Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded science MCAS expectations in Dale Street School in 2023-24 school year?

Of the 197 students of Dale Street School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 103 met the testing standard (52.3%), while 36 exceeded expectations (18.3%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject grew by 4.3% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Medfield Public Schools District, which Dale Street School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 75.1% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 64.3% of Dale Street School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 77.8% 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.

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	400	311	77.8%	-0.1%
ELA	400	257	64.3%	-7.8%
Science	197	139	70.6%	4.3%