Tri-town students again beat state averages in English, mathematics and science according to MCAS test results released Thursday by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (For detailed results, click here.)

Superintendent Doug White said the numbers demonstrated strides made in a number of academic areas, and a full breakdown of the figures will be presented to School Committees in the coming months.

“In general, I’m pleased with the scores. It’s a result of all of the hard work the teachers, administrators and students have put in,” White said.

At the Old Rochester Regional School District students in the junior high and high school bested state averages in all areas.

Results are categorized by achievement levels, which include proficient or higher, advanced, proficient, needs improvement and warning/failing.

When the test scores for students in the seventh, eighth and 10^th grades were taken into account, a total of 91 percent of students scored proficient or higher on the English exam, compared to 69 percent of students statewide. In mathematics, 68 percent scored proficient or higher, compared to the state’s 60 percent. Sixty-one percent of students scored in that same category in science compared to the 55 percent state average.

Tri-town elementary schools also fared well, especially Sippican School and Old Hammondtown School.

MCAS scores show that in the proficient or higher category Sippican students scored in the 90^th percentile in grade six English and grade three mathematics.

At Old Hammondtown, sixth grade students in English and mathematics scored 96 percent and 90 percent, respectively.

While Rochester Memorial School also scored well in many areas, student scores fell behind the state average in grade three reading and mathematics. In the proficient or higher category, grade three reading students scored 53 percent to the states 57 percent and 53 percent to the state’s 68 percent in grade three mathematics.

“The presentations will break down exactly how we did in each of the categories,” White said. “Sippican School and Old Hammondtown did a great job. We’ll continue to evaluate our students and see where we can make improvements.”

Last year, the MCAS scores were released with a new measurement for districts’ and schools’ progress, known as the “Progress Performance Index.”

It takes into consideration the rate of student improvement, graduation and drop-out rates, among other factors when determing whether a district or school is improving. The ultimate goal of the index is to reduce the proficiency gap of school district’s scores compared to state averages by 2017.

The high school nearly met the state’s 75-point benchmark, reaching 70 percent for all students.

The junior high school fell short and scored 58 points, which marked a decline from last year when the school notched 65 points.

“We’re looking at the junior high curriculum and will make adjustments,” White said. “We’re continuing to look at how to better deliver services to students.”