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Test expectations: How many students met or exceeded English MCAS expectations in Springfield Public Schools District in 2022?

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Of the 9,831 students who took part in the MCAS, 19% met the testing standard while 1% exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The number of Springfield Public Schools District students who met or exceeded expectations fell by 11.5% from the previous school year.

Springfield Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Springfield.

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.

Springfield 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 (%)
Springfield Public Day Elementary School0%0%
Edward P. Boland School24%1%
Thomas M. Balliet School27%0%
Samuel Bowles School17%0%
Milton Bradley School15%0%
Brightwood School16%0%
Elias Brookings School9%2%
Daniel B. Brunton School22%2%
William N. DeBerry School6%0%
Hiram L. Dorman School12%2%
Rebecca M. Johnson School17%2%
Glenwood School23%0%
Glickman Elementary School18%0%
Frank H. Freedman School33%5%
Frederick Harris School24%3%
Homer Street School28%3%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School48%5%
Indian Orchard Elementary School20%1%
Kensington International School24%2%
Liberty School20%1%
Lincoln School11%1%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School40%2%
Mary M. Lynch School15%0%
Mary O. Pottenger School37%4%
Mary M. Walsh School22%2%
Sumner Avenue School21%2%
Arthur T. Talmadge School16%1%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School34%3%
Warner School26%1%
Washington School18%1%
White Street School25%5%
German Gerena Community School24%1%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School24%2%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson0%0%
Kiley Prep School14%1%
Kiley Academy18%0%
Springfield Legacy Academy7%0%
Emergence Academy0%0%
John J. Duggan Middle School19%2%
Forest Park Middle School17%0%
John F. Kennedy Middle School11%1%
M. Marcus Kiley Middle School8%0%
Springfield Realization Academy14%3%
Springfield Public Day Middle School3%0%
STEM Middle Academy26%3%
South End Middle School11%1%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School9%0%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)42%8%
Conservatory of the Arts19%1%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle10%0%
Van Sickle Academy16%0%
The Springfield Virtual School13%0%

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