Merriam

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Public | Grades: PK-6 | 614 students
District: Acton

     11 Charter Rd
     Acton, MA  01720-2931

     (978) 264-4700

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MCAS			Students tested			% proficient
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
English Language Arts	2003	3rd Grade	61	352	n/a	86.9	84.1	n/a
English Language Arts	2007	3rd Grade	75	376	71,311	81	80	59
English Language Arts	2008	3rd Grade	74	380	70,284	86	82	56
English Language Arts	2009	3rd Grade	71	351	70,675	67	74	57
English Language Arts	2010	3rd Grade	72	368	70,622	85	82	63
English Language Arts	2011	3rd Grade	66	349	69,978	86	83	61
English Language Arts	2012	3rd Grade	68	353	70,709	81	80	61

Source:  MA Dept. of Education

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is designed to meet the requirements of the Education Reform Law of 1993. This law specifies that the testing program must

• test all public school students in Massachusetts, including students with disabilities and limited English proficient students;
• measure performance based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework learning standards;
• report on the performance of individual students, schools, and districts.

As required by the Education Reform Law, students must pass the grade 10 tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics as one condition of eligibility for a high school diploma (in addition to fulfilling local requirements).

In addition, the MCAS program is used to hold schools and districts accountable, on a yearly basis, for the progress they have made toward the objective of the No Child Left Behind Law that all students be proficient in Reading and Mathematics by 2014.

Source: Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System: About the MCAS, Mass. Dept. of Education