44.7% of Beeman Memorial School students met or exceeded science MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year

Of the 47 students of Beeman Memorial School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 20 met the testing standard (42.6%), while one exceeded expectations (2.1%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject grew by 28.9% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Gloucester Public Schools District, which Beeman Memorial School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 40.2% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 25% of Beeman Memorial School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 26.4% 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	144	38	26.4%	-0.2%
ELA	144	36	25%	-0.2%
Science	47	21	44.7%	28.9%