Did Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School students fail or pass their 2023-24 science tests?

Of the 290 students of Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 218 (75.2%) 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 6.2% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Across the Lowell Public Schools District, which Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School is part of, 75.5% of students did not meet the required science standards of the MCAS.

In the 2023-24 school year, 199,813 students took the science test in Massachusetts with 111,097 failing, 1.3% less than 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	560	385	68.8%	-7.2%
ELA	561	428	76.3%	-3.1%
Science	290	218	75.2%	-6.2%