Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System scores from Spring 2024, released last month, show mixed results from district to district around the SouthCoast. As voters prepare to decide on Question 2 on Nov. 5 — which, if passed, would end the MCAS graduation requirement — let's take a look around our local districts to see how high schoolers fared in the most recent round of testing.
According to current MCAS scoring guidelines, students' scores are categorized as "Not meeting expectations," "Partially meeting expectations," "Meeting expectations," or "Exceeding expectations." The thresholds for passing (486 for math and English language arts, 470 for science) fall within the "Partially meeting expectations" category, which encompasses scores of 470 to 499.
Students' Grade 10 MCAS scores are those that determine whether they can graduate a public high school or not.
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