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Springfield Public Schools District: How many students failed the English test in 2022-23 school year?

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Of the 11,249 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 76.4% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 20.9% met the subject benchmarks and 2.7% exceeded them.

The number of Springfield Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 3.1% from the previous school year.

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

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.

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

2016-172017-182018-192020-212021-222022-230%20%40%60%80%100%26%49%30%51%30%53%25%48%22%44%24%45%DistrictState

Springfield 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 (%)
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School43.5%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School58.4%
Arthur T. Talmadge School73.3%
Brightwood School88.3%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)50.4%
Conservatory of the Arts80.4%
Daniel B. Brunton School74.8%
Edward P. Boland School76.3%
Elias Brookings School78.3%
Emergence Academy100%
Forest Park Middle School88.1%
Frank H. Freedman School65.5%
Frederick Harris School66.7%
German Gerena Community School72.7%
Glenwood School72.1%
Glickman Elementary School75.5%
High School Of Commerce64.4%
Hiram L. Dorman School74.8%
Homer Street School70.8%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School87.7%
Indian Orchard Elementary School81.5%
John F. Kennedy Middle School84.6%
John J. Duggan Academy74.4%
Kensington International School79%
Kiley Academy88.5%
Kiley Prep School86.7%
Liberty School78.4%
Lincoln School94%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School57.1%
Mary M. Lynch School79.2%
Mary M. Walsh School76.5%
Mary O. Pottenger School55.6%
Milton Bradley School79.5%
Rebecca M. Johnson School77.7%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle90%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy53.9%
STEM Middle Academy72.6%
Samuel Bowles School77.1%
South End Middle School85.3%
Springfield Central High School68.1%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology78.3%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech100%
Springfield Legacy Academy94.5%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School80%
Springfield Public Day Middle School93.9%
Springfield Realization Academy83.5%
Sumner Avenue School80.5%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School69%
The Springfield Virtual School87.5%
Thomas M. Balliet School78.6%
Van Sickle Academy76.1%
Warner School68.1%
Washington School78.1%
White Street School66.7%
William N. DeBerry School89.1%

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