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Somerville's 2015 MCAS Scores Among Worst in State

The city is 238th among all school districts with 76% of 10th-grade students scoring proficient of advanced on the annual standardized test.

The 2015 MCAS scores are out. Somerville High School students placed among the top 100 schools in Massachusetts. The city ranks 95th among 291 school districts with 90% of 10th-grade students scoring proficient of advanced on the annual standardized test.

Somerville ranked 262nd in the state for the English Language Arts portion of the test. 85% of students earned either proficient or advanced.

The city ranked 241st in the state for the Math portion of the test. 73% of students earned either proficient or advanced.

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And finally, Somerville ranked 205th in the state for the Science portion of the test. 70% of students earned either proficient or advanced.

Between the three sections, 52% of students earned a needs improvement grade. 21% scored within the warning/failing area.

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