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In 2021-22 school year 69% of Peabody Public Schools District students failed the Math portion of MCAS

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Of the 2,715 students who took part in the MCAS, 69% 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 31% who did.

The number of Peabody Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 5.4% from the previous school year.

Peabody Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Essex County and has a main office in Peabody.

In the 2021-22 school year, 399,938 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 69% 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 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.

Peabody Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in Math Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsPeabody Public Schools District
Peabody 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 (%)
Captain Samuel Brown School80%
Center67%
J. Henry Higgins Middle School68%
John E. Burke School51%
John E. McCarthy School56%
Peabody Personalized Remote Education Program (Peabody P.R.E.P.)88%
South Memorial School64%
Thomas Carroll School77%
West Memorial School56%
William A. Welch Senior School76%

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