MCAS Results for the Watertown Public Schools

Watertown's 10th graders and the English test at most levels highlighted the district's 2011 MCAS exam results, which were released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary Secondary Education this week.

State officials consider students scoring in the Advanced (A) or Proficient (P) categories to meet the standards, while those in Needs Improvement (NI) or Warning/Fail (W/F) fall short.

Watertown High School excelled on the test, with 80 percent of 10th graders making the grade in math and English Language Arts, and 76 percent in science.

Scores on the English test were strong at all levels, especially in seventh and eighth grades where more than 80 percent met the standards.

Fourth-graders struggled, with under 50 percent getting Advanced or Proficient scores.

The lowest passing rate came on the eighth-grade science test, where only 28 percent met the standard.

Students took tests in English Language Arts (ELA), math and some grades took the science test.

Here are the district-wide results for the Watertown Public Schools.

3rd Grade         P+A%     A%         P%      NI%     W/F%

ELA                    68          18           50         21         11

Math                  74          18           56         20         6

4th Grade          P+A%    A%        P%       NI%     W/F%

ELA                    43           6           37         41         16

Math                  44           14         30         44         12

5th Grade          P+A%    A%       P%        NI%     W/F%

ELA                   71            19         52         19         11

Math                 56            28         28         26         19

Science             47           14          33         39         15

6th Grade          P+A%      A%       P%      NI%    W/F%

ELA                    63            15         48         31         6

Math                  56            25         31         29         15

7th Grade          P+A%      A%      P%        NI%    W/F%

ELA                    80            18         62         16         3

Math                  63            22         41         21         16

8th Grade          P+A%      A%       P%       NI%    W/F%

ELA                    83            21         62         13         4

Math                  55            21         34         25         21

Science              28            2           26         48         24

10th Grade    P+A%         A%        P%       NI%   W/F%

ELA                    80            34         46         17         3

Math                  80            48         32         19         1

Science              76            20         56         19         5