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Did Burlington Public Schools District students succeed or flounder in their 2022 English tests?

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Of the 1,609 students who took part in the MCAS, 45% met the testing standard while 6% exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The number of Burlington Public Schools District students who met or exceeded expectations fell by 5.5% from the previous school year.

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

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.

Burlington 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 (%)
Fox Hill School46%3%
Memorial School45%3%
Pine Glen Elementary School42%3%
Francis Wyman Elementary School53%4%
Marshall Simonds Middle School44%9%

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