Of the 103 students who took part in the Science portion of the MCAS, 72.8% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In comparison, 24.3% met the subject benchmarks and 2.9% exceeded them.
The number of Christa McAuliffe Charter School District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 10.3% 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, 200,905 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 56.9% failing the exam, 1.5% more 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.
