Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Waltham

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

Waltham (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	84	99	76	7	1	-	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	91	100	81	2	-	-	8	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	123	100	116	2	-	-	5	N/A
	High needs	200	100	184	7	1	-	8	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	39	100	39	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Asian	21	100	19	-	-	-	2	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	140	100	129	5	-	-	6	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	175	99	172	2	1	-	-	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		383	100	367	7	1	-	8	N/A

GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG

Waltham (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	85	99	82	2	-	1	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	52	100	34	-	-	-	18	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	112	100	104	-	-	-	8	N/A
	High needs	188	99	167	2	-	1	18	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	38	100	35	-	-	-	3	N/A
	Asian	14	100	14	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	139	100	125	-	-	-	14	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	185	98	179	2	1	2	1	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		386	99	363	2	1	2	18	N/A

GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS *

Waltham (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	62	97	57	3	1	1	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	84	94	62	-	5	-	17	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	93	94	80	-	5	1	7	N/A
	High needs	193	95	163	3	8	2	17	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	48	98	38	1	1	-	8	N/A
	Asian	23	96	22	-	1	-	-	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	146	95	130	1	6	1	8	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	172	99	168	1	-	2	1	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	10	90	9	-	1	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		401	97	369	3	9	3	17	N/A

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

GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS *

Waltham (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	62	92	54	3	4	1	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	82	99	65	-	1	-	16	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	94	97	85	-	3	-	6	N/A
	High needs	192	96	166	3	6	1	16	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	48	98	38	1	1	-	8	N/A
	Asian	23	96	22	-	1	-	-	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	146	99	136	1	2	-	7	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	171	98	166	1	2	1	1	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	10	100	10	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		400	98	374	3	6	1	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 *

Waltham (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	63	97	55	2	2	-	-	4
	EL and Former EL	82	100	56	-	-	-	17	9
	Econ. Disadvantaged	95	99	80	-	1	-	7	7
	High needs	193	99	155	2	2	-	17	17
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	48	100	31	-	-	-	8	9
	Asian	23	96	21	-	1	-	-	1
	Hispanic/Latino	147	99	128	1	1	-	8	9
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	White	171	99	162	1	1	1	1	5
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	10	100	10	-	-	-	-
Total
Total		401	99	354	2	3	1	17	24

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