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In 2021-22 school year 73% of Worcester Public Schools District students failed the English portion of MCAS

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Of the 10,007 students who took part in the MCAS, 73% 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 English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, compared to the 27% who did.

The number of Worcester Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 4.9% 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, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 73% students failing, 10.1% 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 English Language Arts Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsWorcester Public Schools District
Worcester Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Belmont Street Community School84%
Burncoat Middle School68%
Burncoat Street School78%
Canterbury School71%
Chandler Magnet School78%
City View School82%
Claremont Academy81%
Clark St. Community School81%
Columbus Park School85%
Elm Park Community School81%
Flagg Street School44%
Forest Grove Middle School65%
Francis J. McGrath Elementary School78%
Gates Lane School74%
Goddard School/Science Technical85%
Grafton Street School83%
Heard Street School54%
Jacob Hiatt Magnet School71%
La Familia Dual Language School50%
Lake View School59%
Lincoln Street School69%
May Street School62%
Midland Street School55%
Nelson Place School71%
Norrback Avenue School74%
Quinsigamond School83%
Rice Square School81%
Roosevelt School65%
Sullivan Middle School69%
Tatnuck School68%
Thorndyke Road School64%
Union Hill School81%
University Pk Campus School77%
Vernon Hill School89%
Wawecus Road School73%
West Tatnuck School43%
Woodland Academy81%
Worcester Arts Magnet School47%
Worcester East Middle School77%

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