These students did not meet the required standards of the Science portion of the MCAS, compared to the 23% who did.
The number of New Bedford Public Schools District students who failed their Science assessments rose by 17.4% from the previous school year.
New Bedford Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Bristol County and has a main office in New Bedford.
In the 2021-22 school year, 135,538 students took the Science test in Massachusetts with 77% students failing, 13.9% 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.
| School Name | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln School | 84% |
| Alfred J. Gomes School | 94% |
| Betsey B. Winslow School | 55% |
| Carlos Pacheco School | 86% |
| Casimir Pulaski School | 65% |
| Charles S. Ashley School | 61% |
| Elizabeth Carter Brooks School | 66% |
| Ellen R. Hathaway School | 73% |
| Elwyn G. Campbell School | 85% |
| Hayden/McFadden School | 80% |
| Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School | 92% |
| James B. Congdon School | 49% |
| Jireh Swift School | 69% |
| John Avery Parker School | 97% |
| John B. Devalles School | 58% |
| Keith Middle School | 73% |
| Normandin Middle School | 80% |
| Renaissance Community Innovation School | 85% |
| Roosevelt Middle School | 79% |
| Sgt Wm. H. Carney Academy | 77% |
| Thomas R. Rodman School | 84% |
| William H. Taylor School | 54% |
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