Salem MCAS Results 2012

Below are Salem's proficiency rates (advanced and proficient scores combined) on the 2012 MCAS  for the district as a whole and then by school. All proficiency rates are in percentages; positive or negative numbers in parentheses in the  grade level or 'ALL' fields represent the percent change from 2011. Also included is each school's Accountability and Assistance Level. Accountability levels are as follows:

• Level 1:  On track to college and career readiness
• Level 2:  Not meeting gap closing goals
• Level 3:  Focus: Lowest performing 20% of schools (including schools with the largest gaps)
• Level 4:  Priority: Lowest performing schools
• Level 5:  Priority: Chronically under-performing schools

'School Performance' refers to the school's overall performance relative to other schools statewide that serve the same grade span (percentiles range from 1 - 99). For example, a school performance that is greater than 75% of schools serving common grades statewide is at the 75th percentile.

In terms of demographics, Salem was 11.3% Limited English Proficiency, 24.9% First Language not English,  57.7% Low Income, and 23.1% Special Education in 2011-12. There were 4,459 students in SPS during the last school year.

SALEM (DISTRICT)

	ELA	Math
3	45 (-1)	47 (+1)
4	36 (+1)	38 (+8)
5	46 (-6)	43  (+3)
6	48 (-6)	40 (-5)
7	59 (-1)	36 (0)
8	70 (+2)	41 (+7)
10	77 (+11)	60 (+1)
All	53 (+1)	43 (-1)

BY SCHOOL

BATES

	ELA	Math
3	42	36
4	34	51
5	46	56
All	40 (-10)	48 (-4)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 2 (up from Level 3)
• School Performance: 23rd Percentile

BENTLEY

	ELA	Math
3	35	35
4	21	21
5	36	27
All	30 (-1)	27 (+1)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 4
• School Performance: 4th Percentile

CARLTON

	ELA	Math
3	39	34
4	27	30
5	61	36
All	39 (-1)	33 (-3)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 3
• Focus on Students w/ Disabilities; Low income 
• School Performance: 8th Percentile

COLLINS

	ELA	Math
6	50	41
7	60	36
8	69	39
All	60 (0)	38 (+1)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 3
•  Focus on Students w/disabilities; Hispanic/Latino; ELL or Former ELL 
• School Performance: 13th Percentile 

HORACE MANN

	ELA	Math
3	40	40
4	56	52
5	37	37
All	44 (-4)	43 (+6)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 2
• School Performance: 27th Percentile

NATHANIEL BOWDITCH

	ELA	Math
3	37	44
4	31	31
5	35	31
6	24	29
7	56	24
8	78	48
All	42 (-4)	35 (+2)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 3
• Focus on Hispanic/Latino; ELL or Former ELL
• School Performance: 15th Percentile

SALEM ACADEMY CHARTER

	ELA	Math
6	64	74
7	60	62
8	89	59
10	92	92
All	75 (-4)	70 (+8)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 1

SALEM HIGH

	ELA	Math
10	80 (+12)	63 (+2)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 3
• School Performance: 11th Percentile

SALTONSTALL

	ELA	Math
3	61	61
4	39	38
5	53	46
6	75	64
7	70	48
8	88	64
All	63 (-3)	52 (+2)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 3
• Very low MCAS participation (Less than 90%)
• Focus on Hispanic/Latino, High Needs and Aggregate
• School Performance: 57th Percentile

WITCHCRAFT HEIGHTS

	ELA	Math
3	63	75
4	52	46
5	66	65
All	61 (+5)	63 (+4)

• Accountability and Assistance Level: Level 2
• School Performance: 58th Percentile

Citation: www.doe.mass.edu