
Test Expectations: How many Chandler Elementary Community School students failed to meet the math MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year?
The students' overall failure rate in the subject dropped 3.1% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.
Across the Worcester Public Schools District, which Chandler Elementary Community School is part of, 76.2% 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 | 205 | 165 | 80.5% | -3.1% |
ELA | 205 | 168 | 82% | 7.6% |
Science | 63 | 53 | 84.1% | 10.1% |