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In 2021-22 school year 76% of Worcester Public Schools District students failed the Science portion of MCAS

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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.

Worcester Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in Science Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsWorcester Public Schools District
Worcester Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Science During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Belmont Street Community School54%
Burncoat Middle School69%
Burncoat Street School71%
Canterbury School73%
Chandler Magnet School80%
City View School81%
Claremont Academy91%
Clark St. Community School90%
Columbus Park School88%
Elm Park Community School81%
Flagg Street School47%
Forest Grove Middle School77%
Francis J. McGrath Elementary School83%
Gates Lane School80%
Goddard School/Science Technical98%
Grafton Street School86%
Heard Street School48%
Jacob Hiatt Magnet School57%
La Familia Dual Language School54%
Lake View School66%
Lincoln Street School80%
May Street School57%
Midland Street School42%
Nelson Place School52%
Norrback Avenue School74%
Quinsigamond School88%
Rice Square School79%
Roosevelt School83%
Sullivan Middle School79%
Tatnuck School65%
Thorndyke Road School61%
Union Hill School78%
University Pk Campus School89%
Vernon Hill School88%
Wawecus Road School77%
West Tatnuck School47%
Woodland Academy92%
Worcester Arts Magnet School49%
Worcester East Middle School85%

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