Plymouth Students Outdo State Average In English, Not Math

PLYMOUTH, MA — Massachusetts has released results of the latest MCAS test, which is used by the state as a guide to measure students' academic performance. Across the Plymouth School District, students did better than the state average in English, but not in math and science.

In 10th-grade English, 65 percent of Plymouth students met or exceeded expectations, which is higher than the state average of 61 percent. And for fifth- through eighth-grade, 54 percent of Plymouth students at least met expectations in English, again higher than the state average of 52 percent.

When it comes to math and science, though, Plymouth students did slightly lower than the state average this year, according to the data released Tuesday.

In math, 52 percent of Plymouth's 10th-graders met or exceeded expectations on the test, which is lower than the state average of 59 percent. In grades three through eight, 46 percent of Plymouth students at least met expectations, compared to the state average of 49 percent.

In science, Plymouth 10th-graders performed just 1 percent below the state average — 73 percent of them showed proficiency, versus the state average of 74 percent. In the lower grade levels, only grades five and eight are tested in science. Again, Plymouth's fifth- and eighth-graders scored 1 percent lower than the state average — 47 percent among Plymouth students, compared to the 48-percent state average.