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In the 2024 MCAS, less than half of Cape Cod 10th grade high school students met or exceeded expectations in math and science. It's a statewide trend.
Results from this year's research are similar to results from last year's work: about 84% of the variation in test results (scores for all of the test-taking students for the nine MCAS tests combined) is explained by demography. That is why Weston and Wayland have high MCAS scores and why Holyoke and Brockton have low MCAS scores. Thus, though ...
Fall River statistics. In 2023, 78.5% of students enrolled in Fall River's public schools are from low-income families, while the statewide percentage is 42.2%.
In March 2024, the three active PARCC members were the District of Columbia (hybrid, and grades 3-10 only), Louisiana (hybrid, and grades 3-8 only), and Massachusetts (hybrid, and grades 3-10 only). [1] [14] PARCC assessments are also used by the federal Bureau of Indian Education, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. [15] [16]
The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
In September, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell ruled the proposed 2024 ballot question to remove the MCAS graduation requirement for high school students was legally sound.
The BESE is unique in that 1 of its 11 members is a Massachusetts public school student. Legislation filed in 1971 by Governor Francis W. Sargent created the position. By this same legislation, the Massachusetts State Student Advisory Council was established. The Chairperson of this Council sits as a full voting member on the BESE.
The Massachusetts Department of Education, which oversees the testing, says: “MCAS has been upgraded to better measure the critical skills students need for success in the 21st century: deeper ...