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Test expectations: How many Worcester Public Schools District students failed to meet the Math MCAS expectations in 2021-22 school year?

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Of the 10,008 students who took part in the MCAS, 77% 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 Math portion of the MCAS, compared to the 23% who did.

The number of Worcester Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 5.9% 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, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 77% students failing, 7.6% 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's Students Proficiency in Math Over the Years
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Worcester Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Belmont Street Community School78%
Burncoat Middle School75%
Burncoat Street School77%
Canterbury School75%
Chandler Magnet School75%
City View School87%
Claremont Academy88%
Clark St. Community School83%
Columbus Park School87%
Elm Park Community School93%
Flagg Street School47%
Forest Grove Middle School76%
Francis J. McGrath Elementary School74%
Gates Lane School81%
Goddard School/Science Technical88%
Grafton Street School86%
Heard Street School58%
Jacob Hiatt Magnet School67%
La Familia Dual Language School33%
Lake View School51%
Lincoln Street School76%
May Street School56%
Midland Street School51%
Nelson Place School58%
Norrback Avenue School83%
Quinsigamond School76%
Rice Square School85%
Roosevelt School72%
Sullivan Middle School78%
Tatnuck School79%
Thorndyke Road School70%
Union Hill School82%
University Pk Campus School72%
Vernon Hill School95%
Wawecus Road School87%
West Tatnuck School52%
Woodland Academy86%
Worcester Arts Magnet School53%
Worcester East Middle School88%

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