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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System · -- districts · Grades 3–10
Shading reflects the percentage of students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations for the selected grade and subject. Districts without data for this combination appear gray. Click a district for detail.
Source: Massachusetts DESE, publicly reported achievement data. Last updated . State averages do not control for differences in student demographics.
Next-Gen MCAS data, 2017–2026. No assessment was administered in 2020.
Each year is a different group of students tested at this grade level.
Median SGP — 50 is typical growth. Above 50 means students grew more than peers with similar starting scores.
Follows the same group of students as they advance from grade to grade. Cohorts crossing 2020 skip one grade (no MCAS administered).
Year-over-year comparisons at a grade level reflect different cohorts of students each year. Cohort progression follows the same grade-level group but does not track individual students. Both should be interpreted with caution for districts with small populations.
State averages hide more than they reveal. Our free diagnostic benchmarks your district against 5 demographically similar peers, tracks cohorts across grades, and identifies where the largest opportunities are.
Request a Free DiagnosticThe Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is administered annually to students in grades 3–8 and grade 10 in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science/Technology/Engineering. It measures student achievement against the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
Students score into four levels: Not Meeting, Partially Meeting, Meeting, or Exceeding Expectations. "Meeting or Exceeding" is the standard benchmark. See the full DESE results →
SGP measures how much a student's scores changed relative to other students with similar prior scores. An SGP of 50 is typical growth. SGP is available for ELA and Math in grades 4–8 and 10. Learn more about SGP →
MCAS scores reflect many factors beyond instruction, including student demographics, community resources, and prior preparation. State averages shown on this page do not control for these differences. Comparing districts with different populations requires peer-matched analysis.