Database: How each school and district performed on the 2024 MCAS tests in math, English, and science
The state education department on Tuesday released the 2024 test results from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, better known as MCAS, showing students falling further behind post-pandemic.
Tests are administered to students in Grades 3-8 and 10. All tested grades take the math and English language arts exams. Students in Grades 5, 8, and 10 are also tested on science and technology/engineering.
Explore test scores by district and school in the database below. Use the button to switch between district and schools, then use the search or select from the dropdown menu to see the MCAS results and trends since 2019, plus student demographics and other data.
SOURCE: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Statewide totals
Student demographics: Statewide totals
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SOURCE: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Statewide totals
Schools districts within Massachusetts
Showing grades 3 to 8
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About the data
Students are given scaled scores on the test ranging from 440 to 560, with a score of 500 needed to meet expectations. Students scoring below 469 are considered not meeting expectations, students scoring 470-499 are partially meeting expectations, and students scoring 530 and above are exceeding expectations.
Students must score above a certain scale score on the Grade 10 exams to graduate. Students in the class of 2026, who took the Grade 10 MCAS last spring, must score at least 470 to graduate. Students who fail the exam can retake it in Grades 11 and 12. The MCAS in earlier grades is not high stakes for students, but it is a major component of the state’s school and district accountability system.
Students are also assigned “student growth percentiles” measuring their growth to academic peers. Students are given a percentile ranking from 1 to 99 comparing their score to students who scored similarly in previous years. Because the growth percentile requires prior results for which to compare, there are no growth percentiles for third-grade students.
The state reports student demographic information by district and school. In addition to race and ethnicity, the state publishes the percentage of students who are English learners, have disabilities, or are low income, meaning their families earn less than 185 percent of the federal poverty line. High needs students are students who belong to any of those categories.
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