Of the 1,443 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 37.6% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In comparison, 50% met the subject benchmarks and 12.4% exceeded them.
The number of Longmeadow Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 9.5% from the previous school year.
Longmeadow Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Longmeadow.
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.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
| School Name | Students who did not meet standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Blueberry Hill School | 34% |
| Center | 41.7% |
| Glenbrook Middle School | 39.3% |
| Longmeadow High School | 22.7% |
| Williams Middle School | 42.7% |
| Wolf Swamp Road School | 40.2% |
