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Only 27% of Worcester Public Schools District students meet or exceed English MCAS expectations in 2021-2022 school year

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Of the 10,007 students who took part in the MCAS, 24% met the testing standard while 3% exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The number of Worcester Public Schools District students who met or exceeded expectations fell by 1.6% from the previous school year.

Worcester Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Worcester County and has a main office in Worcester.

In 2022, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 165,044 students passing, 9.4% less 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 ranks 5th in the ranking of the best and worst public schools from Scholaroo. School systems were evaluated on three factors — student achievement, student safety, and the quality of school education.

Worcester Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2022
School NameStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Belmont Street Community School15%2%
La Familia Dual Language School48%2%
Wawecus Road School24%3%
Woodland Academy17%2%
Burncoat Street School20%1%
Canterbury School23%5%
Chandler Magnet School20%3%
City View School17%1%
Clark St. Community School17%2%
Columbus Park School15%0%
Flagg Street School50%5%
Elm Park Community School17%1%
Goddard School/Science Technical15%1%
Gates Lane School22%4%
Grafton Street School16%2%
Heard Street School39%7%
Jacob Hiatt Magnet School26%3%
Lake View School36%5%
Lincoln Street School25%6%
May Street School36%2%
Francis J. McGrath Elementary School22%0%
Midland Street School39%5%
Nelson Place School26%2%
Norrback Avenue School23%3%
Quinsigamond School17%1%
Rice Square School19%1%
Roosevelt School34%1%
Worcester Arts Magnet School44%9%
Tatnuck School30%2%
Thorndyke Road School31%5%
Union Hill School19%1%
West Tatnuck School44%12%
Vernon Hill School10%0%
University Pk Campus School23%0%
Claremont Academy17%2%
Burncoat Middle School27%5%
Forest Grove Middle School32%3%
Worcester East Middle School22%1%
Sullivan Middle School24%7%

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