Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Lowell

Districts Schools

2016

2016 MCAS Participation Report by Grade and Subject

Data Last Updated on September 28, 2023

NOTES: EL students who did not participate in the ACCESS for ELLs test count against ELA participation rate even if they fully participated in spring ELA test.

GRADE LEVEL 5 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG

Lowell (DISTRICT)
		Total #	Part. Rate	Included in Achievement Level Results		Not Included in Achievement Level Results
		Total #	Part. Rate	Tested Standard	Tested Alternate Assessment	ABS	MED	1st Yr ELL	Tested and Enrolled After Oct. 1
Student Status
	Students w/ disabilities	169	99	149	18	1	-	1	N/A
	EL and Former EL	461	99	426	5	3	-	27	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	621	99	586	14	4	-	17	N/A
	High needs	812	99	762	18	5	-	27	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	72	100	63	3	-	-	6	N/A
	Asian	289	100	278	3	1	-	7	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	351	99	330	9	3	-	9	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	262	98	249	3	5	-	5	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	41	100	41	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		1,016	99	962	18	9	-	27	N/A

GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG

Lowell (DISTRICT)
		Total #	Part. Rate	Included in Achievement Level Results		Not Included in Achievement Level Results
		Total #	Part. Rate	Tested Standard	Tested Alternate Assessment	ABS	MED	1st Yr ELL	Tested and Enrolled After Oct. 1
Student Status
	Students w/ disabilities	201	96	166	25	8	-	2	N/A
	EL and Former EL	375	99	339	4	5	-	27	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	659	98	608	17	14	1	19	N/A
	High needs	811	98	743	25	15	1	27	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	80	100	75	-	-	-	5	N/A
	Asian	289	100	283	3	1	-	2	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	353	98	325	7	8	-	13	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	321	98	295	14	4	1	7	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	33	94	30	1	2	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		1,078	99	1,010	25	15	1	27	N/A

GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS *

Lowell (DISTRICT)
		Total #	Part. Rate	Included in Achievement Level Results		Not Included in Achievement Level Results
		Total #	Part. Rate	Tested Standard	Tested Alternate Assessment	ABS	MED	1st Yr ELL	Tested and Enrolled After Oct. 1
Student Status
	Students w/ disabilities	69	81	41	12	13	-	3	N/A
	EL and Former EL	237	94	187	1	14	-	35	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	372	93	320	8	25	-	19	N/A
	High needs	479	94	403	12	29	-	35	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	80	99	75	-	1	-	4	N/A
	Asian	266	98	253	4	6	-	3	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	194	92	159	4	15	-	16	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	252	97	229	4	7	-	12	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	14	86	12	-	2	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		807	96	729	12	31	-	35	N/A

* Excludes repeating grade 10 students who previously participated in the grade 10 ELA or Mathematics test.

GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS *

Lowell (DISTRICT)
		Total #	Part. Rate	Included in Achievement Level Results		Not Included in Achievement Level Results
		Total #	Part. Rate	Tested Standard	Tested Alternate Assessment	ABS	MED	1st Yr ELL	Tested and Enrolled After Oct. 1
Student Status
	Students w/ disabilities	70	87	46	12	9	-	3	N/A
	EL and Former EL	233	95	186	1	11	-	35	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	370	94	322	8	21	-	19	N/A
	High needs	476	95	405	12	24	-	35	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	80	99	75	-	1	-	4	N/A
	Asian	265	98	252	4	6	-	3	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	192	95	163	4	9	-	16	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	252	98	230	4	6	-	12	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	14	86	12	-	2	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		804	97	733	12	24	-	35	N/A

* Excludes repeating grade 10 students who previously participated in the grade 10 ELA or Mathematics test.

GRADE LEVEL 10 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG *

Lowell (DISTRICT)
		Total #	Part. Rate	Included in Achievement Level Results		Not Included in Achievement Level Results
		Total #	Part. Rate	Tested Standard	Tested Alternate Assessment	ABS	MED	1st Yr ELL	Tested But Not Continuously Enrolled †
Student Status
	Students w/ disabilities	71	92	39	11	6	-	3	12
	EL and Former EL	232	96	154	1	9	-	35	33
	Econ. Disadvantaged	371	95	272	7	20	-	19	53
	High needs	476	95	346	11	23	-	35	61
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	80	100	66	-	-	-	4	10
	Asian	265	98	238	4	5	-	3	15
	Hispanic/Latino	192	94	132	3	11	-	16	30
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	White	252	97	205	4	7	-	12	24
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	14	86	10	-	2	-	-	2
Total
Total		804	97	652	11	25	-	35	81

* Represents participation in grades 9 or 10 in any of the four subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics, and Technology/Engineering).
† Since October 2014.