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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

In 2021-22 school year 44% of Milton Public Schools District students failed the English portion of MCAS

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Of the 2,085 students who took part in the MCAS, 44% did not meet the testing standard in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, compared to the 57% who did.

The number of Milton Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 24.2% from the previous school year.

Milton Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Norfolk County and has a main office in Milton.

In the 2021-22 school year, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 44% students failing, 10.1% more than the year before.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's 2022 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), the average scale score for grade 10 English Language Arts was 503, which met the expectation level, while the average scale score for grade 10 Science was 499, which only partially met the expectation level.

Massachusetts students performed better than most of their peers in other states, but their own average scores on a national assessment dropped from 2019 levels.

Milton Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%80%MassachusettsMilton Public Schools District
Milton Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Charles S. Pierce Middle School48%
Collicot School31%
Cunningham School37%
Glover School38%
Tucker School50%

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