George R. Austin Intermediate School: How many students met or exceeded ELA MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year?

Of the 451 students of George R. Austin Intermediate School who took part in the ELA portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 179 met the testing standard (39.7%), while 10 exceeded expectations (2.2%), according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject dropped by 5.5% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Freetown Lakeville Regional School District, which George R. Austin Intermediate School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 45.4% in ELA during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 54.8% of George R. Austin Intermediate School students hit the math benchmarks, and 64.5% 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.

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	451	247	54.8%	6%
ELA	451	189	41.9%	-5.5%
Science	220	142	64.5%	14.3%