Of the 209 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 11.5% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In comparison, 56.5% met the subject benchmarks and 32.1% exceeded them.
The number of Sturgis Charter Public District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 29.4% from the previous school year.
Sturgis Charter Public District roughly covers schools within Barnstable County and has a main office in Hyannis.
In the 2022-23 school year, 467,444 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 55.3% failing the exam, 1.8% less 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.
