57.4% of South Row School students met or exceeded ELA MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year

Of the 195 students of South Row School who took part in the ELA portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 90 met the testing standard (46.2%), while 22 exceeded expectations (11.3%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject dropped by 7.3% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Chelmsford Public Schools District, which South Row School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 56.3% in ELA during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 59.4% of South Row School students hit the math benchmarks.

At the time, 464,640 students took the ELA test in Massachusetts, with 194,364 students passing (41.8%) — 2.9% less than the year before.

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 Passing	Proficiency Rate (%)	Change from Previous Year (%)
Math	197	117	59.4%	-5.9%
ELA	195	112	57.4%	-7.3%