Springfield City Wire

Of the 387 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 71.8% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 26.4% met the subject benchmarks and 1.8% exceeded them.

The number of Veritas Preparatory Charter School District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 5.3% from the previous school year.

Veritas Preparatory Charter School 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.