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Did Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District students fail or pass their 2023-24 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 165 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 57.6% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 40% met the subject benchmarks and 2.4% exceeded them.

The number of Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 8.7% from the previous school year.

Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Palmer.

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.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.

Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District's Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over 5 Years

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Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2023-24 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet standards (%)
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School57.6%

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