This dataset contains MCAS results since 2017, including achievement level, participation rate, average scaled score, and average student growth percentile. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is a statewide assessment administered to help parents, students, educators, and policymakers determine where districts, schools, and students are meeting expectations and where they need additional support. This dataset contains state, district and school results; MCAS results for collaboratives can be found in the Profiles report.

Please note that Legacy MCAS results are not included in this dataset, nor are PARCC or other student assessment results. A table documenting the transition from Legacy MCAS over time can be found in the DESE Researcher's Guide linked as featured content below.

Student growth percentile (AVG_SGP) was calculated as a median for 2017. In 2018 and onward, it is a mean. For more information about MCAS data, click here.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
MCAS Achievement Results

This page hosts downloadable files with ACCESS for ELLs test results by district and school. ACCESS for ELLs scores provide information on students' English proficiency. They do not measure students' academic achievement or content knowledge.

Federal and state laws require that English learner (EL) students be assessed annually to measure their proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking English, as well as the progress they are making in learning English. In fulfillment of these laws, EL students are required to participate in ACCESS for ELLs tests. ACCESS for ELLs tests are administered annually in January-February.

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is a statewide assessment administered to help parents, students, educators, and policymakers determine where districts, schools, and students are meeting expectations and where they need additional support.

This page hosts raw-to-scaled score conversion tables for tests and retests in each MCAS subject. It also contains any documents associated with the release of MCAS results in a given year, as well as reporting schedules for upcoming MCAS releases.

This report provides the number and percentage of Massachusetts public high school graduates who completed the MassCore curriculum each year since 2009.

MassCore is a state-recommended program of study intended to align high school coursework with college and workforce expectations. The program of studies includes the successful completion of four units of English, four units of mathematics, three units of a lab-based science, three units of history, two units of the same world language, one unit of the arts, and five additional "core" courses. A computer science course that includes rigorous mathematical or scientific concepts and aligns with the 2016 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Framework can substitute for either a mathematics course or a laboratory science course. For more information on MassCore please click here.

MassCore completion rates are not reported for any student group where the number graduated is less than 6.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
MassCore

This dataset contains special education indicators since 2017. It is a long file that contains multiple rows for each district, with rows for different years, comparing students with disabilities, students without disabilities, and all students on a wide range of indicators. Not all indicators are available for all years. For definitions of each indicator, please visit the RADAR Special Education Dashboard.

Resource Allocation and District Action Reports (RADAR) enable district leaders to compare their staffing, class size, special education services, school performance, and per-pupil spending data with similar districts. They are intended to support districts in making effective strategic decisions as they develop district plans and budgets.

This dataset is one of five containing the same data that is also published in the RADAR Special Education Dashboard:
Special Education Program Characteristics and Student Demographics
Special Education Placement Trajectory
Students Moving In and Out of Special Education Services
Special Education Indicators
Special Education Student Progression from High School through Postsecondary Education

Below is a list of indicators that are included within the dataset. Note: "Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education" and "Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion" are available for download in this companion dataset. These two indicators are separate from the main Special Education Indicators download since the data are in a different format.

Context

• Stability rate (enrolled all year)
• Student Enrollment

Student Outcomes

• 4-year cohort graduation rate
• 5-year cohort graduation rate
• 9th to 10th grade promotion rate (first-time 9th graders only)
• Annual dropout rate
• Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
• Student attendance rate
• Students absent 10 or more days each year
• Students suspended in school at least once
• Students suspended out-of-school at least once

Assessments (Next Gen MCAS)

• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA (Grades 3-8)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA (Grade 10)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in math (Grades 3-8)
• Average student growth percentiles (

The District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) offer snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make sound, meaningful comparisons to the state or to "comparable" organizations.

This dataset is a long file that contains multiple rows for each school and district, with rows for different years, different student groups, and a wide range of indicators.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DART Detail:
Success After High School Online Dashboard

Below is a list of indicators that are included within the dataset. Note: "Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education" and "Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion" are available for download in this companion dataset. These two indicators are separate from the main DART: Success After High School download since the data are in a different format.

