Last year, we compared Massachusetts' ten Commissioner's Districts in a number of areas including MCAS proficiency rates, average number of absences, and graduation rates. Here is a comparison of these districts in terms of their special populations using the most recent data from the 2012-13 school year.
*FLnE = First Language not English
*LEP = Limited English Proficiency
*SPED = Special Education
| Low Income | FLnE* | LEP* | SPED* | |
| Massachusetts | 37.0% | 17.3% | 7.7% | 17.0% |
| Boston | 71.7% | 45.4% | 30.7% | 19.2% |
| Brockton | 77.1% | 35.4% | 19.8% | 13.2% |
| Fall River | 77.9% | 22.0% | 7.1% | 22.4% |
| Holyoke | 84.7% | 53.3% | 26.7% | 25.4% |
| Lawrence | 84.9% | 72.5% | 24.5% | 21.1% |
| Lowell | 75.0% | 41.7% | 31.3% | 15.3% |
| Lynn | 82.6% | 54.2% | 17.5% | 16.4% |
| New Bedford | 73.4% | 21.6% | 4.6% | 22.2% |
| Springfield | 87.5% | 26.1% | 16.9% | 19.2% |
| Worcester | 73.1% | 44.0% | 34.3% | 20.7% |
- Of these districts, Springfield has the highest percentage of low income students.
- Lawrence has the highest percentage of First Language not English students.
- Worcester has the highest percentage of Limited English proficiency.
- Holyoke has the highest percentage of Special Education students.
In previous posts, we compared the graduation and drop out rates of these districts as well as their MCAS proficiency rates.
- Lowell had the lowest dropout rate among these districts in 2012 (3.8%)
- Brockton had the highest graduation rate in 2012 (74.5%)
- Worcester had the highest English Language Arts/Reading proficiency rate in 2012 (51%)
- Lowell had the highest Math proficiency rate in 2012 (44%)
*All Data Taken From: www.doe.mass.edu
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