Overview

• About 42% of students in grades 3–8 met expectations in English language arts and 41% did so in math, with both subjects still well below pre-pandemic performance.
• Sophomore results fell from last year to 51% meeting expectations in ELA and 45% in math, the first cohort tested after the MCAS graduation requirement ended.
• State data leaders reported more blank and off‑topic responses on the grade 10 exams, suggesting lower test effort, though they cautioned that causation is not definitive.
• For the first time statewide, an 8th‑grade civics test was administered and roughly 39% of students passed.
• Only 13 districts matched or exceeded 2019 levels in both ELA and math for grades 3–8, and accountability data show 55% of schools met progress targets, with 61 Schools of Recognition and 29 districts plus 280 schools needing assistance or intervention.