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Only 43% of Northampton Public Schools District students meet or exceed English MCAS expectations in 2021-2022 school year

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Of the 1,054 students who took part in the MCAS, 39% met the testing standard while 4% exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The number of Northampton Public Schools District students who met or exceeded expectations grew by 5.8% from the previous school year.

Northampton Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampshire County and has a main office in Northampton.

In 2022, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 165,044 students passing, 9.4% less 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 ranks 5th in the ranking of the best and worst public schools from Scholaroo. School systems were evaluated on three factors — student achievement, student safety, and the quality of school education.

Northampton Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2022
School NameStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Bridge Street School37%0%
Jackson Street School38%6%
Leeds School45%5%
R. K. Finn Ryan Road School41%5%
John F. Kennedy Middle School39%5%

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