These students did not meet the required standards of the Science portion of the MCAS, compared to the 18% who did.
The number of Springfield Public Schools District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 48.8% from the previous school year.
Springfield Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Springfield.
In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 83% 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.
| School Name | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School | 45% |
| Alice B. Beal Elementary School | 83% |
| Arthur T. Talmadge School | 87% |
| Brightwood School | 86% |
| Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) | 47% |
| Conservatory of the Arts | 91% |
| Daniel B. Brunton School | 80% |
| Edward P. Boland School | 78% |
| Elias Brookings School | 88% |
| Emergence Academy | 100% |
| Forest Park Middle School | 85% |
| Frank H. Freedman School | 62% |
| Frederick Harris School | 66% |
| German Gerena Community School | 80% |
| Glenwood School | 76% |
| Glickman Elementary School | 89% |
| Hiram L. Dorman School | 89% |
| Homer Street School | 74% |
| Impact Prep at Chestnut School | 87% |
| Indian Orchard Elementary School | 83% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 94% |
| John J. Duggan Middle School | 89% |
| Kensington International School | 77% |
| Liberty School | 85% |
| Lincoln School | 87% |
| M. Marcus Kiley Middle School | 92% |
| Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School | 58% |
| Mary M. Lynch School | 79% |
| Mary M. Walsh School | 69% |
| Mary O. Pottenger School | 72% |
| Milton Bradley School | 89% |
| Rebecca M. Johnson School | 77% |
| Rise Academy at Van Sickle | 81% |
| STEM Middle Academy | 71% |
| Samuel Bowles School | 88% |
| South End Middle School | 96% |
| Springfield Legacy Academy | 96% |
| Springfield Public Day Elementary School | 100% |
| Springfield Public Day Middle School | 100% |
| Sumner Avenue School | 82% |
| The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School | 77% |
| The Springfield Virtual School | 86% |
| Thomas M. Balliet School | 69% |
| Van Sickle Academy | 96% |
| Warner School | 95% |
| Washington School | 77% |
| White Street School | 61% |
| William N. DeBerry School | 77% |
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