These students did not meet the required standards of the Math portion of the MCAS, compared to the 29% who did.
The number of Westfield Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments rose by 3.5% from the previous school year.
Westfield Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Westfield.
In the 2021-22 school year, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 71% 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.
| School Name | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Abner Gibbs School | 69% |
| Franklin Ave School | 89% |
| Highland School | 48% |
| Munger Hill School | 72% |
| Paper Mill School | 72% |
| Southampton Road School | 55% |
| Westfield Intermediate School | 65% |
| Westfield Middle School | 75% |
| Westfield Virtual School | 91% |
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