Did Deerfield Elementary School students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 science tests?

Of the 40 students of Deerfield Elementary School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 19 met the testing standard (47.5%), while three exceeded expectations (7.5%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject grew by 8.8% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Frontier Regional/Union#38 Public Schools District, which Deerfield Elementary School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 55% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 36.9% of Deerfield Elementary School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 48.9% 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	178	87	48.9%	5.5%
ELA	179	66	36.9%	-7.5%
Science	40	22	55%	8.8%