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

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Of the 9,831 students who took part in the MCAS, 80% 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 English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, compared to the 20% who did.

The number of Springfield Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 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, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 80% students failing, 10.1% 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 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 English Language Arts Over the Years
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Springfield Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School48%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School64%
Arthur T. Talmadge School83%
Brightwood School84%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)51%
Conservatory of the Arts80%
Daniel B. Brunton School76%
Edward P. Boland School75%
Elias Brookings School89%
Emergence Academy100%
Forest Park Middle School83%
Frank H. Freedman School61%
Frederick Harris School73%
German Gerena Community School75%
Glenwood School77%
Glickman Elementary School81%
Hiram L. Dorman School87%
Homer Street School70%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School91%
Indian Orchard Elementary School79%
John F. Kennedy Middle School87%
John J. Duggan Middle School79%
Kensington International School74%
Kiley Academy82%
Kiley Prep School85%
Liberty School79%
Lincoln School88%
M. Marcus Kiley Middle School93%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School59%
Mary M. Lynch School85%
Mary M. Walsh School76%
Mary O. Pottenger School60%
Milton Bradley School85%
Rebecca M. Johnson School80%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle89%
STEM Middle Academy72%
Samuel Bowles School83%
South End Middle School89%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson100%
Springfield Legacy Academy93%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School100%
Springfield Public Day Middle School97%
Springfield Realization Academy83%
Sumner Avenue School76%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School73%
The Springfield Virtual School87%
Thomas M. Balliet School73%
Van Sickle Academy84%
Warner School73%
Washington School81%
White Street School70%
William N. DeBerry School94%

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