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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Did West Springfield Public Schools District students fail or pass their 2022-23 school year English tests?

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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 2,024 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 60.7% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 33.5% met the subject benchmarks and 5.7% exceeded them.

The number of West Springfield Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 5.2% from the previous school year.

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

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

2016-172017-182018-192020-212021-222022-230%20%40%60%80%100%45%49%48%51%47%53%44%48%36%44%39%45%DistrictState

West 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 (%)
John R. Fausey School48.7%
Memorial School73.7%
Mittineague School50%
Philip G. Coburn School80.7%
Tatham School57.4%
West Springfield High School41.9%
West Springfield Middle School62.9%

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