66.2% of Holten Richmond Middle School students failed the math portion of the MCAS in 2023-24 school year

Of the 711 students of Holten Richmond Middle School who took part in the math portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 471 (66.2%) 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 1.4% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Across the Danvers Public Schools District, which Holten Richmond Middle School is part of, 57.1% 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.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.

Subject	Number of Students Tested	Number of Students Who Did Not Meet Standards	Failure Rate (%)	Change from Previous Year (%)
Math	711	471	66.2%	-1.4%
ELA	712	432	60.7%	10.1%
Science	249	137	55%	0.3%