Thursday, December 15, 2011

Massachusetts' Lowest Achieving and Least Improving Schools

In previous posts, I discussed Lawrence's designation as a Level 5 district which led to its state takeover and the Lynn Public schools own accountability ratings. Here we look at the Massachusetts schools that have been deemed a Level 4. Once again, a Level 4 rating occurs when a school is among the lowest acheiving and least improving Level 3 schools serving common grades statewide regardless of NCLB Accountability Status. There are currently 40 Level 4 schools in Massachusetts as of November 2011. A large number of these schools are concentrated in just a hand full of cities - Boston (11), Lawrence (5), and Springfield (10). Additionally, more than half of the Level 4 schools identified by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) are elementary schools. 

Elementary (22)


Boston
Blackstone
Elihu Greenwood
John F Kennedy
John P Holland
Paul A Dever
William Monroe Trotter
Fall River
John J Doran
Lawrence
Arlington Elementary
Lowell
Charlotte M. Murkland
Lynn
EJ Harrington
Wm P Connery
New Bedford
John Avery Parker
Hayden-McFadden
Salem
Bentley
Springfield
Brightwood
Elias Brookings
Gerena
Homer
White Street
Worcester
Burncoat
Chandler Elem Community
Union Hill School




K-8 (3)


Boston
Orchard Gardens
Holyoke
Morgan
Springfield
Alfred G Zanetti



Middle School (9)


Boston
Dearborn
Harbor School
Fall River
Henry Lord
Matthew J Kuss
Lawrence
South Lawrence East
James F Leonard
Springfield
Chestnut Street
John F Kennedy
M Marcus Kiley




High School (6)


Boston
Jeremiah E Burke
The English High
Holyoke
WM J Dean Voc Tech
Lawrence
Business Mgmt & Finance
International High School
Springfield
High School of Commerce




Citation: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/framework/level4/L4Schools.pdf

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