Summary of 2026 MCAS Results in Massachusetts
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Overall Performance: Massachusetts students showed progress in math but experienced declines in English language arts and science across various grades.
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Math Results:
- 42% of grade 8 students met or exceeded expectations, a 4-point increase from 2025.
- 41% of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded expectations.
- Grade 10 math saw a decline to 44%, a drop of one percentage point.
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English Language Arts:
- 40% of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded expectations, a two-point decrease from 2025.
- Grade 10 results were poorer, with only 45% meeting expectations, marking a six-point decline from the previous year and a 16-point decrease since 2019.
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Science:
- Grade 8 had a two-point improvement, with 39% meeting expectations.
- Grade 5 experienced a three-point decline, with 43% meeting expectations, and a six-point drop from 2019 results.
- At the high school level, 41% met expectations, down five points from the last academic year.
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Civic Assessment:
- 40% of Grade 8 students met expectations, consistent with previous years.
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Chronic Absenteeism:
- Declined to 17.1%, down from 22.2% in the previous year.
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Family Engagement:
- Families accessed preliminary results online for the first time through a new MCAS Family Portal.
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Recognition:
- 56 schools were recognized for improvement or overall achievement.
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