Preliminary MCAS Scores are In!

The ELHS preliminary results for last year’s MCAS are in and we are proud to report that ELHS has maintained a level one status (highest one) for three years in a row!  As the chart below shows, we have been making great strides particularly in the area of English Language Arts.

 In 2011, we had 88% of our students performing at an advanced and proficient level in ELA.  Last year, we raised that number to 98% of our students performing at an advanced or proficient level in ELA.  This is clearly a reflection of the hard work of our students and our staff’s three year commitment to improving literacy skills across the curriculum.  We will continue this focus this year as well.  

In the area of Math, we continue to  be at or above the state average with overall MCAS performance.   We have been averaging about 87% of our students being at the advanced or proficient level in Mathematics.  With last year’s adoption of a new curriculum brought on by the new Common Core Standards, our math department will work collaboratively this year with their colleagues both at ELHS and at Birchland Park to work on raising these levels even more.