Context

• Stability rate (enrolled all year)
• Student Enrollment

HS Indicators

• 4-year cohort graduation rate
• 5-year cohort graduation rate
• 9th to 10th grade promotion rate (first-time 9th graders only)
• Annual dropout rate
• Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
• Student attendance rate
• Students absent 10 or more days each year
• Students suspended out-of-school at least once

HS Performance

• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in mathematics
• Grade 10 students meeting or exceeding expectations in ELA
• Grade 10 students meeting or exceeding expectations in mathematics
• Jr / Sr AP test takers scoring 3 or above
• Jr / Sr enrolled in one or more AP / IB courses
• Jr / Sr who took AP courses and participated in one or more AP tests
• SAT average score - Mathematics
• SAT average score - reading
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - All subjects
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Art
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - English
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Foreign Language
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - History/Social Science
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Mathematics
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Science

Postsecondary Outcomes

• College students persistently enrolled in postsecondary education for the first two years
• Grade 12 students who completed FAFSA
• High school graduates enrolled in 2-year postsecondary education
• High school graduates enrolled in 4-year postsecondary education
• Students enrolled in postsecondary education in the immediate fall after high school graduation
• Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion
• Student

This dataset contains Advanced Placement (AP) score data for all Massachusetts public and charter schools and districts since 2007. It shows the number of students who received each possible score (1-5) on AP exams, as well as the percent of students scoring 1-2 or 3-5 on those exams, disaggregated by student group.

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and has been used again since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
Advanced Placement Performance

Arts

• 2-D Art and Design
• 3-D Art and Design
• Drawing
• Music Theory
• Studio Art: 2-D Design
• Studio Art: 3-D Design
• Studio Art: Drawing

English Language Arts

• English Lang/Comp
• English Lit/Comp

Foreign Languages

• Chinese Lang
• French Lang
• French Lit
• German Lang
• Italian Lang
• Japanese Lang
• Latin: Lit
• Latin: Vergil
• Spanish Lang
• Spanish Lit

History and Social Science

• Art History
• Economics: Macro
• Economics: Micro
• Govt & Pol: Comp
• Govt & Pol: U.S.
• Govt RAD: Comp
• Govt RAD: U.S.
• History: European
• History: U.S.
• History: World
• Human Geography
• Psychology
• World History: Modern

Math and Computer Science

• Calculus AB
• Calculus BC
• Computer Sci A
• Computer Sci AB
• Computer Sci Principles
• Statistics

Science and Technology

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Sci
• Physics 1
• Physics 2
• Physics B
• Physics C: E
• Physics C: E&M
• Physics C: Mech

Capstone

• Capstone Research
• Capstone Seminar

The District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) turn the Department's vast amount of data into valuable, easily consumable information. The DARTs offer snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make sound, meaningful comparisons to the state or to "comparable" organizations. The data elements in each DART tool are linked to a broader strategic framework defining the characteristics of effective educational organizations and cover a broad range of district and school interests including demographic, assessment, student support, educator, financial, and achievement gap data. The DARTs, in combination with other tools found on this website, may be utilized by district and school leaders in enacting each of the six district standards upon which district reviews, improvement planning, and other forms of accountability and assistance are based: Leadership & Governance, Curriculum & Instruction, Assessment, Human Resources & Professional Development, Student Support, and Financial & Asset Management.

The District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) offer snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make sound, meaningful comparisons to the state or to "comparable" organizations. The waterfall data shows a cohort of high school students and their progression through high school graduation, college enrollment and persistence in higher education to a second year or college completion.

This is a companion dataset to the main DART: Success After High School dataset. It contains two indicators published separately from the main dataset since the data are in a different format: "Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education" and "Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion". For all other DART: Success After High School indicators, please visit the main DART: Success After High School dataset.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DART Detail:
Success After High School Online Dashboard

This dataset reports the number of students in all Massachusetts public schools who took one or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams since 2007. Results are disaggregated by test subject and student group.

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and has been used again since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
Advanced Placement Participation

Arts

• 2-D Art and Design
• 3-D Art and Design
• Drawing
• Music Theory
• Studio Art: 2-D Design
• Studio Art: 3-D Design
• Studio Art: Drawing

English Language Arts

• English Lang/Comp
• English Lit/Comp

Foreign Languages

• Chinese Lang
• French Lang
• French Lit
• German Lang
• Italian Lang
• Japanese Lang
• Latin: Lit
• Latin: Vergil
• Spanish Lang
• Spanish Lit

History and Social Science

• Art History
• Economics: Macro
• Economics: Micro
• Govt & Pol: Comp
• Govt & Pol: U.S.
• Govt RAD: Comp
• Govt RAD: U.S.
• History: European
• History: U.S.
• History: World
• Human Geography
• Psychology
• World History: Modern

Math and Computer Science

• Calculus AB
• Calculus BC
• Computer Sci A
• Computer Sci AB
• Computer Sci Principles
• Statistics

Science and Technology

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Sci
• Physics 1
• Physics 2
• Physics B
• Physics C: E
• Physics C: E&M
• Physics C: Mech

Capstone

• Capstone Research
• Capstone Seminar