Massachusetts Performance Test Guidelines
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MCAS SCORES A score of 220 or above is required to pass the Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE) MCAS. A score of 240 is the baseline for proficiency for the English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics tests of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS).
Is opting out illegal? No. State law says the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must give tests to all students. But state law does not say every student must take those tests and it does not provide for any penalties to students who refuse, or their parents.
New York tops list of states with most difficult tests.
Massachusetts relies heavily on standardized exams primarily MCAS tests to label and punish students, educators, schools and districts. This system shuts down the critical thinking that students need to develop in order to become questioners, independent thinkers and conscientious citizens.
In Massachusetts, the field test of PARCC will include nearly 1,100 schools and 76,000 students. Students selected for the PARCC this spring will take a field test in either English language arts or Mathematicsnot both subjects.
In order to graduate, all students must: Receive a passing score of 220 on a science section of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System in one of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering/Technology or Physics. Earn twenty-four (24) credits.
We are pleased to release the initial 20212022 MCAS and ACCESS for ELLs testing schedule.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the state waived MCAS requirements for the Class of 2021, and is expected to expand that policy to the Class of 2022 at a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting on April 20.
The state suspended MCAS exams in 2020, returning in 2021 with a modified version that allowed for remote administration and a shortened testing time for grades 3-8.
The next-generation Biology and Introductory Physics MCAS tests, in addition to the grade 10 Mathematics test, will be offered in both American Sign Language (ASL) and a Spanish/English edition in June 2022.
