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In 2021-22 school year 21% of Lexington Public Schools District students failed the Science portion of MCAS

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Of the 1,146 students who took part in the MCAS, 21% 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 79% who did.

The number of Lexington Public Schools District students who failed their Science assessments fell by 16.9% from the previous school year.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 21% 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.

Lexington Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in Science Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%80%100%MassachusettsLexington Public Schools District
Lexington 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 (%)
Bowman School18%
Bridge School29%
Fiske School32%
Harrington School25%
Jonas Clarke Middle School18%
Joseph Estabrook School30%
Maria Hastings School19%
Wm. Diamond Middle School14%

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