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In 2021-22 school year 72% of Revere Public Schools District students failed the Science portion of MCAS

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Of the 1,110 students who took part in the MCAS, 72% 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 28% who did.

The number of Revere Public Schools District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 17.8% from the previous school year.

Revere Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Suffolk County and has a main office in Revere.

In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 72% 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.

Revere Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in Science Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsRevere Public Schools District
Revere Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Science During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
A. C. Whelan Elementary School77%
Abraham Lincoln School83%
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School63%
Garfield Elementary School73%
Garfield Middle School72%
Paul Revere School55%
Rumney Marsh Academy66%
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School70%
Susan B. Anthony Middle School75%

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