Melrose Schools Receive Positive Scores on PARCC Exam

Melrose Public Schools received positive results from the 2015 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment.

Five out of seven schools in the district earning the highest performance classification for their scores, Level 1.

The Lincoln Elementary School was named a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence and closing the achievement gap.

Additionally, the Hoover Elementary School was commended for the second year in a row for high progress and narrowing proficiency gaps.

The Winthrop Elementary School was commended for the first time for high progress and meeting their gap-closing goals.

Melrose is the only community in Massachusetts with three “commended” schools in the same district.

“I’m tremendously proud of the progress each of our schools has made. This was the first time our students took the PARCC exam and their performance is a reflection of their hard work and the hard work and tireless dedication of the faculty and staff here in Melrose.,” Superintendent Cyndy Taymore said in a statement.

Schools statewide are classified into levels 1 through 5. Those that met their gap-narrowing goals were designated as a level 1 and those that require additional assistance were placed in levels 3, 4, and 5.

All five of the district’s elementary schools, along with the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, took the pilot exam during the 2014-2015 school year.

​The district will participate in PARCC again this year.