26.6% of Washington Elementary School students met or exceeded science MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year

Of the 64 students of Washington Elementary School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 17 met the testing standard (26.6%), while none exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject grew by 17.6% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Lynn Public Schools District, which Washington Elementary School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 23.1% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 12.2% of Washington Elementary School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 8.3% 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	205	17	8.3%	-2.1%
ELA	205	25	12.2%	-2.7%
Science	64	17	26.6%	17.6%