Of the 36 students who took part in the MCAS, 11.1% met the testing standard while 2.8% exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The number of Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District students who met or exceeded expectations fell by 44.4% from the previous school year.
Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Chicopee.
In the 2022-23 school year, 467,444 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 208,943 students passing, 2.3% 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.
