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Norfolk Reporter

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

In 2021-22 school year 30% of Medfield Public Schools District students failed the Math portion of MCAS

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Of the 1,153 students who took part in the MCAS, 30% 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 70% who did.

The number of Medfield Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 24.6% from the previous school year.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 30% 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.

Medfield Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in Math Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%80%MassachusettsMedfield Public Schools District
Medfield Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Math During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Dale Street School26%
Ralph Wheelock School33%
Thomas Blake Middle School32%