Mccarthy Middle School
250 North Rd
Chelmsford MA, 01824, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-251-5122
Ranking: (297 out of 1,316, top 23%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Chelmsford School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 67 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 900 | 898 | 915 | 935 | 931 | 947 | 946 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 217 | 24.1% | 237 | 26.4% | 216 | 23.6% | 219 | 23.4% | 220 | 23.6% | 250 | 26.4% | 244 | 25.8% |
Grade 6: | 238 | 26.4% | 213 | 23.7% | 215 | 23.5% | 220 | 23.5% | 253 | 27.2% | 242 | 25.6% | 222 | 23.5% |
Grade 7: | 217 | 24.1% | 226 | 25.2% | 227 | 24.8% | 255 | 27.3% | 238 | 25.6% | 219 | 23.1% | 232 | 24.5% |
Grade 8: | 228 | 25.3% | 222 | 24.7% | 257 | 28.1% | 241 | 25.8% | 220 | 23.6% | 236 | 24.9% | 248 | 26.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 462 | 51.3% | 471 | 52.4% | 485 | 53.0% | 480 | 51.3% | 479 | 51.5% | 486 | 51.3% | 471 | 49.8% |
Female: | 438 | 48.7% | 427 | 47.6% | 430 | 47.0% | 455 | 48.7% | 452 | 48.5% | 461 | 48.7% | 468 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 80 | 8.9% | 75 | 8.4% | 69 | 7.5% | 73 | 7.8% | 66 | 7.1% | 60 | 6.3% | 63 | 6.7% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 2.3% | 33 | 3.7% | 24 | 2.6% | 24 | 2.6% | 26 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.2% |
Black: | 37 | 4.1% | 29 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.6% | 21 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.7% |
White: | 742 | 82.4% | 745 | 83.0% | 792 | 86.6% | 815 | 87.2% | 813 | 87.3% | 835 | 88.2% | 843 | 89.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 7.6% | 85 | 9.5% | 65 | 7.1% | 67 | 7.2% | 59 | 6.3% | 52 | 5.5% | 45 | 4.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.8% | 30 | 3.3% | 28 | 3.0% | 27 | 2.9% | 28 | 3.0% | 16 | 1.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.38 | 13.55 | 13.24 | 13.92 | 14.37 | 14.30 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 77% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 79% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 78% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 60% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 60% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 63% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 72% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.75% | 64% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 55% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 63% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 62% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 86% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 46.3% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 41% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 63% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 72% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 74% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 79% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 81.9% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 85% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 90% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 87% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 45% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 64% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 63% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 66% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 88% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 92% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 90% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 55.2% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 55% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 52% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 52% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 66% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 59% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 63% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 58% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 66% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 64% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 49.5% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 53% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 47% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 48% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 55% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 66% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 39% |
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* Mccarthy Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.