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Foxboro MCAS Results: Schools Perform Better Than State Average
Foxborough's MCAS scores were higher than the state average on 13 of 16 tests administered.
FOXBOROUGH, MA — Massachusetts released the results for the latest round of MCAS tests, and Foxborough schools performed better than the state on 13 of the 16 exams administered. The state uses the tests as a key guide to performance of its schools and as part of its effort to bring accountability to the education system.
In 2019, 71 percent of Foxborough students in grade 10 exceeded or met expectations on the English exam — well above the 61 percent statewide. Foxborough High School also had 81 percent exceed or meet expectations on the Math MCAS which was also well above the 59 percent who met that mark across Massachusetts.
The only tests where Foxborough had less students exceed or meet expectations were the Grade 5 English and math exams. Forty-seven percent of the district's elementary school students hit that mark in English compared to 52 percent statewide. On the math exam, 47 percent hit that parameter compared to 48 percent across the state.
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In 2018, the marks were much higher for the town's 10th-graders, as 9r percent met those parameters in English and 91 percent in math. It's important to note, however, that this is not the same test.
The state rolled out "next generation" tests in 2019, which have much higher expectations, especially in math and English. Sixty-one percent of 10th-graders statewide met or exceeded expectations on the new English MCAS, while 59 percent hit that mark for the math exam. Both percentages were well below the results from 2018, when 91 percent met those parameters for English while 78 percent scored at that level on the old math exam.
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Thankfully for students, the state is taking that into account when determining passing scores. For the next two years, the passing score will be at the upper end of the "not meeting expectations" category.
Check out how all the Foxborough schools did on the 2019 MCAS test below:
Grade 10 Math
| School | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Foxborough High School | 17 percent | 65 percent | 16 percent | 2 percent |
| Foxborough Regional Charter | 10 | 57 | 32 | 1 |
Grade 10 English
| School | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Foxborough High School | 12 percent | 59 percent | 27 percent | 2 percent |
| Foxborough Regional Charter | 22 | 53 | 25 | - |
Grade 10 Science
| Schools | Advanced | Proficient | Needs Improvement | Warning/Failing |
| Foxborough High School | 36 percent | 55 percent | 9 percent | 1 percent |
| Foxborough Regional Charter | 26 | 47 | 26 | - |
Grade 8 Math
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 12 percent | 53 percent | 30 percent | 5 percent |
Grade 8 English
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 14 percent | 41 percent | 38 percent | 8 percent |
Grade 8 Science
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 8 percent | 50 percent | 36 percent | 6 percent |
Grade 7 Math
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 15 percent | 51 percent | 29 percent | 5 percent |
Grade 7 English
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 12 percent | 51 percent | 33 percent | 5 percent |
Grade 6 Math
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 17 percent | 53 percent | 25 percent | 5 percent |
Grade 6 English
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 10 percent | 43 percent | 37 percent | 10 percent |
Grade 5 Math
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 3 percent | 45 percent | 46 percent | 6 percent |
Grade 5 English
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 1 percent | 46 percent | 48 percent | 4 percent |
Grade 5 Science
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Ahern | 8 percent | 46 percent | 41 percent | 5 percent |
Grade 4 Math
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Mabelle M Burrell | 13 percent | 70 percent | 15 percent | 3 percent |
| Vincent M Igo Elementary | 9 | 60 | 26 | 5 |
| Charles Taylor Elementary | 9 | 39 | 41 | 11 |
Grade 4 English
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Mabelle M Burrell | 15 percent | 48 percent | 30 percent | 8 percent |
| Vincent M Igo Elementary | 6 | 53 | 36 | 5 |
| Charles Taylor Elementary | - | 67 | 26 | 7 |
Grade 3 Math
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did not meet expectations |
| Mabelle M Burrell | 21 percent | 64 percent | 14 percent | - |
| Vincent M Igo Elementary | 8 | 61 | 26 | 6 |
| Charles Taylor Elementary | 3 | 31 | 59 | 7 |
Grade 3 English
| Schools | Exceeded Expectations | Met Expectations | Partially Met Expectations | Did Not Meet Expectations |
| Mabelle M Burrell | 14 percent | 60 percent | 26 percent | - |
| Vincent M Igo Elementary | 12 | 48 | 38 | 2 |
| Mabelle M Burrell | 7 | 41 | 32 | 20 |
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