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Test expectations: How many Chicopee Public Schools District students failed to meet the English MCAS expectations in 2023-24 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 3,525 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 70.4% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 26.3% met the subject benchmarks and 3.2% exceeded them.

The number of Chicopee Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 4.3% from the previous school year.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 464,640 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 58.2% failing the exam, 4.6% 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.

Chicopee Public Schools' Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over 7 Years

2016-172017-182018-192020-212021-222022-232023-240%20%40%60%80%100%39%49%41%51%43%53%33%48%29%44%32%45%30%42%DistrictState

Chicopee Public Schools District Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2023-24 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet standards (%)
Barry School76.5%
Bellamy Middle School75.7%
Bowe School82.1%
Bowie School58.7%
Chicopee Academy100%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School45.8%
Chicopee High School64.1%
Dupont Middle School70.6%
Fairview Elementary School67.1%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School64.6%
Lambert-Lavoie School75.7%
Litwin School72.8%
Streiber Memorial School63.4%

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