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Gill-Montague Regional School District: How many students failed the Science test in 2021-22 school year?

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Of the 137 students who took part in the MCAS, 67% 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 Science portion of the MCAS, compared to the 33% who did.

The number of Gill-Montague Regional School District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 19.5% from the previous school year.

Gill-Montague Regional School District roughly covers schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Turners Falls.

In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 67% students failing, 13.9% 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 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.

Gill-Montague Regional School District's Students Proficiency in Science Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsGill-Montague Regional School District
Gill-Montague Regional School District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Science During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Gill Elementary School63%
Great Falls Middle School60%
Sheffield Elementary School76%

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