64.6% of Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School students failed the science portion of the MCAS in 2023-24 school year

Of the 316 students of Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 204 (64.6%) 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 4.6% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Across the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School District, which Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School is part of, 64.6% 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.

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	351	230	65.5%	1.2%
ELA	350	171	48.9%	-4.9%
Science	316	204	64.6%	-4.6%