Of the 316 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 70.9% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In comparison, 25% met the subject benchmarks and 4.1% exceeded them.
The number of Christa McAuliffe Charter School District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 13.2% from the previous school year.
Christa McAuliffe Charter School District roughly covers schools within Middlesex County and has a main office in Framingham.
In the 2022-23 school year, 467,444 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 55.3% failing the exam, 1.8% less than the year before.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
