Test expectations: How many Boston Preparatory Charter Public District students failed to meet the English MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year?

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Sep 27, 2025

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Of the 387 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 74.2% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 23% met the subject benchmarks and 2.8% exceeded them.

The number of Boston Preparatory Charter Public District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 2.5% from the previous school year.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public District roughly covers schools within Suffolk County and has a main office in Hyde Park.

In the 2023-24 school year, 464,640 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 58.2% failing the exam, 4.6% more 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.

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