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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Test expectations: How many Chicopee Public Schools District students failed to meet the English MCAS expectations in 2022-23 school year?

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Of the 3,492 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 68.2% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 28.7% met the subject benchmarks and 3.1% exceeded them.

The number of Chicopee Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 4.8% from the previous school year.

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

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.

Chicopee Public Schools' Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over 6 Years

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Chicopee Public Schools District Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2022-23 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet standards (%)
Barry School70.7%
Bellamy Middle School71%
Bowe School75.9%
Bowie School64.3%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School45.7%
Chicopee High School64.5%
Dupont Middle School69.3%
Fairview Elementary School74.7%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School67.9%
Lambert-Lavoie School63.5%
Litwin School67.3%
Streiber Memorial School59.6%

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