Did Chicopee Comprehensive High School students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 science tests?

Of the 276 students of Chicopee Comprehensive High School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 105 met the testing standard (38%), while 15 exceeded expectations (5.4%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject grew by 10.7% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Chicopee Public Schools District, which Chicopee Comprehensive High School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 35% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 54.2% of Chicopee Comprehensive High School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 39.6% were considered proficient in math.

At the time, 199,813 students took the science test in Massachusetts, with 88,716 students passing (44.4%) — 1.3% more than the year before.

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 Passing	Proficiency Rate (%)	Change from Previous Year (%)
Math	298	118	39.6%	-5.2%
ELA	299	162	54.2%	-0.1%
Science	276	120	43.5%	10.7%