The Marion School Committee is pleased with students’ scores on the PARCC tests.

Overall, the school saw progress in narrowing proficiency gaps. The target number was 75, and the students exceeded that number in all categories by more than 10 points.

In 2015, fifth grade science had a failing/warning percentage of 5, compared to 0 percent in 2016. There was also an 11 point improvement in the advanced level.

The third grade English language arts results were not as good as they were in 2015. The composite performance index – which measures how well students are moving towards proficiency – was lower by about 3 points, and 5 percent of students fell into the “did not yet meet expectations” category. The math scores for third grade improved dramatically, with the CPI jumping by three points and the percentage of students in the “exceeded expectations” level improving by 35 points.

Fourth grade ELA results were also lower. The CPI fell by about 8 points, and 7 percent less students fell into the exceeded expectations level. The math scores dropped slightly, with the CPI falling by 4 points, but 14 percent of students exceeded expectations, 3 points higher than the previous year.

The fifth grade ELA results showed a slightly higher CPI, but a lower percentage of students exceeded expectations.  The math results did show improvement. The CPI was higher by about four points, and a higher number of students met and exceeded expectations than in 2015.

Results of ELA testing in sixth grade were mostly an improvement, with the CPI jumping two points, and a higher percentage of students approached, met or exceeded expectations than in 2015. In math, the CPI dropped less than a half percent.

Sippican School Principal Lyn Rivet said the overall positive trend in math testing can be attributed to Common Core. She also said the school met its targets for all of the subgroups, so Sippican School can remain a Level 1 school.

“It’s really nice to see all the work the staff put in to improve curriculum really paid off,” Committee Chair Christine Marcolini said.