MCAS – Short for Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, the MCAS is a standardized test that students must take throughout their academic careers. Subjects include Reading Comprehension and Composition, Math, and many Sciences. Students are given a score ranging from 200 – 280 that correlates to a performance level ranging from Warning/Failing to Advanced. The following is a schedule of test subjects per grade.
| Grade |
Subject |
| 3 |
Reading, Math |
| 4 |
English Language Arts Reading Comprehension and Composition, Math |
| 5 |
English Language Arts Reading Comprehension, Math, Science, Technology/Engineering |
| 6 |
English Language Arts Reading Comprehension, Math |
| 7 |
English Language Arts Reading Comprehension and Composition, Math |
| 8 |
English Language Arts Reading Comprehension, Math, Science, Technology/Engineering |
| 10 |
English Language Arts Reading Comprehension, Math |
| HS |
Biology, Chemistry, Intro Physics, or Technology/Engineering |
