Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Newton

Districts Schools

2015

2015 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	190	98	177	10	1	2	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	116	99	103	1	1	-	11	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	96	99	93	1	1	-	1	N/A
	High needs	324	99	299	10	2	2	11	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	51	98	50	-	1	-	-	N/A
	Asian	188	100	178	2	-	-	8	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	67	100	67	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	612	100	598	8	1	2	3	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	74	99	73	-	1	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		994	99	968	10	3	2	11	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	213	97	191	15	4	3	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	56	100	51	1	-	-	4	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	98	98	94	1	2	-	1	N/A
	High needs	314	98	288	15	4	3	4	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	47	98	44	2	1	-	-	N/A
	Asian	157	99	149	5	-	1	2	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	58	98	56	-	1	-	1	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	627	99	612	8	4	2	1	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	39	100	39	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		931	99	903	15	6	3	4	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	215	99	207	6	2	-	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	47	100	44	-	-	-	3	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	124	99	122	-	1	-	1	N/A
	High needs	313	99	302	6	2	-	3	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	48	100	48	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Asian	159	99	153	2	2	-	2	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	85	100	85	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	618	100	610	4	2	1	1	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	54	98	53	-	-	1	-	N/A
Total
Total		964	99	949	6	4	2	3	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	214	99	206	5	2	1	-	N/A
	EL and Former EL	49	100	46	-	-	-	3	N/A
	Econ. Disadvantaged	125	98	122	-	1	1	1	N/A
	High needs	315	99	303	5	2	2	3	N/A
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	48	98	47	-	-	1	-	N/A
	Asian	160	98	153	2	1	2	2	N/A
	Hispanic/Latino	84	100	84	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	White	620	99	610	3	1	5	1	N/A
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	54	100	54	-	-	-	-	N/A
Total
Total		966	99	948	5	2	8	3	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	215	100	203	6	1	-	-	5
	EL and Former EL	49	100	32	-	-	-	3	14
	Econ. Disadvantaged	125	100	108	1	-	-	1	15
	High needs	316	100	279	6	1	-	3	27
Race Ethnicity
	Afr. Amer./Black	48	100	44	1	-	-	-	3
	Asian	160	99	143	1	1	-	2	13
	Hispanic/Latino	84	100	77	-	-	-	-	7
	Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	White	621	100	589	4	1	-	1	26
	Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	54	100	54	-	-	-	-
Total
Total		967	100	907	6	2	-	3	49

* Represents participation in grades 9 or 10 in any of the four subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics, and Technology/Engineering).
† Since October 2013.