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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Test expectations: How many Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District students failed to meet the Math MCAS expectations in 2021-22 school year?

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Of the 224 students who took part in the MCAS, 74% 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 Math portion of the MCAS, compared to the 26% who did.

The number of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 16.2% from the previous school year.

Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District roughly covers schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Orange.

In the 2021-22 school year, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 74% students failing, 7.6% 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 students performed better than most of their peers in other states, but their own average scores on a national assessment dropped from 2019 levels.

Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District's Students Proficiency in Math Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsRalph C. Mahar Regional School District
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School74%

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