Arlington public schools continue their strong performance on MCAS achievement tests as demonstrated by the 2013 scores, according to ranking at Boston.com.
Referring to the district’s overall achievement level, Superintendent Kathleen Bodie said in a news release Tuesday, Sept. 24, “We are very proud of our students and teachers whose effort and hard work is reflected in this year’s results. We are fortunate to have highly qualified teachers who are dedicated to their students and their success.”
Bodie said the highlights include:
* Hardy Elementary School is first out of 879 schools in grade five English Language Arts (ELA).
* Bishop Elementary School is fifth out of 879 schools in grade five ELA. Bishop students were taught by Bishop and Thompson teachers in blended classes with Thompson students.
* Brackett Elementary School is 13 out of 955 schools in grade three ELA, placing it in the top 1 percent; grade five ELA is in the top 2 percent, at 17 out of 879 schools.
* Grade five in all Arlington elementary schools scored in the top 12 percent in science.
* Those schools in the top 10 percent in grade-five science include:
o Hardy is three out of 879 schools;
o Brackett is 11 out of 879 schools;
o Bishop is 15 out of 879 schools; and
o Peirce is 37 out of 879 schools.
* Thompson Elementary School third-grade students — who were taught by Thompson, Stratton, Bishop and Hardy teachers in blended classes — scored in the top 7 percent in ELA and top 5 percent in math.
* Stratton grade five is in the top 7 percent in ELA, at 62 out of 879 schools.
* Hardy grade three is in the top 4 percent in ELA, at 41 out of 955 schools.
* Bishop grade three is in the top 6 percent in ELA; grade four is in the top 9 percent in ELA.
* Dallin Elementary School is in the top 10 percent in grade-three3 ELA and math and grade-four math.
* Brackett grade three is in the top 5 percent in math; grade 4 is in the top 7 percent in ELA and top 8 percent in math.
* Bishop, Brackett and Hardy all scored in the top 8 percent in fifth-grade math.
Ottoson Middle School
* In the top 12 percent in grade 8 math, top 13 percent in grade 7 math and top 18 percent in grade 6 math;
* In the top 14 percent in grade eight ELA’ top 16 percent in grade seven ELA and top 12 percent in sixth-grade 6 ELA; and
* Eighth-grade science scored in the top 9 percent.
Arlington High School
* In the top 20 percent in ELA, 21 percent in math, and, 17 percent in science; and
* The passing rate for grade 10 ELA is 99 percent, math 98 percent and science 99 percent,
“The hard work and commitment of both students and teachers are reflected in these 2013 MCAS scores,” Bodie wrote.
This story was published Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.
