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In 2021-22 school year 45% of Ipswich Public Schools District students failed the English portion of MCAS

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Of the 724 students who took part in the MCAS, 45% 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 English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, compared to the 55% who did.

The number of Ipswich Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 2.1% from the previous school year.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 45% students failing, 10.1% 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 students performed better than most of their peers in other states, but their own average scores on a national assessment dropped from 2019 levels.

Ipswich Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsIpswich Public Schools District
Ipswich Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Ipswich Middle School39%
Paul F. Doyon Memorial School53%
Winthrop School46%

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