Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Newton

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

Newton (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	211	98	198	8	3	2	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	114	99	100	-	1	-	13	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	93	99	88	2	1	-	2	N/A
	High needs	327	98	301	8	3	2	13	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	38	100	38	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Asian	174	99	167	-	1	-	6	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	67	100	67	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	624	99	604	5	5	3	7	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	77	100	75	2	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		983	99	953	8	6	3	13	N/A

GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG

Newton (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	217	97	196	14	3	4	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	47	98	39	-	1	-	7	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	95	96	88	2	3	1	1	N/A
	High needs	307	98	279	14	3	4	7	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	71	100	71	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Asian	151	99	142	4	1	-	4	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	71	100	70	1	-	-	-	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	622	98	599	8	6	6	3	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	50	96	47	1	1	1	-	N/A
Total
Total		967	98	931	14	8	7	7	N/A

GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS *

Newton (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	237	97	220	9	7	1	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	55	98	38	-	1	-	16	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	107	97	99	1	2	1	4	N/A
	High needs	345	97	310	9	8	2	16	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	43	98	41	1	1	-	-	N/A
	Asian	168	99	160	2	1	1	4	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	77	99	73	-	1	-	3	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	677	99	655	6	5	2	9	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	37	100	37	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		1,004	99	968	9	8	3	16	N/A

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

GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS *

Newton (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	235	96	220	6	8	1	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	54	98	37	-	-	1	16	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	106	97	98	1	2	1	4	N/A
	High needs	343	97	311	6	8	2	16	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	43	95	40	1	1	1	-	N/A
	Asian	167	99	161	1	-	1	4	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	78	99	73	1	1	-	3	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	676	99	655	3	6	3	9	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	37	100	37	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		1,003	99	968	6	8	5	16	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 *

Newton (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	238	99	219	5	2	-	-	12
	EL and Former EL	55	100	30	-	-	-	16	9
	Econ. Disadvantaged	107	99	88	-	1	-	4	14
	High needs	346	99	297	5	2	-	16	26
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	43	95	38	1	2	-	-	2
	Asian	167	100	150	-	-	-	4	13
	Hispanic/Latino	79	100	63	2	-	-	3	11
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	White	677	100	638	2	-	1	9	27
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	37	100	36	-	-	-	-	1
Total
Total		1,005	100	927	5	2	1	16	54

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