The Edgartown School is again a level one school following a recent appeal of the rankings based on state test scores.

Vineyard schools superintendent Matthew D’Andrea confirmed Tuesday that the state Department of Education had elevated the school’s ranking from level two to level one.

State test scores were released late last month for both the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test and the newer Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam.

Edgartown, which participated in the PARCC exam, was designated a level two school because of low assessment participation. The school just missed the 95 per cent participation threshold because of a single student who could not take the test for medical reasons. An appeal was filed, and in a letter received from the state this week Mr. D’Andrea learned that it was successful.

The superintendent commended principal John Stevens and guidance counselor Eric Butler for their work in preparing the information for the appeal.

“Eric and John really went through the data . . . and were able to put together the information that there was a medical exemption,” he said.

Mr. Stevens said was satisfied with the outcome. “Now we are working to prep for this year’s test — teachers are hard at work on that,” he said.