Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded math MCAS expectations in Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School in 2023-24 school year?

Of the 165 students of Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School who took part in the math portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 27 met the testing standard (16.4%), while two exceeded expectations (1.2%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject dropped by 3.6% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Framingham Public Schools District, which Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 23% in math during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 18.8% of Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 27.4% were considered proficient in science.

At the time, 464,292 students took the math test in Massachusetts, with 195,185 students passing (42%) — unchanged from 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	165	29	17.6%	-3.6%
ELA	165	31	18.8%	-9.4%
Science	62	17	27.4%	-9.3%