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New Mission High School

Public | 9-12 & ungraded | 252 students
 

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  • I think New Mission High Schoo is great. It is a small school and this is...

  • Parents do not be fooled! They are good with parent involvement, but at the...

  • The Reason i love New Mission is because they take the time to help the kids...

  • This is a great school in terms of teachers recognizing students of color,...

  • My daughter attends this school. The teachers are caring and supportive.

 
 
 

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Posted December 22, 2010
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I think New Mission High Schoo is great. It is a small school and this is where the Teachers and Principal really takes time with the students. My son use to attend New Mission, he started off not really on a good note, but the staff and Principal realy worked with him. The Principal also was available for any reason. I recommend this school highly. Keep it up New Mission! Your the best.
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Posted October 17, 2010
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Parents do not be fooled! They are good with parent involvement, but at the end of the day students need to score well on standardized test like the SAT and MCAS, the students here score poorly, even the ones that have good grades. There is simply not enough resources and there made-up curriculum is simply not good enough!!! I attended Mission High, got excellent grades and struggled to get into the Universities of my choice (me and several other top scoring students) Do NOT send your kids here!!!!
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Posted October 12, 2010
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The Reason i love New Mission is because they take the time to help the kids when they are in need. they comunicate with us the parents,and the most important part is the my child loves going to the school because of the teachers . my daughter has a learning problem and they help her out alot .she has improved alot thank you New Mission
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Posted March 12, 2008
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This is a great school in terms of teachers recognizing students of color, teaching them how to cope with reality.
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Posted December 23, 2005
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My daughter attends this school. The teachers are caring and supportive. Every semester you meet with your childs teacher and your child explains what they have learned during that semester. The school stresses parent envolvement.If you want to be involved in your childs education. This is the school for your child. If you don't have time to come to the school every semester this is not the school for your child. There are also extra curriculum activitys like cheerleading,basketball,football ect small classes 0 level of tolerence for violence. excellent learning enviroment. I highly recommend this high school
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2011.

55 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
72%

2010

 
 
69%

2009

 
 
58%

2008

 
 
56%
Math

The state average for Math was 77% in 2011.

53 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
72%

2009

 
 
52%

2008

 
 
54%
Science

The state average for Science was 67% in 2011.

49 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
51%

2010

 
 
12%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to test students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in English language arts and math and in grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The grade 10 MCAS is a high school graduation requirement. The MCAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

English Language Arts

All Students72%
Female76%
Male69%
African American66%
Asiann/a
Hispanic81%
Multiracialn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged75%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilities58%
English language learnersn/a

Math

All Students77%
Female82%
Male72%
African American70%
Asiann/a
Hispanic85%
Multiracialn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged77%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilities72%
English language learnersn/a

Science

All Students51%
Female52%
Male50%
African American40%
Asiann/a
Hispanic65%
Multiracialn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged56%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilities25%
English language learnersn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) to test students in grades 3 though 8 and 10 in English language arts and math and in grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The grade 10 MCAS is a high school graduation requirement. The MCAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Massachusetts Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Biology

The state average for Biology was 71% in 2011.

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Chemistry

The state average for Chemistry was 55% in 2011.

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5%

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0%

2008

 
 
20%
Introductory Physics

The state average for Introductory Physics was 61% in 2011.

48 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
44%

2009

 
 
11%

2008

 
 
8%
Tech/Engineering

The state average for Tech/Engineering was 53% in 2011.

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About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Science and Technology/Engineering Tests (MCAS STE) to test students in high school in biology, chemistry, introductory physics and technology/engineering. The MCAS STE is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Biology

All Studentsn/a
Femalen/a
Malen/a
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a

Chemistry

All Studentsn/a
Femalen/a
Malen/a
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a

Introductory Physics

All Students80%
Female87%
Male66%
African American72%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
Multiracialn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged77%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a

Tech/Engineering

All Studentsn/a
Femalen/a
Malen/a
African Americann/a
Hispanicn/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Students with disabilitiesn/a
English language learnersn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2010-2011 Massachusetts used the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Science and Technology/Engineering Tests (MCAS STE) to test students in high school in biology, chemistry, introductory physics and technology/engineering. The MCAS STE is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Massachusetts. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Massachusetts Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Massachusetts' state standards

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 65% 8%
Hispanic 31% 15%
White 2% 68%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 0%
Two or more races 1% 2%
Asian 0% 6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program 85%N/A34%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 12N/A14
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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  • Naia Wilson
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