Of the 3,315 students who took part in the MCAS, 76% did not meet the testing standard in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These students did not meet the required standards of the Science portion of the MCAS, compared to the 23% who did.
The number of Worcester Public Schools District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 26.3% from the previous school year.
Worcester Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Worcester County and has a main office in Worcester.
In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 76% students failing, 13.9% more than the year before.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s 2022 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), the average scale score for grade 10 English Language Arts was 503, which met the expectation level, while the average scale score for grade 10 Science was 499, which only partially met the expectation level.
Massachusetts students performed better than most of their peers in other states, but their own average scores on a national assessment dropped from 2019 levels.
| School Name | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Belmont Street Community School | 54% |
| Burncoat Middle School | 69% |
| Burncoat Street School | 71% |
| Canterbury School | 73% |
| Chandler Magnet School | 80% |
| City View School | 81% |
| Claremont Academy | 91% |
| Clark St. Community School | 90% |
| Columbus Park School | 88% |
| Elm Park Community School | 81% |
| Flagg Street School | 47% |
| Forest Grove Middle School | 77% |
| Francis J. McGrath Elementary School | 83% |
| Gates Lane School | 80% |
| Goddard School/Science Technical | 98% |
| Grafton Street School | 86% |
| Heard Street School | 48% |
| Jacob Hiatt Magnet School | 57% |
| La Familia Dual Language School | 54% |
| Lake View School | 66% |
| Lincoln Street School | 80% |
| May Street School | 57% |
| Midland Street School | 42% |
| Nelson Place School | 52% |
| Norrback Avenue School | 74% |
| Quinsigamond School | 88% |
| Rice Square School | 79% |
| Roosevelt School | 83% |
| Sullivan Middle School | 79% |
| Tatnuck School | 65% |
| Thorndyke Road School | 61% |
| Union Hill School | 78% |
| University Pk Campus School | 89% |
| Vernon Hill School | 88% |
| Wawecus Road School | 77% |
| West Tatnuck School | 47% |
| Woodland Academy | 92% |
| Worcester Arts Magnet School | 49% |
| Worcester East Middle School | 85% |
