These students did not meet the required standards of the Science portion of the MCAS, compared to the 10% who did.
The number of Holyoke Public Schools District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 41.3% from the previous school year.
Holyoke Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Holyoke.
In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 90% 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 (%) |
|---|---|
| E. N. White Elementary School | 91% |
| Holyoke STEM Academy | 90% |
| Joseph Metcalf School | 76% |
| Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School | 85% |
| Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School | 81% |
| Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School | 88% |
| Veritas Prep Holyoke School | 96% |
| William R. Peck School | 97% |
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