56.6% of Herbert Clark Hoover School students met or exceeded science MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year

Of the 53 students of Herbert Clark Hoover School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 26 met the testing standard (49.1%), while four exceeded expectations (7.5%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject dropped by 4.7% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Melrose Public Schools District, which Herbert Clark Hoover School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 59.2% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 58.9% of Herbert Clark Hoover School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 60% 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	145	87	60%	9.1%
ELA	146	86	58.9%	-0.6%
Science	53	30	56.6%	-4.7%