Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded ELA MCAS expectations in Edward G. Molin Elementary School in 2023-24 school year?

Of the 295 students of Edward G. Molin Elementary School who took part in the ELA portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 124 met the testing standard (42%), while 15 exceeded expectations (5.1%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject dropped by 9.6% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Newburyport Public Schools District, which Edward G. Molin Elementary School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 53.8% in ELA during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 52.4% of Edward G. Molin Elementary School students hit the math benchmarks, and 43.9% were considered proficient in science.

At the time, 464,640 students took the ELA test in Massachusetts, with 194,364 students passing (41.8%) — 2.9% less 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	294	154	52.4%	9%
ELA	295	139	47.1%	-9.6%
Science	139	61	43.9%	0.3%