2017 MCAS Scores For 10th Grade Students

The new MCAS system could be coming with a new set of problems. Results for spring 2017 testing were released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, showing how high school students fared in the old "legacy" MCAS and how younger students fared in the "next generation MCAS." The results for the new version were not promising.

A large amount of public school students in grades 3-8 did not meet or exceed expectations of the test's new assessment system, according to a Boston Globe review. "Significantly fewer students at each grade level scored in the top two categories in English and math last spring" than the last time the test was administered to all public schools in 2014, the Globe review found.

State education officials warned against comparing this new test to the original, as it includes elements from the PARCC test, was designed to be more difficult, and features a new scoring system.

The "next generation MCAS" scored students based on whether they were exceeding, meeting, partially meeting, or not meeting expectations. The original scoring system dubbed results advanced, proficient, needs improvement or warning/failing.

10th Grade MCAS Results

This year, 10th grade students took the original MCAS - now called the "legacy MCAS." The new version won't be introduced to high school students until spring 2019. Passing the MCAS will remain a requirement to graduate high school.

Patch will be bringing you a breakdown of how individual school districts did in grades 3-8 and how this year's 10th grade scores compare to last year's. You can subscribe to your local Patch here for more on those numbers.

In the meantime, you can click here to see how 10th grade students in your school district performed this year and compare their performance to the state average, via a handy chart courtesy of MassLive.

State officials did not deem any high schools "under performing" this year, due to the upcoming changes. The 10th grade test results showed neither much progress or regression from last year's numbers.