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In 2021-22 school year 74% of Marlborough Public Schools District students failed the Math portion of MCAS

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Of the 2,114 students who took part in the MCAS, 74% 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 27% who did.

The number of Marlborough Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 12.9% from the previous school year.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 74% 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 students performed better than most of their peers in other states, but their own average scores on a national assessment dropped from 2019 levels.

Marlborough Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in Math Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsMarlborough Public Schools District
Marlborough 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 (%)
1 Lt. Charles W. Whitcomb School78%
Charles Jaworek School69%
Francis J. Kane School61%
Goodnow Brothers Elementary School68%
Richer School73%

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