2026 MCAS Results by School: Gains and Declines
Our district analysis found a broad drop in 10th grade English on the spring 2026 MCAS. The same pattern holds school by school: ELA fell at 180 of 231 high schools. Third grade results tell a different story, with no statewide shift but large swings at individual schools.
High Schools: Grade 10 ELA
The median high school fell 6 points in the share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations in English. Declines reached well-known, high-scoring schools, not just a few outliers.
Biggest drops
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Arts Academy | 62% | 34% | -28 |
| Nantucket High | 64% | 38% | -26 |
| Hampshire Regional High | 54% | 32% | -22 |
| Boston Latin Academy | 80% | 59% | -21 |
| Masconomet Regional High School | 76% | 55% | -21 |
| Whittier Regional Vocational | 62% | 41% | -21 |
| Tewksbury Memorial High | 69% | 49% | -20 |
| Lynnfield High | 78% | 59% | -19 |
Biggest gains
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monomoy Regional High School | 42% | 54% | +12 |
| Sandwich Middle High School | 54% | 66% | +12 |
| Ludlow Senior High | 39% | 50% | +11 |
| Falmouth High | 52% | 61% | +9 |
| Pathfinder Vocational Technical | 32% | 41% | +9 |
| Hampden Charter School of Science | 67% | 74% | +7 |
| Westfield High | 41% | 48% | +7 |
| Plymouth North High | 49% | 56% | +7 |
High Schools: Grade 10 Math
Math was close to flat: 101 high schools improved and 116 declined.
Biggest gains
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth High | 35% | 52% | +17 |
| Swampscott High | 49% | 62% | +13 |
| Marshfield High | 47% | 59% | +12 |
| Sandwich Middle High School | 47% | 59% | +12 |
| Joseph Case High Swansea | 44% | 56% | +12 |
| Wakefield Memorial High | 50% | 62% | +12 |
| Nipmuc Regional High Mendon-Upton | 45% | 56% | +11 |
| High School Of Commerce Springfield | 24% | 35% | +11 |
Biggest drops
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tewksbury Memorial High | 69% | 45% | -24 |
| Pittsfield High | 38% | 23% | -15 |
| Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | 46% | 31% | -15 |
| Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical | 45% | 30% | -15 |
| Duxbury High | 90% | 76% | -14 |
| Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical | 52% | 38% | -14 |
| Whitman Hanson Regional Whitman-Hanson | 45% | 31% | -14 |
| Dartmouth High | 53% | 40% | -13 |
Elementary Schools: Grade 3
Among the 425 elementary schools with at least 60 third graders tested in both years, ELA rose at 199 and fell at 205. Math slipped slightly, falling at 235 schools and rising at 167.
Each school's result reflects a single class of third graders, so one year's change says more about that class than about the school. A big drop doesn't necessarily mean a school got worse. That's why our elementary rankings average three years of results; each school's page shows its longer-term trend.
ELA: biggest gains
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph H Gibbons Stoughton | 41% | 65% | +24 |
| Charles W Morey Lowell | 34% | 57% | +23 |
| North Street Elementary School Grafton | 42% | 63% | +21 |
| McKay K-8 School Boston | 6% | 27% | +21 |
| Curley K-8 School Boston | 32% | 52% | +20 |
| A. Irvin Studley Elementary School Attleboro | 32% | 51% | +19 |
ELA: biggest drops
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohrenberger School Boston | 42% | 21% | -21 |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science | 68% | 49% | -19 |
| C A Farley Hudson | 37% | 18% | -19 |
| Palmer River Dighton-Rehoboth | 52% | 34% | -18 |
| Alice M Barrows Reading | 63% | 46% | -17 |
| E N White Elementary Holyoke | 41% | 25% | -16 |
Math: biggest gains
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Milton | 52% | 78% | +26 |
| Mountain View East Longmeadow | 43% | 67% | +24 |
| Paul Revere Revere | 24% | 48% | +24 |
| Taft Early Learning Center Uxbridge | 35% | 58% | +23 |
| North Street Elementary School Grafton | 32% | 55% | +23 |
| Francis T Bresnahan Elementary Newburyport | 43% | 63% | +20 |
Math: biggest drops
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Charter School of Science | 79% | 40% | -39 |
| James M. Quinn School Dartmouth | 51% | 21% | -30 |
| Marsh Grammar School Methuen | 48% | 22% | -26 |
| Murphy K-8 School Boston | 51% | 28% | -23 |
| Penn Brook Georgetown | 53% | 31% | -22 |
| South Shore Charter Public School | 55% | 34% | -21 |