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Test expectations: How many Springfield Public Schools District students failed to meet the Math MCAS expectations in 2021-22 school year?

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Of the 9,808 students who took part in the MCAS, 85% 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 15% who did.

The number of Springfield Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 0.9% 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, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 85% 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 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's Students Proficiency in Math Over the Years
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Springfield 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 (%)
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School60%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School80%
Arthur T. Talmadge School81%
Brightwood School90%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)62%
Conservatory of the Arts99%
Daniel B. Brunton School89%
Edward P. Boland School86%
Elias Brookings School82%
Emergence Academy100%
Forest Park Middle School87%
Frank H. Freedman School77%
Frederick Harris School71%
German Gerena Community School84%
Glenwood School84%
Glickman Elementary School86%
Hiram L. Dorman School89%
Homer Street School65%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School96%
Indian Orchard Elementary School89%
John F. Kennedy Middle School94%
John J. Duggan Middle School85%
Kensington International School81%
Kiley Academy88%
Kiley Prep School96%
Liberty School83%
Lincoln School92%
M. Marcus Kiley Middle School95%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School69%
Mary M. Lynch School88%
Mary M. Walsh School77%
Mary O. Pottenger School69%
Milton Bradley School83%
Rebecca M. Johnson School86%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle95%
STEM Middle Academy84%
Samuel Bowles School84%
South End Middle School92%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson92%
Springfield Legacy Academy98%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School100%
Springfield Public Day Middle School95%
Springfield Realization Academy80%
Sumner Avenue School80%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School83%
The Springfield Virtual School94%
Thomas M. Balliet School82%
Van Sickle Academy91%
Warner School67%
Washington School78%
White Street School75%
William N. DeBerry School92%

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