Test Expectations: How many Edgar B. Davis School students failed to meet the math MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year?

Of the 584 students of Edgar B. Davis School who took part in the math portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 451 (77.2%) did not meet the testing standard, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall failure rate in the subject dropped 0.6% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Across the Brockton Public Schools District, which Edgar B. Davis School is part of, 80.7% of students did not meet the required math standards of the MCAS.

In the 2023-24 school year, 464,292 students took the math test in Massachusetts with 269,107 failing, unchanged from the year before.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MCAS was suspended in 2020, following the federal government's decision to allow states to waive statewide assessments for that year.

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.

Subject	Number of Students Tested	Number of Students Who Did Not Meet Standards	Failure Rate (%)	Change from Previous Year (%)
Math	584	451	77.2%	-0.6%
ELA	583	443	76%	4.1%
Science	171	139	81.3%	1.6%