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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Test expectations: How many Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District students failed to meet the Science 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 13 students who took part in the Science portion of the MCAS, 92.3% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 7.7% met the subject benchmarks and none exceeded them.

The number of Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District students who failed their Science assessments fell by 52% from the previous school year.

Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Chicopee.

In the 2022-23 school year, 200,905 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 56.9% failing the exam, 1.5% more 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.

Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District's Students Proficiency in Science Over 2 Years

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