Boston's 2015 MCAS Scores Among Worst in State

The 2015 MCAS scores are out. Boston students placed among the worst of all schools in Massachusetts. The city ranks 270th among 291 school districts with 66% of 10th-grade students scoring proficient of advanced on the annual standardized test.

Boston ranked 277th in the state for the English Language Arts portion of the test. 82% of students earned either proficient or advanced.

The city ranked 271st in the state for the Math portion of the test. 67% of students earned either proficient or advanced.

And finally, Boston ranked 274th in the state for the Science portion of the test. 50% of students earned either proficient or advanced.

Between the three sections, 68% of students earned a needs improvement grade. 33% scored within the warning/failing area.