Did Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 science tests?

Of the 101 students of Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School who took part in the science portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 36 met the testing standard (35.6%), while three exceeded expectations (3%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject dropped by 2.2% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Millbury Public Schools District, which Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 33.5% in science during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 40.7% of Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 45.7% 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	455	208	45.7%	-1.6%
ELA	454	185	40.7%	-2.2%
Science	101	39	38.6%	-2.2%