Peirce

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Public | Grades: KG-5 | 318 students
District: Newton

     170 Temple St
     West Newton, MA  02465-1314

     (617) 559-9630

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MCAS			Students tested			% proficient
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
English Language Arts	2003	3rd Grade	41	827	n/a	87.8	83.2	n/a
English Language Arts	2007	3rd Grade	64	894	71,311	77	76	59
English Language Arts	2008	3rd Grade	64	893	70,284	67	75	56
English Language Arts	2009	3rd Grade	48	941	70,675	71	76	57
English Language Arts	2010	3rd Grade	55	926	70,622	87	79	63
English Language Arts	2011	3rd Grade	65	1,008	69,978	81	78	61
English Language Arts	2012	3rd Grade	46	921	70,709	86	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