Springfield City Wire

Of the 1,738 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 59.4% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 34.8% met the subject benchmarks and 5.9% exceeded them.

The number of Agawam Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 6.5% from the previous school year.

Agawam Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Feeding Hills.

In the 2022-23 school year, 467,444 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 55.3% failing the exam, 1.8% less than the year before.

According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School Name	Students who did not meet standards (%)
Agawam High School	37%
Agawam Junior High School	63.7%
Benjamin J. Phelps School	59.7%
Clifford M. Granger School	63.2%
James Clark School	61.2%
Roberta G. Doering School	61.7%
Robinson Park School	65.2%