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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 (SCHOOL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # |
Part. Rate |
Included in Achievement Level Results | Not Included in Achievement Level Results | ||||||||
| 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 | - | |||
| EL and Former EL | 461 | 99 | 426 | 5 | 3 | - | 27 | - | |||
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 621 | 99 | 586 | 14 | 4 | - | 17 | - | |||
| High needs | 812 | 99 | 762 | 18 | 5 | - | 27 | - | |||
| Race Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Afr. Amer./Black | 72 | 100 | 63 | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | |||
| Asian | 289 | 100 | 278 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | - | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 351 | 99 | 330 | 9 | 3 | - | 9 | - | |||
| Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| White | 262 | 98 | 249 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | - | |||
| Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. | 41 | 100 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | |||||||||||
| 1,016 | 99 | 962 | 18 | 9 | - | 27 | - | ||||
GRADE LEVEL 8 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG
| Lowell (SCHOOL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # |
Part. Rate |
Included in Achievement Level Results | Not Included in Achievement Level Results | ||||||||
| 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 | - | |||
| EL and Former EL | 375 | 99 | 339 | 4 | 5 | - | 27 | - | |||
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 659 | 98 | 608 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 19 | - | |||
| High needs | 811 | 98 | 743 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 27 | - | |||
| Race Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Afr. Amer./Black | 80 | 100 | 75 | - | - | - | 5 | - | |||
| Asian | 289 | 100 | 283 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 353 | 98 | 325 | 7 | 8 | - | 13 | - | |||
| Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| White | 321 | 98 | 295 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | |||
| Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. | 33 | 94 | 30 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | |||
| Total | |||||||||||
| 1,078 | 99 | 1,010 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 27 | - | ||||
GRADE LEVEL 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS *
| Lowell (SCHOOL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # |
Part. Rate |
Included in Achievement Level Results | Not Included in Achievement Level Results | ||||||||
| 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 | - | |||
| EL and Former EL | 237 | 94 | 187 | 1 | 14 | - | 35 | - | |||
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 372 | 93 | 320 | 8 | 25 | - | 19 | - | |||
| High needs | 479 | 94 | 403 | 12 | 29 | - | 35 | - | |||
| Race Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Afr. Amer./Black | 80 | 99 | 75 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | |||
| Asian | 266 | 98 | 253 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | - | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 194 | 92 | 159 | 4 | 15 | - | 16 | - | |||
| Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| White | 252 | 97 | 229 | 4 | 7 | - | 12 | - | |||
| Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. | 14 | 86 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | - | |||
| Total | |||||||||||
| 807 | 96 | 729 | 12 | 31 | - | 35 | - | ||||
* Excludes repeating grade 10 students who previously participated in the grade 10 ELA or Mathematics test.
GRADE LEVEL 10 - MATHEMATICS *
| Lowell (SCHOOL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # |
Part. Rate |
Included in Achievement Level Results | Not Included in Achievement Level Results | ||||||||
| 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 | - | |||
| EL and Former EL | 233 | 95 | 186 | 1 | 11 | - | 35 | - | |||
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 370 | 94 | 322 | 8 | 21 | - | 19 | - | |||
| High needs | 476 | 95 | 405 | 12 | 24 | - | 35 | - | |||
| Race Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Afr. Amer./Black | 80 | 99 | 75 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | |||
| Asian | 265 | 98 | 252 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | - | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 192 | 95 | 163 | 4 | 9 | - | 16 | - | |||
| Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| White | 252 | 98 | 230 | 4 | 6 | - | 12 | - | |||
| Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. | 14 | 86 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | - | |||
| Total | |||||||||||
| 804 | 97 | 733 | 12 | 24 | - | 35 | - | ||||
* Excludes repeating grade 10 students who previously participated in the grade 10 ELA or Mathematics test.
GRADE LEVEL 10 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG *
| Lowell (SCHOOL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # |
Part. Rate |
Included in Achievement Level Results | Not Included in Achievement Level Results | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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.