 of 936 | |
5th English | 50 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 34 of 881 | |
5th Math | 46 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 78 of 881 | |
5th Science | 35 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 74 of 881 | |
All grades English | 35 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 195 | -- | |
All grades Math | 45 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 195 | -- |
William E. Sheehan School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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3rd English | 24 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 72 | 71 of 955 | |
3rd Math | 40 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 105 of 955 | |
4th English | 33 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 5 of 936 | |
4th Math | 49 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 7 of 936 | |
5th English | 47 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 78 of 881 | |
5th Math | 73 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 12 of 881 | |
5th Science | 55 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 10 of 881 | |
All grades English | 34 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 183 | -- | |
All grades Math | 54 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 183 | -- |
E. W. Thurston Middle School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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6th English | 50 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 261 | 61 of 555 | |
6th Math | 53 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 262 | 51 of 555 | |
7th English | 30 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 261 | 53 of 473 | |
7th Math | 39 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 261 | 54 of 473 | |
8th English | 36 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 67 of 470 | |
8th Math | 36 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 223 | 59 of 471 | |
8th Science | 5 | 54 | 33 | 8 | 223 | 92 of 471 | |
All grades English | 39 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 745 | -- | |
All grades Math | 43 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 746 | -- |
Westwood High School |
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Grade/subject | % Advanced | % Proficient | % Needs Improv. |
% Warning/ Failing |
Students tested |
Placement overall |
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10th English | 67 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 1 of 348 | |
10th Math | 78 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 17 of 348 | |
10th Science | 45 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 209 | 24 of 341 | |
All grades English | 67 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 215 | -- | |
All grades Math | 78 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 215 | -- |

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